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[[File:Argolis-MonumentofMelissa.jpg|thumb|250px|The Monument of Melissa]] | |||
The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the shrine-memorial.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside. | |||
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/μέλισσα Μέλισσᾰ] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] [[Melissa]]. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[Discovery Tour]]'' / [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites|Discovery Sites]]: The Mythological Significance of Honey</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:38, 18 February 2025
The Monument of Melissa was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of Periander, the tyrant of Korinth, in Hera's Watch in Argolis, Greece.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the shrine-memorial.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.
- Μέλισσᾰ (mélissa) is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of honey itself, said to be because of the nymph Melissa. The plural of the term, melissai, was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / Discovery Sites: The Mythological Significance of Honey