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[[File:Elis-StablesofAugeias.jpg|thumb|250px|The Stable of Augeias in the 5th century BCE]] | |||
The '''Stable of Augeias''' was a [[stable]] which had allegedly belonged to [[Augeias]], King of [[Elis]], in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | The '''Stable of Augeias''' was a [[stable]] which had allegedly belonged to [[Augeias]], King of [[Elis]], in [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]]. | ||
According to the Greek mythology, the hero [[Herakles]] was | ==History== | ||
===Myth=== | |||
According to the Greek mythology, the fifth [[Labours of Hercules|task]] given by King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] to the hero [[Herakles]] was to cleanse out the stables of Augeas. The thing was that the [[cattle]] within were immortal, and numbered at over 1,000. In addition to that, the stables hadn't been cleaned for thirty years.<ref name="DT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: The Augean Stables]]</ref> Herakles asked to be paid if he managed to do it in one day, and King Augeias agreed.<ref name="DT"/> | |||
Despite expectations, Herakles succeeded in this task; he diverted the paths of the rivers [[Alpheios River|Alpheus]] in [[Peloponnese]] and [[Pineios]] in [[Thessaly]] so that they ran through the stables, removing the filth within.<ref name="DT"/> | |||
===5th century BCE=== | |||
By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]] in the 5th century BCE, the stable was an abandoned site outside [[Elis City]] within the [[Kingdom of Pelops]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | |||
== | At some point during said conflict, the [[Sparta]]n general [[Taureas]] and his men were stationed at the stables, though they had to flee them because of the beasts within. Unfortunately, Taureas was forced to leave behind his lucky token, a [[Tyche's Folly|sword]]. When he encountered the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], he asked her to retrieve it.<ref name="Evening the Odds">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Evening the Odds]]</ref> | ||
When Kassandra reached the stables, she discovered it had been taken over by a pack of [[Wild boar|boars]], with [[Wolf|wolves]] haunting the wetlands around it.<ref name="Evening the Odds" /> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
Elis-StablesofAugeias1.jpg | |||
ACOd-Elis-StableofAugeias-boars.jpg|The boars at the stables | |||
ACOd-Elis-StableofAugeias-treasure.jpg|Kassandra finding a treasure in the stables | |||
ACOd-relief-LabourStables.jpg|A metope depicting Herakles cleaning out the Stables, while the goddess [[Athena]] observes | |||
DTAG - Plaquette of Herakles and Augean stables.jpg|Herakles and the Augean stables, scene from a bronze plaquette from Galeazzo Mondella (1467-1528) / 16th cent. CE (Renaissance period) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Locations in Elis]] | [[Category:Locations in Elis]] | ||
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The Stable of Augeias was a stable which had allegedly belonged to Augeias, King of Elis, in Greek mythology.
History[edit | edit source]
Myth[edit | edit source]
According to the Greek mythology, the fifth task given by King Eurystheas of Mycenae to the hero Herakles was to cleanse out the stables of Augeas. The thing was that the cattle within were immortal, and numbered at over 1,000. In addition to that, the stables hadn't been cleaned for thirty years.[1] Herakles asked to be paid if he managed to do it in one day, and King Augeias agreed.[1]
Despite expectations, Herakles succeeded in this task; he diverted the paths of the rivers Alpheus in Peloponnese and Pineios in Thessaly so that they ran through the stables, removing the filth within.[1]
5th century BCE[edit | edit source]
By the time of the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BCE, the stable was an abandoned site outside Elis City within the Kingdom of Pelops.[2]
At some point during said conflict, the Spartan general Taureas and his men were stationed at the stables, though they had to flee them because of the beasts within. Unfortunately, Taureas was forced to leave behind his lucky token, a sword. When he encountered the Spartan misthios Kassandra, he asked her to retrieve it.[3]
When Kassandra reached the stables, she discovered it had been taken over by a pack of boars, with wolves haunting the wetlands around it.[3]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The boars at the stables -
Kassandra finding a treasure in the stables -
A metope depicting Herakles cleaning out the Stables, while the goddess Athena observes -
Herakles and the Augean stables, scene from a bronze plaquette from Galeazzo Mondella (1467-1528) / 16th cent. CE (Renaissance period)
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: The Augean Stables
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Evening the Odds