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[[File:Naxos-BronzeVesselofAres-cu.jpg|thumb|250px|The Bronze Vessel of Ares]] | [[File:Naxos-BronzeVesselofAres-cu.jpg|thumb|250px|The Bronze Vessel of Ares]] | ||
The '''Bronze Vessel of Ares''' was a large bronze jar set on a pedestal in the middle of a small fountain | The '''Bronze Vessel of Ares''' was a large bronze jar set on a pedestal in the middle of a small fountain on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Naxos Island|Naxos]]. | ||
In [[Greek mythology]], the [[giant]] twin sons of the god [[Poseidon]] and the mortal [[Iphimedeia]], the [[Aloadai]] Otos and Ephialtes, imprisoned the god of war [[Ares]] within a bronze jar for thirteen months as punishment for his murder of [[Adonis]], the beloved of the goddess [[Aphrodite]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The image on the vessel is based on the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palaistra_scene_Louvre_G457.jpg Palaistra Scene]: a red-figure cup featuring Mousaios on the left and his teacher Linos on the right. | *The image on the vessel is based on the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palaistra_scene_Louvre_G457.jpg Palaistra Scene]: a red-figure cup featuring Mousaios on the left and his teacher Linos on the right. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
Naxos-BronzeVesselofAres.jpg|A view of the sacred site | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 19 August 2019
The Bronze Vessel of Ares was a large bronze jar set on a pedestal in the middle of a small fountain on the Greek island of Naxos.
In Greek mythology, the giant twin sons of the god Poseidon and the mortal Iphimedeia, the Aloadai Otos and Ephialtes, imprisoned the god of war Ares within a bronze jar for thirteen months as punishment for his murder of Adonis, the beloved of the goddess Aphrodite.[1]
Trivia
- The image on the vessel is based on the Palaistra Scene: a red-figure cup featuring Mousaios on the left and his teacher Linos on the right.
Gallery
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A view of the sacred site
