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Played with a curved stick and a ball, ''keretizein'' was a common pastime.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
Played with a curved stick and a ball, ''keretizein'' was a common pastime.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
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==Trivia==
==Behind the scenes==
*The game is mentioned by the 2nd century writer {{Wiki|Plutarch}}.
The name of the game is thought to be derived from the Greek word [[wikt:κέρας|κέρας]] (''kéras''), meaning 'horn', in reference to the curved stick.
*The name of the game is thought to be derived from the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/κέρας κέρας] (''kéras''), meaning 'horn', in reference to the curved stick.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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Men playing keretizein on the street

Keretizein was a game similar to street hockey in 5th century BCE Greece.

Played with a curved stick and a ball, keretizein was a common pastime.[1]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The name of the game is thought to be derived from the Greek word κέρας (kéras), meaning 'horn', in reference to the curved stick.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey