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{{Quote|This is where Leonidas was laid to rest. I wish I had known him.|Kassandra | {{Quote|This is where Leonidas was laid to rest. I wish I had known him.|Kassandra|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Memories Awoken}} | ||
[[File:Memories Awoken - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|thumb|250px|Herodotos and Kassandra at the Lion]] | [[File:Memories Awoken - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|thumb|250px|Herodotos and Kassandra at the Lion]] | ||
The '''Lion of Leonidas''' was a memorial to King [[Leonidas I of Sparta]]. A statue of a [[lion]] backed by pillars, it was set where the king was first laid to rest after the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] | The '''Lion of Leonidas''' was a memorial to King [[Leonidas I of Sparta]]. A statue of a [[lion]] backed by pillars, it was set where the king was first laid to rest after the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] in [[Malis]], [[Greece]]. The king's remains were eventually moved to a [[Tomb of Leonidas|tomb]] in his home city.<ref name="Memories Awoken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Memories Awoken]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]], granddaughter of Leonidas, visited the memorial to meet with [[Herodotos]].<ref name="Memories Awoken" /> | ||
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[[Category:Locations in Malis]] | [[Category:Locations in Malis]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Thermopylai]] | [[Category:Locations in Hot Gates of Thermopylai]] | ||
[[Category:Monuments]] | [[Category:Monuments]] | ||
[[Category:Statues]] | [[Category:Statues]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:42, 10 March 2019
The Lion of Leonidas was a memorial to King Leonidas I of Sparta. A statue of a lion backed by pillars, it was set where the king was first laid to rest after the Battle of Thermopylae in Malis, Greece. The king's remains were eventually moved to a tomb in his home city.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra, granddaughter of Leonidas, visited the memorial to meet with Herodotos.[1]