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[[File:ACOd-Spyro.jpg|thumb|250px|Spyro]] | |||
'''Spyro''' was a [[horse]] belonging to a [[Boeotia]]n [[Oil Merchant|merchant]] who lived and worked in [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE. | '''Spyro''' was a [[horse]] belonging to a [[Boeotia]]n [[Oil Merchant|merchant]] who lived and worked in [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Spyro was the Oil Merchant's beloved stallion, who helped cart the merchant's shipments to his | Spyro was the Oil Merchant's beloved stallion, who helped cart the merchant's shipments to his clients, which included the local athlete and the [[Champions of Boeotia|champion]] of Boeotia, [[Drakon]].<ref name="The Stolen Steed">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Stolen Steed]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] soldiers from [[Potnies Military Camp]] stole Spyro, and took it back to their camp.<ref name="The Stolen Steed" /> | |||
When the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] came to Thebes, she found the merchant moaning the loss of Spyro. She offered to save the horse, and the merchant was pleased with this.<ref name="The Stolen Steed" /> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*The name of the horse may be a reference to {{Wiki|Spyro}}, a series of platform video games featuring a purple dragon called {{Wiki|Spyro (character)|Spyro}}. | |||
*The name Spyro is a variant of the name {{Wiki|Spiro (name)|Spiro}}, derived from the name Spyridon (Σπυρίδων), meaning 'basket used to carry seeds' in ancient Greek. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOd-SpyroKass.jpg|Kassandra riding Spyro back to Thebes | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:57, 1 March 2019
Spyro was a horse belonging to a Boeotian merchant who lived and worked in Thebes, Greece during the 5th century BCE.
History[edit | edit source]
Spyro was the Oil Merchant's beloved stallion, who helped cart the merchant's shipments to his clients, which included the local athlete and the champion of Boeotia, Drakon.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War soldiers from Potnies Military Camp stole Spyro, and took it back to their camp.[1]
When the Spartan misthios Kassandra came to Thebes, she found the merchant moaning the loss of Spyro. She offered to save the horse, and the merchant was pleased with this.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The name of the horse may be a reference to Spyro, a series of platform video games featuring a purple dragon called Spyro.
- The name Spyro is a variant of the name Spiro, derived from the name Spyridon (Σπυρίδων), meaning 'basket used to carry seeds' in ancient Greek.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Kassandra riding Spyro back to Thebes
Appearances[edit | edit source]
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