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At some point during his time, the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Themistokles]] visited the statue, documenting his impressions of it onto a papyrus and hiding the papyrus near the statue.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> | At some point during his time, the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Themistokles]] visited the statue, documenting his impressions of it onto a papyrus and hiding the papyrus near the statue.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> | ||
Decades later during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the statue at the request of [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], a former and blinded King of [[Persia]] who was seeking refuge in [[Megara]]. While exploring the statue, Kassandra recovered Themistokles' papyrus and returned to Artaxerxes to report her findings.<ref name="Prince of Persia" /> | Decades later during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the statue at the request of [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], a former and blinded King of [[Persia]] who was seeking refuge in [[Megara]]. While exploring the statue, Kassandra recovered Themistokles' papyrus and returned to Artaxerxes to report her findings.<ref name="Prince of Persia" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the game, the statue was depicted as such to mirror the geophysical phenomena of Mount Ainos, which was known for its thunderstorms. | *In the game, the statue was depicted as such to mirror the geophysical phenomena of Mount Ainos, which was known for its thunderstorms. | ||
*The statue | *In real history, no such statue of this size or description existed in Kephallonia, or anywhere in Greece for that matter. The statue within the game is a reference to the 2010 film ''Clash of the Titans'', which features a nearly identical statue of Zeus. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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[[Category:Locations in Mount Ainos]] | [[Category:Locations in Mount Ainos]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 1 March 2023
This article is about the statue of Zeus on Kephallonia. For other uses, see Statue of Zeus.
Lightning Zeus was a gigantic marble statue of the Greek god Zeus, located on Mount Ainos in Kephallonia.
History[edit | edit source]
At some point during his time, the Athenian general Themistokles visited the statue, documenting his impressions of it onto a papyrus and hiding the papyrus near the statue.[1]
Decades later during the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the statue at the request of Artaxerxes I, a former and blinded King of Persia who was seeking refuge in Megara. While exploring the statue, Kassandra recovered Themistokles' papyrus and returned to Artaxerxes to report her findings.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- In the game, the statue was depicted as such to mirror the geophysical phenomena of Mount Ainos, which was known for its thunderstorms.
- In real history, no such statue of this size or description existed in Kephallonia, or anywhere in Greece for that matter. The statue within the game is a reference to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, which features a nearly identical statue of Zeus.