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[[File:ACOd-Arkadia-StatueofFuryDemeterroad.jpg|thumb|250px|The shrine]]
The '''Statue of Fury Demeter''' was a monument used as a place of worship located on a hill within the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]].
The '''Statue of Fury Demeter''' was a monument used as a place of worship located on a hill within the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]].


Dedicated to [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, in her guise as a [[Erinyes|Fury]], the monument embodied the tale of how the god [[Poseidon]] chased the goddess. To avoid him, Demeter turned into a [[Horse|mare]], but Poseidon followed suit, and they produced the legendary horse [[Areion]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Dedicated to [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, in her guise as a [[Erinyes|Fury]], the monument embodied the tale of how the god [[Poseidon]] chased the goddess. To avoid him, Demeter turned into a [[Horse|mare]], but Poseidon followed suit, and they produced the legendary horse [[Areion]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter]]</ref>


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the location.<ref name="ACOd" />
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the location.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
 
==Gallery==
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ACOd-Arkadia-StatueofFuryDemetershrine.jpg|The statue proper within the shrine
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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The shrine

The Statue of Fury Demeter was a monument used as a place of worship located on a hill within the Forest of Soron in Arkadia, Greece.

Dedicated to Demeter, the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, in her guise as a Fury, the monument embodied the tale of how the god Poseidon chased the goddess. To avoid him, Demeter turned into a mare, but Poseidon followed suit, and they produced the legendary horse Areion.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the location.[2]

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