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Around 49 BCE, [[Egypt]]ians kept donkeys, and they were often encountered in [[Alexandria]] and surrounding villages, like [[Kanopos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | Around 49 BCE, [[Egypt]]ians kept donkeys, and they were often encountered in [[Alexandria]] and surrounding villages, like [[Kanopos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The mural depicting a donkey ridden by the Greek god [[Hephaistos]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K7.3.html vase painting] from the 5th century BCE. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
Phokis-Pronaia-Hephaistos.jpg|A 5th century BCE mural of Hephaistos, holding tongs and riding a donkey | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 28 February 2020
Donkeys are a domesticated species of equine found worldwide, commonly used as beasts of burden.
History
5th century BCE
During the Peloponnesian War, donkeys were a common sight everywhere in Greece. At that time, their hooves were valued at 3 drachmae apiece.[1]
1st century BCE
Around 49 BCE, Egyptians kept donkeys, and they were often encountered in Alexandria and surrounding villages, like Kanopos.[2]
Behind the scenes
The mural depicting a donkey ridden by the Greek god Hephaistos in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a vase painting from the 5th century BCE.
Gallery
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A 5th century BCE mural of Hephaistos, holding tongs and riding a donkey
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey