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[[File:ACOD_pig.jpg|thumb|250px||A pig in Greece]]
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The '''domestic pig''' (''Sus scrofa domestica''), commonly referred to simply as '''pig''', is a domesticated subspecies of the [[wild boar]]. Domesticated pigs, unlike their wild cousins, have a lot less hair. Several species are known but the most common ones are pink in color.
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The '''domestic pig''' (''Sus scrofa domestica''), commonly referred to simply as '''pig''', is a domesticated subspecies of the {{wiki|wild boar}}. Domesticated pigs, unlike their wild cousins, have a lot less hair. Several species are known but the most common ones are pink in color.


Among the earliest animals domesticated by [[humans]], the pigs have been used as a source of meat in human societies across the [[Earth|world]] since the dawn of their civilization. From ancient [[Greece]]<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> to the [[United States|British American colonies]]<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>.
==History==
Among the earliest animals domesticated by [[human]]s, pigs have been used as a source of meat in human societies across the [[Earth|world]], from ancient [[Greece]], where their tails were valued at 3 [[drachma]]e apiece,<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> to the [[Philippines]] and the [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]] during the 18th century.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 63|Episode 63]]</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>


After a pig escapes to the wild, their offspring are often known as [[wild pig]]s.
In the 9th century, the [[Norse people|Norse]] settlement of [[Ravensthorpe]] in [[England]] also raised pigs, not just for their meat, but also as pets.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> At one point, the [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] encountered a "pig of prophecy", [[Matilda]], in [[Canterbury]]. After Eivor drank a psychoactive brew from a nearby tub, she hallucinated Matilda speaking to her, introducing herself as a seer and reciting various prophecies, some of which concerned events in the distant future.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Pig of Prophecy]]</ref>
 
After a pig escapes to the wild, their offspring are often known as [[wild pig]]s.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
 
==Influence==
In ancient Greece, the economy of [[Megaris]] and its main city of [[Megara]] relied on pig farming, for which reason the region's emblem featured the head of a pig. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] once made a note of this, remarking "''Megaris, the city of pigs''" when she visited Megaris for the first itme.<ref name="ACOd" />
 
In [[China|Chinese]] culture, pigs are considered symbols of good fortune, the same as [[jade]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: "Jade Pig"</ref>
 
Colloquially, the term [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pig pig] has come to denote a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
ACOd-banner-Megaris.jpg|The full banner of Megaris
ACOD Megaris Symbol.PNG|The emblem of Megaris: a pig's head
ACOd-sheeppig.jpg|A [[sheep]] and a pig resting on a busy street in [[Tegea]]
ACV Tattooed Pig.png|A tattooed pig in 9th-century Ravensthorpe
ACV Matilda Pig.jpg|Matilda, the "pig of prophecy"
ACFT - Farm animals.png|A pig with a [[Chicken|hen]] and its chicks in the Philippines
ACP Treasure Jade Pig.png|A pig amulet made of jade
ACU Arno eyeing suckling pig.jpg|[[Arno Dorian]] eyeing a {{Wiki|suckling pig}} in the [[Palace of Versailles]]
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{c|statuette only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Corpse}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Livestock]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 6 May 2026

A pig in Greece

The domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica), commonly referred to simply as pig, is a domesticated subspecies of the wild boar. Domesticated pigs, unlike their wild cousins, have a lot less hair. Several species are known but the most common ones are pink in color.

History[edit | edit source]

Among the earliest animals domesticated by humans, pigs have been used as a source of meat in human societies across the world, from ancient Greece, where their tails were valued at 3 drachmae apiece,[1] to the Philippines and the Thirteen Colonies during the 18th century.[2][3]

In the 9th century, the Norse settlement of Ravensthorpe in England also raised pigs, not just for their meat, but also as pets.[4] At one point, the shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir encountered a "pig of prophecy", Matilda, in Canterbury. After Eivor drank a psychoactive brew from a nearby tub, she hallucinated Matilda speaking to her, introducing herself as a seer and reciting various prophecies, some of which concerned events in the distant future.[5]

After a pig escapes to the wild, their offspring are often known as wild pigs.[6]

Influence[edit | edit source]

In ancient Greece, the economy of Megaris and its main city of Megara relied on pig farming, for which reason the region's emblem featured the head of a pig. The Spartan misthios Kassandra once made a note of this, remarking "Megaris, the city of pigs" when she visited Megaris for the first itme.[1]

In Chinese culture, pigs are considered symbols of good fortune, the same as jade.[7]

Colloquially, the term pig has come to denote a greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • The full banner of Megaris
    The full banner of Megaris
  • The emblem of Megaris: a pig's head
    The emblem of Megaris: a pig's head
  • A sheep and a pig resting on a busy street in Tegea
    A sheep and a pig resting on a busy street in Tegea
  • A tattooed pig in 9th-century Ravensthorpe
    A tattooed pig in 9th-century Ravensthorpe
  • Matilda, the "pig of prophecy"
    Matilda, the "pig of prophecy"
  • A pig with a hen and its chicks in the Philippines
    A pig with a hen and its chicks in the Philippines
  • A pig amulet made of jade
    A pig amulet made of jade
  • Arno Dorian eyeing a suckling pig in the Palace of Versailles
    Arno Dorian eyeing a suckling pig in the Palace of Versailles

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 63
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed III
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Pig of Prophecy
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates – Alonzo Batilla's treasures: "Jade Pig"
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