Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.

Agoge: Difference between revisions

From the Assassin's Creed Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Sadelyrate
No edit summary
imported>Daryurian18
mNo edit summary
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Era|Culture}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}}{{Era|Culture}}{{WP-REAL}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Update|''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''}}
{{Stub}}
{{Quote|The agoge is what turns boys into men. Interfering would only weaken them, weaken Sparta.|Myrrine reminding Kassandra of the ''agoge''{{'}}s purpose, 429 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Home Sweet Home (Odyssey)}}
{{Quote|The agoge is what turns boys into men. Interfering would only weaken them, weaken Sparta.|Myrrine|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
The '''agoge''' ([[Greece|Greek]]: [[wikt:αγωγή|αγωγή]], lit. 'rearing, upbringing, education, training') was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into [[soldiers]], beginning around the age of seven.


'''Agoge''' was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven.
Despite being a girl, the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] also participated in the ''agoge'',<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> though her education was cut short due to her exile.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref>


==Locations==
==Locations==
Located in the woods around the ''polis'' was the [[Spartan training territory]], where youths willing to prove themselves came.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Located in the woods around the ''[[polis]]'' was the [[Spartan training territory]], where youths willing to prove themselves came.<ref name="ACOd"/>


[[Paidiskoi Camp]] in [[Lakonia]] was the camp where the ''paidiskoi'' remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.<ref name="ACOd" />
[[Paidiskoi Camp]] in [[Lakonia]] was the camp where the ''paidiskoi'' remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.<ref name="ACOd"/>


During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the Spartan [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] was tasked by the magistrate of Pitana to escort her son, [[Makarios]], to the [[Agoge Camp North]] in [[Mount Taygetos]] for his training.<ref name="Training Days">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Training Days]]</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Kassandra was tasked by [[Xanthe]], the magistrate of Pitana, to escort her younger son, [[Makarios]], to the [[Agoge Camp North]] in [[Mount Taygetos]] for his training.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Training Days]]</ref>


==Positions==
==Positions==
Around that time [[Iatrokles]] served as the agoge master.<ref name="Brothers in Arms">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Brothers in Arms]]</ref>
During the Peloponnesian War, the ''agoge'' master at the Agoge Camp North was [[Iatrokles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Brothers in Arms]]</ref>


''Paidiskoi'' were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.<ref name="ACOd" />
''Paidiskoi'' were the youths in the middle phase of the ''agoge'', aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.<ref name="ACOd"/>


==Trivia==
The best among the [[Agoge Fighter]]s became ''[[krypteia]]''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Home Sweet Home]]</ref>
*The word is [[Greece|Greek]] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/αγωγή αγωγή] (''agogí''), meaning 'rearing, upbringing, education, training' and even 'discipline'.


==Appearance==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Culture and society]]
[[Category:Culture and society]]

Latest revision as of 11:31, 27 May 2023

Patience, brothers. Soon we will reveal the secrets of Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece.

This article has been identified as being out of date. Please update the article to reflect recent releases and then remove this template once done.

"The agoge is what turns boys into men. Interfering would only weaken them, weaken Sparta."
―Myrrine reminding Kassandra of the agoge's purpose, 429 BCE[src]-[m]

The agoge (Greek: αγωγή, lit. 'rearing, upbringing, education, training') was the Spartan way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven.

Despite being a girl, the Spartan misthios Kassandra also participated in the agoge,[1] though her education was cut short due to her exile.[2]

Locations[edit | edit source]

Located in the woods around the polis was the Spartan training territory, where youths willing to prove themselves came.[1]

Paidiskoi Camp in Lakonia was the camp where the paidiskoi remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, Kassandra was tasked by Xanthe, the magistrate of Pitana, to escort her younger son, Makarios, to the Agoge Camp North in Mount Taygetos for his training.[3]

Positions[edit | edit source]

During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was Iatrokles.[4]

Paidiskoi were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.[1]

The best among the Agoge Fighters became krypteia.[5]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Big Break
  3. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyTraining Days
  4. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyBrothers in Arms
  5. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyHome Sweet Home