Temple of Poseidon, Sounion - Revision history

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	The '''Temple of Poseidon''' was a temple dedicated to the god [[Poseidon]] within the [[Sanctuary of Sounion]], located on [[Cape Sounion]] at the southernmost tip of [[Attika]], [[Greece]].		The '''Temple of Poseidon''' was a temple dedicated to the god [[Poseidon]] within the [[Sanctuary of Sounion]], located on [[Cape Sounion]] at the southernmost tip of [[Attika]], [[Greece]].

	Considered to be one of the major monuments of the {{Wiki\|Golden Age of Athens}}, the temple was often visited by sailors praying for safe passage on the seas, with the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] among them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		Considered to be one of the major monuments of the {{Wiki\|Athens in the 5th century BC\|Golden Age of Athens}}, the temple was often visited by sailors praying for safe passage on the seas, with the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] among them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Kassandra also had another reason to visit the temple during the [[Peloponnesian War]]: she was hunting the members of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], and at some point the cult had laid a claim on the temple, giving it to [[Okytos]] the Great of the [[Heroes of the Cult]] branch. He had turned the temple grounds into a training camp for the mercenaries he was brutally rearing up to become [[guard]]s and soldiers for the Cult.<ref name="HotC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Heroes of the Cult]]</ref>		Kassandra also had another reason to visit the temple during the [[Peloponnesian War]]: she was hunting the members of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], and at some point the cult had laid a claim on the temple, giving it to [[Okytos]] the Great of the [[Heroes of the Cult]] branch. He had turned the temple grounds into a training camp for the mercenaries he was brutally rearing up to become [[guard]]s and soldiers for the Cult.<ref name="HotC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Heroes of the Cult]]</ref>

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	Kassandra also had another reason to visit the temple during the [[Peloponnesian War]]: she was hunting the members of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], and at some point the cult had laid a claim on the temple, giving it to [[Okytos]] the Great of the [[Heroes of the Cult]] branch. He had turned the temple grounds into a training camp for the mercenaries he was brutally rearing up to become [[guard]]s and soldiers for the Cult.<ref name="HotC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Heroes of the Cult]]</ref>		Kassandra also had another reason to visit the temple during the [[Peloponnesian War]]: she was hunting the members of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], and at some point the cult had laid a claim on the temple, giving it to [[Okytos]] the Great of the [[Heroes of the Cult]] branch. He had turned the temple grounds into a training camp for the mercenaries he was brutally rearing up to become [[guard]]s and soldiers for the Cult.<ref name="HotC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Heroes of the Cult]]</ref>

			==Behind the scenes==
			In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', instead of its real marble pedimental sculptures, the Temple of Poseidon has the same fictional bronze pedimental sculptures depicting the {{Wiki\|Giants (Greek mythology)#The Gigantomachy\|Gigantomachy}}, the battle between the Giants and the Greek gods in Greek mythology that are also shared by other temples in game.

			It is incorrectly depicted with {{Wiki\|Ionic order\|Ionic}} columns instead of its proper {{Wiki\|Doric order\|Doric}} ones which is odd considering the game has Doric column assets.<ref name="reconstruction">[https://www.anasynthesis.co.uk/index.php/articles/temple-of-poseidon The Temple Of Poseidon]. anasynthesis.co.uk. Accessed 29 April 2022.</ref>

			Like many other temples in game, the corner acroteria reuse the model of the [[Naxian Sphinx]].

			In front of the temple are two statues of Poseidon which are based on the {{Wiki\|Artemision Bronze}} statue which is thought to depict either Poseidon or more likely Zeus.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Nanomat at 21:07, 28 April 2022

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	Attika-TempleofPoseidonint.jpg\|The interior of the temple		Attika-TempleofPoseidonint.jpg\|The interior of the temple
			DTAG_Sounion_-_Edward_Dodwell.jpg\|South-east view of the temple of Poseidon at Sounion, by {{Wiki\|Edward Dodwell}} (1767-1832)
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	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Locations in Attika]]		[[Category:Locations in Attika]]

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			Attika-TempleofPoseidonint.jpg\|The interior of the temple
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	The '''Temple of Poseidon''' was a temple dedicated to the god [[Poseidon]] within the [[Sanctuary of Sounion]], located on [[Cape Sounion]] at the southernmost tip of [[Attika]], [[Greece]].		The '''Temple of Poseidon''' was a temple dedicated to the god [[Poseidon]] within the [[Sanctuary of Sounion]], located on [[Cape Sounion]] at the southernmost tip of [[Attika]], [[Greece]].

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	Kassandra also had another reason to visit the temple during the [[Peloponnesian War]]: she was hunting the members of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], and at some point the cult had laid a claim on the temple, giving it to [[Okytos]] the Great of the [[Heroes of the Cult]] branch. He had turned the temple grounds into a training camp for the mercenaries he was brutally rearing up to become [[guard]]s and soldiers for the Cult.<ref name="HotC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Heroes of the Cult]]</ref>		Kassandra also had another reason to visit the temple during the [[Peloponnesian War]]: she was hunting the members of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], and at some point the cult had laid a claim on the temple, giving it to [[Okytos]] the Great of the [[Heroes of the Cult]] branch. He had turned the temple grounds into a training camp for the mercenaries he was brutally rearing up to become [[guard]]s and soldiers for the Cult.<ref name="HotC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Heroes of the Cult]]</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
			ACOD_Sounion_Temple_of_Poseidon.jpg
			</gallery>

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

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	[[File:Attika-TempleofPoseidon.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion]]		[[File:Attika-TempleofPoseidon.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion]]