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The Temple of Hephaistos, also called Hephaisteion and Theseion, was a Doric temple erected on Kolonos Agoraios hill in the northwestern area of Athens, Greece. Overlooking the agora, the temple was dedicated to Hephaistos, the Greek god of the forge and fire, and to Athena Ergane, the goddess of the crafts and weaving.

Due to the fact that the temple was heavily decorated by mythological events, especially those featuring Theseus, the mythical hero, the temple was also called Theseion.^[1]

Beside the temple was located the Garden of Hephaistos, which was a popular meeting place.^[2]

During the Peloponnesian War, the heavily-guarded temple was frequented by Hermippos, a member of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos. After uncovering his identity as a member of the Cult, the Spartan misthios Kassandra traveled to the temple and eliminated him.^[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

The main hall of the temple
Hermippos at the back of the temple
The temple in 2006

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – "The Agora of Athens: The Hephaisteion"
↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – "Discovery Sites: Garden of Hephaistos"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Eyes of Kosmos

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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-The '''Temple of Hephaistos''', also called '''Hephaisteion''' and '''Theseion''', was a {{Wiki|Doric order|Doric}} temple erected on [[Kolonos Agoraios]] hill in the northwestern area of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Overlooking the [[Agora of Athens|agora]], the temple was dedicated to [[Hephaistos]], the Greek god of the forge and fire, and to [[Athena|Athena Ergane]], the goddess of the crafts and weaving.
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+The '''Temple of Hephaistos''', also called '''Hephaisteion''' and '''Theseion''', was a {{Wiki|Doric order|Doric}} temple erected on [[Kolonos Agoraios]] hill in the northwestern area of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Overlooking the [[Agora of Athens|agora]], the temple was dedicated to [[Hephaistos]], the [[Greek mythology|Greek god]] of the forge and fire, and to [[Minerva|Athena Ergane]], the goddess of the crafts and weaving.
-Due to the fact that the temple was heavily decorated by mythological events, especially those featuring [[Theseus]], the mythical hero, the temple was also called Theseion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour#Famous Cities]]'' / The Agora of Athens: The Hephaisteion</ref>
+Due to the fact that the temple was heavily decorated by mythological events, especially those featuring [[Theseus]], the mythical hero, the temple was also called Theseion.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – "The Agora of Athens: The Hephaisteion"</ref>
-Beside the temple was located the [[Garden of Hephaistos]], which was a popular meeting place.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites|Discovery Sites]]: Garden of Hephaistos</ref>
+Beside the temple was located the [[Garden of Hephaistos]], which was a popular meeting place.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – "Discovery Sites: Garden of Hephaistos"</ref>
-During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the heavily-guarded temple was frequented by [[Hermippos]], a member of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. After uncovering his identity as a member of the Cult, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] traveled to the temple and eliminated him.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref>
+During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the heavily-guarded temple was frequented by [[Hermippos]], a member of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. After uncovering his identity as a member of the Cult, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] traveled to the temple and eliminated him.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref>
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 ACOD Athens Temple of Hephaistos interior.jpg|The main hall of the temple
 ACOD Hermippos Temple of Hephaistos.jpg|Hermippos at the back of the temple
+DTAG - Temple of Hephaistos 2006.png|The temple in 2006
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