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{{ | {{Quote|The size of it... That's no ordinary wolf!|Kassandra|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|The Lykaon Wolf}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:ACOd-LykaonWolfbloody.jpg|thumb|250px|Lykaon Wolf]] | ||
The '''Lykaon Wolf''' was a legendary large [[wolf]] which | The '''Lykaon Wolf''' was a legendary large black [[wolf]] which had made its lair in the vicinity of the [[Diros Cave]] in the [[Dioskouroi Peninsula]] in [[Lakonia]], [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE. | ||
==History== | |||
===Mythology=== | |||
According to the Greek legends, [[Lykaon (mythology)|Lykaon]] was a cruel king of [[Arkadia]] who was cursed by the god [[Zeus]] to transform into a bloodthirsty wolf.<ref name="The Lykaon Wolf">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Lykaon Wolf]]</ref> | |||
== | ===5th century BCE=== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], rumors spread among the farmers of Lakonia that King Lykaon himself had returned to harass them. These rumors eventually reached the [[Two Kings of Sparta]], and King [[Archidamos of Sparta|Archidamos]] demanded that the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] hunt down the beast.<ref name="A Legendary Hunt">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Legendary Hunt]]</ref> | |||
== | King Archidamos was not the only one who wished to see the wolf slain; the leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]] at the time, [[Daphnae]], also wished Kassandra to kill the beast as a proof of her skills.<ref name="The Lykaon Wolf" /> Kassandra did as asked, taking the wolf's head to Archidamos in Sparta,<ref name="A Legendary Hunt" /> and the wolf's pelt to Daphnae in [[Chios]].<ref name="The Lykaon Wolf" /> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
ACOD Legendary Animals Concept Art - Gabriel Blain.png|Concept art featuring the wolf and other legendary animals | |||
Lycaon Wolf - ACOdyssey.jpg|Kassandra fighting the wolf at night | |||
ACO Lykaon Wolf head.PNG|Head of the Lykaon Wolf | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
[[Category:Mythical creatures]] | |||
[[Category:Greek mythology]] | |||
[[Category:Legendary animals]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 2 May 2026
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The Lykaon Wolf was a legendary large black wolf which had made its lair in the vicinity of the Diros Cave in the Dioskouroi Peninsula in Lakonia, Greece, during the 5th century BCE.
History[edit | edit source]
Mythology[edit | edit source]
According to the Greek legends, Lykaon was a cruel king of Arkadia who was cursed by the god Zeus to transform into a bloodthirsty wolf.[1]
5th century BCE[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War, rumors spread among the farmers of Lakonia that King Lykaon himself had returned to harass them. These rumors eventually reached the Two Kings of Sparta, and King Archidamos demanded that the misthios Kassandra hunt down the beast.[2]
King Archidamos was not the only one who wished to see the wolf slain; the leader of the Daughters of Artemis at the time, Daphnae, also wished Kassandra to kill the beast as a proof of her skills.[1] Kassandra did as asked, taking the wolf's head to Archidamos in Sparta,[2] and the wolf's pelt to Daphnae in Chios.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art featuring the wolf and other legendary animals -
Kassandra fighting the wolf at night -
Head of the Lykaon Wolf
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lykaon Wolf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Legendary Hunt