Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.
Temple of Hera, Olympia: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Lady Kyashira Created page with "{{Era|Landmarks}} {{WP-REAL|Temple of Hera, Olympia}} {{Spoilerhd|5 January 2019}} {{Imageneed}} The '''Temple of Hera''' was temple located in Olympia, Elis, that was..." |
imported>Zone of Endless m removing newline between Era and WP-REAL |
||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era|Landmarks}} | {{Era|Landmarks}}{{WP-REAL|Temple of Hera, Olympia}} | ||
{{WP-REAL|Temple of Hera, Olympia}} | {{Otheruses|Temple of Hera in [[Elis]]|[[Temple of Hera]]}} | ||
{{ | [[File:Elis-SoO-Heraext.jpg|thumb|250px|Temple of Hera in Olympia]] | ||
The '''Temple of Hera''' was a temple dedicated to the goddess [[Hera]] located in the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], north of the [[Pelopeion]]. | |||
The '''Temple of Hera''' was temple located in [[Olympia]] | |||
The | ==History== | ||
The [[Heraia]] events were named after the goddess; every four years, sixteen Elean women in charge of organizing the games wove a new veil for the goddess and placed it on display in the temple.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis|Elis: Temple of Hera]]</ref> | |||
== | Another tradition was that children cut boughs off the [[Olympic Tree]] with a [[gold]]en sickle, took them to the Temple of Hera where the ''Hellanodikai'', the judges of the [[Olympic Games]], made the wreaths for the winners of the event.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Barnabas Abroad]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
Elis-SoO-Heraint.jpg|Interior of the temple | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Locations in Elis]] | |||
[[Category:Locations in the Valley of Olympia]] | |||
[[Category:Landmarks in the Sanctuary of Olympia]] | |||
[[Category:Temples]] | [[Category:Temples]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:10, 15 October 2021
This article is about Temple of Hera in Elis. For other uses, see Temple of Hera.
The Temple of Hera was a temple dedicated to the goddess Hera located in the Sanctuary of Olympia in Elis, north of the Pelopeion.
History[edit | edit source]
The Heraia events were named after the goddess; every four years, sixteen Elean women in charge of organizing the games wove a new veil for the goddess and placed it on display in the temple.[1]
Another tradition was that children cut boughs off the Olympic Tree with a golden sickle, took them to the Temple of Hera where the Hellanodikai, the judges of the Olympic Games, made the wreaths for the winners of the event.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
Interior of the temple
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: Temple of Hera
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Barnabas Abroad