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The '''Monument of the Eponymous Heroes''' was a monument in the [[Agora of Athens|Agora]] of [[Athens]], [[Greece]], depicting the ten heroes representing the tribes of Athens cast in bronze. | The '''Monument of the Eponymous Heroes''' was a monument in the [[Agora of Athens|Agora]] of [[Athens]], [[Greece]], depicting the ten heroes representing the tribes of Athens cast in bronze. | ||
In classical antiquity, it was used as a podium where official documents, including the list of military contingents, were posted. During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the monument was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | One of these eponymous heroes was [[Pandion]], who also had a [[Sanctuary of Pandion|sanctuary]] dedicated to him in the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]'' / The Akropolis of Athens: Sanctuary of Pandion</ref> | ||
In classical antiquity, it was used as a podium where official documents, including the list of military contingents, were posted. During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the monument was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The eponymous heroes of the ten Attic {{Wiki|phylai}} were [[Erechtheus]], {{Wiki|Aegeus}}, | *The eponymous heroes of the ten Attic {{Wiki|phylai}} were [[Erechtheus]], {{Wiki|Aegeus}}, Pandion, Leos, {{Wiki|Acamas (son of Theseus)|Acamas}}, {{Wiki|Oeneus}}, {{Wiki|Cecrops II}}, {{Wiki|Hippothoon}}, [[Ajax]], and Antiochus. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 13 September 2019
The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes was a monument in the Agora of Athens, Greece, depicting the ten heroes representing the tribes of Athens cast in bronze.
One of these eponymous heroes was Pandion, who also had a sanctuary dedicated to him in the Akropolis Sanctuary.[1]
In classical antiquity, it was used as a podium where official documents, including the list of military contingents, were posted. During the Peloponnesian War, the monument was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2]
Trivia
- The eponymous heroes of the ten Attic phylai were Erechtheus, Aegeus, Pandion, Leos, Acamas, Oeneus, Cecrops II, Hippothoon, Ajax, and Antiochus.
Gallery
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / The Akropolis of Athens: Sanctuary of Pandion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey