DeDanaan

Filed by Aine MacDermot

Magrathea : A legendary planet. The ancient planet of Magrathea was one of the wealthiest in the galaxy due to its extraordinary trade. Generally regarded as a myth, the Magratheans manufactured whole planets. They lived most of their lives beneath the surface of Magrathea, because they didn’t much like the surface. Ford Prefect, talking about Magrathea: “Magrathea is a myth, a faery story! It’s what parents tell their children about at night when they want them to grow up to become economists!” Magrathea was slowly forgotten, and many believed the stories about the people who made planets were mere legend. The inhabitants of Magrathea were woken by a special order from some pan-dimensional beings, whose first custom-made planet had been destroyed. Shortly afterwards, Zaphod Beeblebrox arrived on the planet in search of fabulous wealth and some answers to some questions he didn’t know he wanted to ask. This resulted in a large new crater being formed on Magrathea’s otherwise unexciting surface due to the sudden impact of a large Sperm Whale.