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"Such a noble creature. The gods themselves will be envious of this hunt."

―Kassandra^[src]

The Hind of Keryneia as met by Kassandra

The Hind of Keryneia was a legendary deer who inhabited a marshy area within Artemision Point in Euboea, Greece during the 5th century BCE.

It was named after Keryneia in Achaia, Greece, where the story said it lived.

History

Mythology

In Greek mythology, the Keryneian Hind was a large deer which was said to be even faster than a flying arrow. Despite this, or maybe because of it, King Eurystheas of Mycenae commanded his cousin Herakles to capture the hind as the third task.^[1]

According to the story, Herakles chased the deer on foot for a year, going as far as Thrace and Istria in the Adriatic Sea. How the chase ended varies: one story claims Herakles caught the deer while it was asleep, another that the goddess Artemis herself helped him after he promised not to harm the beast, which was sacred to her.^[1]

5th century BCE

During the Peloponnesian War, the majestic deer was revered by the Daughters of Artemis. Their leader at the time, Daphnae, considered the deer to be part of a series of trials or tests: "beasts that roam this world but are not fully of it." Because of this, she tasked the Spartan misthios Kassandra to hunt down the Hind among other such beasts of legend. As proof of her success, Kassandra took the Hind's pelt back to Daphnae in Phokis.^[2]

Gallery

Concept Art featuring the Hind among other legendary animals
A metope depicting Herakles and the mythical Hind

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Euboea: The Keryneian Hind
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Hind of Keryneia

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 [[File:TheHindOfKeryneia.jpg|thumb|250px|The Hind of Keryneia as met by Kassandra]]
 The '''Hind of Keryneia''' was a legendary [[deer]] who inhabited a marshy area within [[Artemision Point]] in [[Euboea]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE.
+It was named after {{Wiki|Ceryneia|Keryneia}} in [[Achaia]], Greece, where the story said it lived.
 ==History==
 ===Mythology===
-In Greek mythology, the Keryneian Hind was a large hind sacred to [[Artemis]] that lived in {{Wiki|Keryneia, Greece|Keryneia}} in [[Achaia]], Greece. The Greek hero [[Herakles]] captured the hind as the third of his [[Labours of Hercules|twelve labours]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+In [[Greek mythology]], the Keryneian Hind was a large deer which was said to be even faster than a flying arrow. Despite this, or maybe because of it, King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] commanded his cousin [[Herakles]] to capture the hind as the third [[Labours of Hercules|task]].<ref name="DT">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Euboea|Euboea: The Keryneian Hind]]</ref>
+According to the story, Herakles chased the deer on foot for a year, going as far as [[Thrace]] and {{Wiki|Istria}} in the {{Wiki|Adriatic Sea}}. How the chase ended varies: one story claims Herakles caught the deer while it was asleep, another that the goddess [[Artemis]] herself helped him after he promised not to harm the beast, which was sacred to her.<ref name="DT" />
 ===5th century BCE===
-During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the majestic deer was revered by the [[Daughters of Artemis]]. Their leader at the time, [[Daphnae]], considered the deer to be part of a series of trials or tests: "beasts that roam this world but are not fully of it." Because of this, she tasked the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to hunt down the Hind among other such beasts of legend. As proof of her success, Kassandra took the Hind's pelt back to Daphnae in [[Phokis]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Hind of Keryneia]]</ref>
+During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the majestic deer was revered by the [[Daughters of Artemis]]. Their leader at the time, [[Daphnae]], considered the deer to be part of a series of trials or tests: "beasts that roam this world but are not fully of it." Because of this, she tasked the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to hunt down the Hind among other such beasts of legend. As proof of her success, Kassandra took the Hind's pelt back to Daphnae in [[Phokis]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Hind of Keryneia]]</ref>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
-ACOD Legendary Animals Concept Art - Gabriel Blain.png|Concept Art featuring the Hind and the legendary animals
+ACOD Legendary Animals Concept Art - Gabriel Blain.png|Concept Art featuring the Hind among other legendary animals
-ACOd-relief-LabourHind.jpg|A relief depicting Herakles and the mythical Hind
+ACOd-relief-LabourHind.jpg|A metope depicting Herakles and the mythical Hind
 </gallery>