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[[File:Donkey-origins.jpg|thumb|250px|A donkey in Egypt]] | [[File:Donkey-origins.jpg|thumb|250px|A donkey in Egypt]] | ||
'''Donkeys''' are a domesticated species of equine found worldwide. | '''Donkeys''' are a domesticated species of equine found worldwide, commonly used as beasts of burden. | ||
Around 49 | ==History== | ||
===5th century BCE=== | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], donkeys were a common sight everywhere in [[Greece]]. At that time, their [[Trade Goods|hooves]] were valued at 3 [[drachma]]e apiece.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
===1st century BCE=== | |||
Around 49 BCE, [[Egypt]]ians kept donkeys, and they were often encountered in [[Alexandria]] and surrounding villages, like [[Kanopos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The mural depicting a donkey ridden by the Greek god [[Hephaistos]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K7.3.html vase painting] from the 5th century BCE. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
Phokis-Pronaia-Hephaistos.jpg|A 5th century BCE mural of Hephaistos, holding tongs and riding a donkey | |||
ACMirage - Donkey.png|A donkey in [[Baghdad]] | |||
ACV Donkey.png|A long-haired donkey in 9th century [[Paris]], [[Francia]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | |||
**''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' | |||
**''[[Valley of Memory]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Donkeys are a domesticated species of equine found worldwide, commonly used as beasts of burden.
History[edit | edit source]
5th century BCE[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War, donkeys were a common sight everywhere in Greece. At that time, their hooves were valued at 3 drachmae apiece.[1]
1st century BCE[edit | edit source]
Around 49 BCE, Egyptians kept donkeys, and they were often encountered in Alexandria and surrounding villages, like Kanopos.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The mural depicting a donkey ridden by the Greek god Hephaistos in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a vase painting from the 5th century BCE.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
A 5th century BCE mural of Hephaistos, holding tongs and riding a donkey -
A donkey in Baghdad -
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage