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[[File:Boeotia-TombofMenoikeus.jpg|thumb|250px|The shrine atop the Tomb of Menoikeus]] | |||
The '''Tomb of Menoikeus''' was a gravesite located outside the city of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], and dedicated to [[Menoikeus]], a Thebian man in [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]]. | |||
The '''Tomb of Menoikeus''' was a gravesite located outside the city of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], and dedicated to [[Menoikeus]], a Thebian man in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb was claimed by a [[lion]]. When [[Pibos]], an apprentice of [[Gorgias]], explored the location, the | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb was claimed by a pack of [[lion]]s. When [[Pibos]], an apprentice of [[Gorgias (historian)|Gorgias]], explored the location, the lions slew him and devoured a piece of a [[Sphinx Medallion|medallion]] Pibos was carrying. Soon afterwards, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] avenged Pibos' death and claimed the medallion piece from the lion.<ref name="Lore">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Lore of the Sphinx]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The Greek writer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] mentions visiting the tomb of Menoikeus in the 2nd century AD in his ''Description of Greece''. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOd-LotS-PibosMenoikeus.jpg|Pibos at the Tomb of Menoikeus | |||
ACOd-Boeotia-TombofMenoikeuscave.jpg|A view of the cave beneath the hill | |||
ACOd-Boeotia-TombofMenoikeuscaveint.jpg|A view within the cave | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:37, 10 August 2020
The Tomb of Menoikeus was a gravesite located outside the city of Thebes, and dedicated to Menoikeus, a Thebian man in Greek mythology.
During the Peloponnesian War, the tomb was claimed by a pack of lions. When Pibos, an apprentice of Gorgias, explored the location, the lions slew him and devoured a piece of a medallion Pibos was carrying. Soon afterwards, the Spartan misthios Kassandra avenged Pibos' death and claimed the medallion piece from the lion.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Greek writer Pausanias mentions visiting the tomb of Menoikeus in the 2nd century AD in his Description of Greece.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Pibos at the Tomb of Menoikeus -
A view of the cave beneath the hill -
A view within the cave
