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[[File:ACOD_Mount_Hymettos_Statue_of_Zeus.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Zeus on the mountain]]
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The '''Statue of Zeus''' was a statue dedicated to the god [[Zeus]], located on the [[Mount Hymettos]] in [[Attika]], [[Greece]].
[[File:Attika-ThorikosHeights-ZeusStat.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Zeus on the mountain]]
The '''Statue of Zeus at Mt. Hymettos''' was a statue dedicated to the god [[Zeus]], located on the [[Mount Hymettos]] within the [[Heights of Thorikos]] region in [[Attika]], [[Greece]].


In classical antiquity, there was a small shrine dedicated to the god in his aspect as Zeus Ombrios, the bringer of rain. By the 5th century BCE the shrine had largely eroded, leaving only the statue.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
The statue served as an altar dedicated to the god in his aspect as Zeus Ombrios, the bringer of rain.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the statue was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" />
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the statue was visited by the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" />


==Appearance==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACOD_Mount_Hymettos_Statue_of_Zeus.jpg
Attika-ThorikosHeights-MtHymettos.jpg|Wide view of the mountain with the statue
</gallery>
 
==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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[[Category:Statues]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 12 May 2026

This article is about the statue of Zeus in Attika. For other uses, see Statue of Zeus.
Statue of Zeus on the mountain

The Statue of Zeus at Mt. Hymettos was a statue dedicated to the god Zeus, located on the Mount Hymettos within the Heights of Thorikos region in Attika, Greece.

The statue served as an altar dedicated to the god in his aspect as Zeus Ombrios, the bringer of rain.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War the statue was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]