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|birth = [[Phigaleia Fishing Port]], [[Greece]] | |||
|death = c.564 BCE<br />[[Sanctuary of Olympia]], [[Elis]], Greece | |||
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'''Arrachion''' (died c. 564 BCE), alternatively '''Arrhichion of Phigalia''', was a champion [[Pankration|pankratiast]] who participated in the [[Olympic Games]] during the 6th century BCE. | '''Arrachion''' (died c. 564 BCE), alternatively '''Arrhichion of Phigalia''', was a champion [[Pankration|pankratiast]] who participated in the [[Olympic Games]] during the 6th century BCE. | ||
==Biography== | |||
Born in the fishing village of [[Phigaleia Fishing Port|Phigaleia]], Arrachion gained immortality by winning the 564 BCE Olympic Games posthumously, after he'd been illegally suffocated to death by his opponent during a bout. Arrachion's corpse was then pronounced the winner in the aftermath.<ref name="Phigaleia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia: Phigaleia Fishing Port]]</ref> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a group of bandits set up their [[Arrachion Camp|camp]] within the ruins of a [[Racecourse of Atalanta|racecourse]], naming it after Arrachion.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ==Influence== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a group of bandits set up their [[Arrachion Camp|camp]] within the ruins of a [[Racecourse of Atalanta|racecourse]], naming it after Arrachion.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:12, 15 October 2021
Arrachion (died c. 564 BCE), alternatively Arrhichion of Phigalia, was a champion pankratiast who participated in the Olympic Games during the 6th century BCE.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Born in the fishing village of Phigaleia, Arrachion gained immortality by winning the 564 BCE Olympic Games posthumously, after he'd been illegally suffocated to death by his opponent during a bout. Arrachion's corpse was then pronounced the winner in the aftermath.[1]
Influence[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War, a group of bandits set up their camp within the ruins of a racecourse, naming it after Arrachion.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: Phigaleia Fishing Port
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey