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[[File:ACOD_Sparta_Tomb_of_Leonidas.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue at the shrine depicting Leonidas]] | [[File:ACOD_Sparta_Tomb_of_Leonidas.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue at the shrine depicting Leonidas]] | ||
The '''Tomb of Leonidas''' was a shrine in [[Sparta]], [[Greece]], where King [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]]' remains and gear were displayed. | The '''Tomb of Leonidas''' was a shrine in [[Sparta]], [[Greece]], where the King [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]]' remains and gear were displayed after his death during the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] in 480 BCE. In addition, a stele was erected at the shrine, where the names of the soldiers who fought at the battle were inscribed. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Leonidas' daughter [[Myrrine]] and granddaughter [[Kassandra]] visited the shrine.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] | |||
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' | |||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in Sparta]] | |||
[[Category:Locations in Lakonia]] | |||
[[Category:Tombs]] | [[Category:Tombs]] | ||
[[Category:Shrines]] | [[Category:Shrines]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Monuments]] | ||
[[Category:Statues]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:47, 22 November 2023
- "Grandfather was a true hero. Maybe one day they'll sculpt a statue of me."
- ―Kassandra upon visiting the statue, c. 429 BCE.[src]
The Tomb of Leonidas was a shrine in Sparta, Greece, where the King Leonidas' remains and gear were displayed after his death during the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE. In addition, a stele was erected at the shrine, where the names of the soldiers who fought at the battle were inscribed.
During the Peloponnesian War, Leonidas' daughter Myrrine and granddaughter Kassandra visited the shrine.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)