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[[File:ACOd-Keretizein.jpg|thumb|250px|Men playing ''keretizein'' on the street]] | |||
'''''Keretizein''''' was a game similar to {{Wiki|street hockey}} in 5th century BCE [[Greece]]. | '''''Keretizein''''' was a game similar to {{Wiki|street hockey}} in 5th century BCE [[Greece]]. | ||
Played with a curved stick and a ball, ''keretizein'' was a common pastime.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | Played with a curved stick and a ball, ''keretizein'' was a common pastime.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The game is mentioned by the 2nd century writer {{Wiki|Plutarch}}. | *The game is mentioned by the 2nd century writer {{Wiki|Plutarch}}. | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 16 September 2019
Keretizein was a game similar to street hockey in 5th century BCE Greece.
Played with a curved stick and a ball, keretizein was a common pastime.[1]
Trivia
- The game is mentioned by the 2nd century writer Plutarch.
- The name of the game is thought to be derived from the Greek word κέρας (kéras), meaning 'horn', in reference to the curved stick.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey