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{{Era|Landmarks}} | {{Era|Landmarks}}[[File:ACOD_Tomb_of_Orpheus_entrance.jpg|thumb|250px|Entrance to the tomb]] | ||
The '''Tomb of Orpheus''' was a cave allegedly housing the head and lyre of the legendary musician and poet, [[Orpheus]], located in the southern [[Ancient Pearl|region]] of [[Lesbos]], [[Greece]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Lesbos|Lesbos: Tomb of Orpheus]]</ref> | |||
[[File:ACOD_Tomb_of_Orpheus_entrance.jpg|thumb|250px|Entrance to the tomb]] | |||
The '''Tomb of Orpheus''' was a cave allegedly housing the | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb was explored by the the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who deciphered an ancient stele within.<ref>'' | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb was explored by the the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who deciphered an [[ancient stele]] within.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The location is based on the legend that after his death, Orpheus' head floated down the river {{Wiki|Maritsa|Hebrus}}. The people of the ancient ''polis'' {{Wiki|Antissa}} took the head and entombed it in a cave, which became the home of the oracle of Orpheus. | *The location is based on the legend that after his death, Orpheus' head floated down the river {{Wiki|Maritsa|Hebrus}}. The people of the ancient ''polis'' {{Wiki|Antissa}} took the head and entombed it in a cave, which became the home of the oracle of Orpheus. | ||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths:"180"> | |||
OrpheusStatue.jpg|A statue in the tomb | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Tombs]] | [[Category:Tombs]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Lesbos]] | [[Category:Locations in Lesbos]] | ||
[[Category:Caves]] | [[Category:Caves]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Ancient Pearl]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 24 September 2019
The Tomb of Orpheus was a cave allegedly housing the head and lyre of the legendary musician and poet, Orpheus, located in the southern region of Lesbos, Greece.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the tomb was explored by the the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who deciphered an ancient stele within.[2]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The location is based on the legend that after his death, Orpheus' head floated down the river Hebrus. The people of the ancient polis Antissa took the head and entombed it in a cave, which became the home of the oracle of Orpheus.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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A statue in the tomb
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lesbos: Tomb of Orpheus
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey