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[[File:Arkadia-BattleoftheGiantsandGods.jpg|thumb|250px|Overview of the ruined monument]] | |||
The '''Battle of the Giants and Gods''' was a location north of the [[Battleground of Arkadia|battleground]] in [[Forest of Soron]] region of [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Battle of the Giants and Gods''' was a location north of the [[Battleground of Arkadia|battleground]] in [[Forest of Soron]] region of [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. | ||
Crafted into the cliff face, statues stood watching over a ruined shrine, the perpetual fire blazing from the depths, and the battleground. They served as a reminder of a battle between [[Giant]]s and the [[Mount Olympus|Olympians]], the former seeking to avenge the [[Titan]]s who'd been ousted by the new [[Twelve Gods|gods]]. During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the site.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ | Crafted into the cliff face, statues stood watching over a ruined shrine, the perpetual fire blazing from the depths, and the battleground. They served as a reminder of a battle between [[Giant]]s and the [[Mount Olympus|Olympians]], the former seeking to avenge the [[Titan]]s who'd been ousted by the new [[Twelve Gods|gods]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia]]: Battle of the Giants and Gods</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the site.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*The name of the place references {{Wiki|Giants (Greek mythology)#The Gigantomachy|Gigantomachy}}, the battle between the Giants and the Greek gods in Greek mythology. | |||
*The mural of the Battle in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K9.1.html painting] on an amphora from Late Classical period. However, it has been changed for the game, omitting characters like [[Eros]] and [[Dionysos]], and changing the legs of the Giants to [[snake]]s. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOd-muralgiantbattle.jpg|5th century BCE mural of the battle of the Giants and Gods | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 10 December 2022
The Battle of the Giants and Gods was a location north of the battleground in Forest of Soron region of Arkadia, Greece.
Crafted into the cliff face, statues stood watching over a ruined shrine, the perpetual fire blazing from the depths, and the battleground. They served as a reminder of a battle between Giants and the Olympians, the former seeking to avenge the Titans who'd been ousted by the new gods.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the site.[2]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The name of the place references Gigantomachy, the battle between the Giants and the Greek gods in Greek mythology.
- The mural of the Battle in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a painting on an amphora from Late Classical period. However, it has been changed for the game, omitting characters like Eros and Dionysos, and changing the legs of the Giants to snakes.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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5th century BCE mural of the battle of the Giants and Gods
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Arkadia: Battle of the Giants and Gods
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey