Which god appeared before sage valmiki and asked him to write the ramayana

I am interested in knowing stories of various ancient Rishis and hence I sometimes look for those stories from Puranas and Itihasas. I had watched I want to know which are all those Rishis? It may be possible that Ramayana does not record every meeting of Rama with all Rishis but I am interested in extracting details as much as possible. So, an answer listing (names) of all Rishis citing some authentic source (e.g. Valmiki Ramayana) would be useful. Yes, not the name of all Rishis are available but following is the list of Rishis described in Valmiki Ramayana (quoting text from • Bhāradvāja​ Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana met Rishi Bhāradvāja​ first of all after leaving Ayodhya. Bhāradvāja​ instructed them to stay at Citrakūṭa​ (Valmiki 2.54.29). रामस्त्वाश्रममासाद्य त्रासयन्मृगपक्षिणः। गत्वा मुहूर्तमध्वानं भरद्वाजमुपागमत्।।2.54.9।। Seeing Rama approaching the hermitage the deer and the birds were frightened. Proceeding on the path, for a while Rama reached (the place of) Bharadwaja. • Vālmīki They meet Vālmīki at Citrakūṭa​. इति सीता च रामश्च लक्ष्मणश्च कृताञ्जलिः।अभिगम्याऽश्रमं सर्वे वाल्मीकि मभिवादयन्।।2.56.16।। Thus Rama, Sita and Lakshmana approached the hermitage of sage Valmiki and paid obeisance to him with folded hands. • Atri & Anasūyā After leaving Citrakūṭa​, they meet Rishi Atri. सो अत्रेर् आश्रमम् आसाद्य तम् ववन्दे महा यशाः | तम् च अपि भगवान् अत्रिः पुत्रवत् प्रत्यपद्यत || २-११७-५ On the way, after reaching the hermitage of a sage called Atri, the highly ...

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