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'''Melanippos''' was a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | '''Melanippos''' was a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
Featured in [[Aischylos]]'s play ''{{Wiki|Seven Against Thebes}}'', Melanippos was a [[Boeotia]]n defender of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] when [[Argos|Argive]] army marched there to reclaim the city for [[Polynikes]]. According to the story, [[Tydeus]], one of the [[Seven Against Thebes|seven leaders]] of the Argive army, ate Melanippos' brain.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | Featured in [[Aischylos]]'s play ''{{Wiki|Seven Against Thebes (play)|Seven Against Thebes}}'', Melanippos was a [[Boeotia]]n defender of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] when [[Argos|Argive]] army marched there to reclaim the city for [[Polynikes]]. According to the story, [[Tydeus]], one of the [[Seven Against Thebes|seven leaders]] of the Argive army, ate Melanippos' brain.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] a [[Melanippos' Camp|bandit camp]] on the eastern shore of [[Lake Kopais]] was named after Melanippos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Let My Patients Go]]</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] a [[Melanippos' Camp|bandit camp]] on the eastern shore of [[Lake Kopais]] was named after Melanippos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Let My Patients Go]]</ref> | ||
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Melanippos was a figure in Greek mythology.
Featured in Aischylos's play Seven Against Thebes, Melanippos was a Boeotian defender of Thebes when Argive army marched there to reclaim the city for Polynikes. According to the story, Tydeus, one of the seven leaders of the Argive army, ate Melanippos' brain.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War a bandit camp on the eastern shore of Lake Kopais was named after Melanippos.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Let My Patients Go