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The '''Lykaon Wolf''' was a legendary large black [[wolf]] which | The '''Lykaon Wolf''' was a legendary large black [[wolf]] which had made its lair in the vicinity of the [[Diros Cave]] in the [[Dioskouroi Peninsula]] in [[Lakonia]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE. | ||
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During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] rumors spread among the farmers of Lakonia that King Lycaon himself had returned to harass them. These rumors eventually reached the [[Two Kings of Sparta]], and King [[Archidamos of Sparta|Archidamos]] demanded that the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] hunt down the beast.<ref name="The Legendary Hunt">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Legendary Hunt]]</ref> | ||
King Archidamos was not the only one who wished to see the wolf slain: the leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]] at the time, [[Daphnae]], also wished Kassandra to kill the beast as a proof of her skills. Kassandra did as asked, taking the wolf's head to Archidamos in Sparta, and the wolf's pelt to Daphnae in [[Chios]].<ref name="The Lykaon Wolf" /> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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The Lykaon Wolf was a legendary large black wolf which had made its lair in the vicinity of the Diros Cave in the Dioskouroi Peninsula in Lakonia, Greece during the 5th century BCE.
History
Mythology
According to the Greek legends, Lykaon was a cruel king of Arkadia who was cursed by the god Zeus to transform into a bloodthirsty wolf.[1]
5th century BCE
During the Peloponnesian War rumors spread among the farmers of Lakonia that King Lycaon himself had returned to harass them. These rumors eventually reached the Two Kings of Sparta, and King Archidamos demanded that the misthios Kassandra hunt down the beast.[2]
King Archidamos was not the only one who wished to see the wolf slain: the leader of the Daughters of Artemis at the time, Daphnae, also wished Kassandra to kill the beast as a proof of her skills. Kassandra did as asked, taking the wolf's head to Archidamos in Sparta, and the wolf's pelt to Daphnae in Chios.[1]
Gallery
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Kassandra fighting the Wolf during night
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lykaon Wolf
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Legendary Hunt