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The '''Lykaon Wolf''' was a legendary large [[wolf]] which inhabited the [[Dioskouroi Peninsula]] in [[Lakonia]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE.
The '''Lykaon Wolf''' was a legendary large [[wolf]] which inhabited the [[Dioskouroi Peninsula]] in [[Lakonia]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE.


Sometime between 429 and 422 BCE, the wolf was hunted down by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], on the request of [[Daphnae]], the leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]]. Kassandra subsequently looted its pelt and gave it to Daphnae in [[Phokis]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the wolf was hunted down by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] at the request of [[Daphnae]], the leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]]. Kassandra subsequently looted its pelt and gave it to Daphnae in [[Phokis]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Lykaon Wolf]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, {{Wiki|Lycaon (Arcadia)|Lykaon}} was a king of [[Arkadia]] who offered the flesh of his own {{Wiki|Nyctimus|son}} to [[Zeus]] to see whether Zeus was truly all-knowing. As punishment for this gruesome deed, Zeus transformed Lykaon into a wolf.
*In [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, {{Wiki|Lycaon (Arcadia)|Lykaon}} was a king of [[Arkadia]] who offered the flesh of his own {{Wiki|Nyctimus|son}} to [[Zeus]] to see whether Zeus was truly all-knowing. As punishment for this gruesome deed, Zeus transformed Lykaon into a wolf.
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
Lycaon Wolf - ACOdyssey.jpg|Kassandra fighting the Wolf during night
</gallery>


==Appearance==
==Appearance==

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Lykaon Wolf

The Lykaon Wolf was a legendary large wolf which inhabited the Dioskouroi Peninsula in Lakonia, Greece during the 5th century BCE.

During the Peloponnesian War the wolf was hunted down by the Spartan misthios Kassandra at the request of Daphnae, the leader of the Daughters of Artemis. Kassandra subsequently looted its pelt and gave it to Daphnae in Phokis.[1]

Trivia

  • In Greek mythology, Lykaon was a king of Arkadia who offered the flesh of his own son to Zeus to see whether Zeus was truly all-knowing. As punishment for this gruesome deed, Zeus transformed Lykaon into a wolf.

Gallery

Appearance

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