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'''Areion''' was a legendary, immortal [[horse]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | '''Areion''' was a legendary, immortal [[horse]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
According to the story, Areion was born from the union of [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, and [[Poseidon]], the Greek god of the oceans. Chased by Poseidon, furious Demeter assumed the form of a mare, but Poseidon merely followed suit.<ref name=" | According to the story, Areion was born from the union of [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, and [[Poseidon]], the Greek god of the oceans. Chased by Poseidon, furious Demeter assumed the form of a mare, but Poseidon merely followed suit.<ref name="Historical Site">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia]]: Statue of Fury Demeter</ref> | ||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
The story of Areion's conception was immortalized as a [[Statue of Fury Demeter|statue]] raised on top of a hill in the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]].<ref name=" | The story of Areion's conception was immortalized as a [[Statue of Fury Demeter|statue]] raised on top of a hill in the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]].<ref name="Historical Site" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Though different accounts of Areion's parentage exist, the version written by | *Though different accounts of Areion's parentage exist, the version written by [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] in his ''Description of Greece'' is used in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''. | ||
*One of ''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'', [[The Lost Tales of Greece#Old Flames Burn Brighter|Old Flames Burn Brighter]], features an Arkadian boy named [[Arion]]; his name is a variant spelling of the horse's name. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:38, 1 November 2022
Areion was a legendary, immortal horse in Greek mythology.
History[edit | edit source]
According to the story, Areion was born from the union of Demeter, the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, and Poseidon, the Greek god of the oceans. Chased by Poseidon, furious Demeter assumed the form of a mare, but Poseidon merely followed suit.[1]
Influence[edit | edit source]
The story of Areion's conception was immortalized as a statue raised on top of a hill in the Forest of Soron in Arkadia.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Though different accounts of Areion's parentage exist, the version written by Pausanias in his Description of Greece is used in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
- One of The Lost Tales of Greece, Old Flames Burn Brighter, features an Arkadian boy named Arion; his name is a variant spelling of the horse's name.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Arkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter