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{{Era|Landmarks}}[[File:ACOD_Tripods_of_the_Deinomenids.jpg|thumb|250px|The palm tree next to the Tripods of the Deinomenids]]
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The '''Palm Tree of Eurymedon''' was a palm tree made of [[bronze]], erected within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]].
[[File:ACOD Tripods of the Deinomenids.jpg|thumb|250px|The palm tree next to the Tripods of the Deinomenids]]
 
The '''Palm Tree of Eurymedon''' was a palm tree made of [[bronze]], erected within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. Following the [[Delian League]]'s victory over the [[Iran|Persians]] at the [[Battle of the Eurymedon]], which ended the [[Greco-Persian Wars|Persian threat]] for a while, an [[Athens|Athenian]] representative gifted the monument to the Sanctuary in celebration.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] – Phokis: "Palm Tree of Eurymedon"</ref><ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Discovery Sites – Phokis: "Tripod of Plataia and Palm Tree of Eurymedon"</ref> Sometime during the [[Peloponnesian War]], [[Kassandra]] the [[Eagle]]-Bearer visited the monument.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
==History==
The monument was given to the Sanctuary by [[Athens]] to celebrate their victory over [[Iran|Persians]] at the [[Battle of the Eurymedon]], which ended the Persian threat for a while.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Phokis|Phokis: Palm Tree of Eurymedon]]</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the monument was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
The 'bronze palm tree' related to the victory of Eurymedon survives only in {{Wiki|Description of Greece|accounts}} like those of [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]].
The "bronze palm tree" related to the victory of Eurymedon survives only in contemporary classical Greek accounts, like those of the geographer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]]' ten-part ''{{Wiki|Description of Greece}}''.


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


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:13, 20 May 2026

The palm tree next to the Tripods of the Deinomenids

The Palm Tree of Eurymedon was a palm tree made of bronze, erected within the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis, Greece. Following the Delian League's victory over the Persians at the Battle of the Eurymedon, which ended the Persian threat for a while, an Athenian representative gifted the monument to the Sanctuary in celebration.[1][2] Sometime during the Peloponnesian War, Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer visited the monument.[3]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The "bronze palm tree" related to the victory of Eurymedon survives only in contemporary classical Greek accounts, like those of the geographer Pausanias' ten-part Description of Greece.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyHistorical Locations – Phokis: "Palm Tree of Eurymedon"
  2. Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Discovery Sites – Phokis: "Tripod of Plataia and Palm Tree of Eurymedon"
  3. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey