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'''Mount Olympos''' or '''Olympus''' is regarded as the highest mountain in all of [[Greece]].
'''Mount Olympos''' or '''Olympus''' is regarded as the highest mountain in all of [[Greece]].


Within [[human]] prehistory, during the [[Isu Era]], Olympos appears to have been the residence of the [[Isu]] [[Zeus]] and held authority over the [[Sister Realms]] of [[Atlantis]], [[Elysium]] and the [[Underworld]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla_Hassan's_personal_files#Bios_of_the_Gods|Bios of the Gods]]: Persephone</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Bios of the Gods: Hades</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' / [[Isu codex]]: A Tale of Brothers</ref>
Within [[human]] prehistory, during the [[Isu Era]], Olympos appears to have been the residence of the [[Isu]] [[Jupiter|Zeus]], who held authority over the [[Sister Realms]] of [[Elysium]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Bios of the Gods: Persephone"</ref> the [[Underworld]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – Layla Hassan's personal files: "Bios of the Gods: Hades"</ref> and [[Atlantis]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]] –'' [[Isu codex]]: "Various: A Tale of Brothers"</ref>


==Influence==
==Influence==
Believed by the Greeks of classical antiquity to be the home of numerous gods, including the the [[Twelve Gods|mightiest]], Mount Olympos features heavily in Greek mythology. Due to this, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] invoked the place a number of times herself, and encountered numerous people mentioning it throughout her journeys during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
Believed by the Greeks of classical antiquity to be the home of numerous gods, including the the [[Twelve Gods|mightiest]], Mount Olympos features heavily in Greek mythology. Due to this, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] invoked the place a number of times herself, and encountered numerous people mentioning it throughout her journeys during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>


[[Empedokles]], a man believing himself to be one of the gods, believed that the [[Isle of Thisvi]] and the [[Cave of the Forgotten Isle|cavern]] within it served as the gateway to Mount Olympos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Left to Dye]]</ref> <ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref>
[[Empedokles]], a man believing himself to be one of the gods, believed that the [[Isle of Thisvi]] and the [[Cave of the Forgotten Isle|cavern]] within it served as the gateway to Mount Olympos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Left to Dye]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref>


In 1st century BCE, people of Greek origins referenced Mount Olympos on occasion, including [[Phoxidas]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - ''[[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]''</ref> and [[Esiocles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' - ''[[The Flea of Cyrene]]''</ref>
In 1st century BCE, people of Greek origins referenced Mount Olympos on occasion, including [[Phoxidas]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref> and [[Esiocles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Flea of Cyrene]]</ref>


During the [[Renaissance]], Mount Olympos was memorized in the inscription of the [[Monteriggioni statuette#Pedestals|statuettes]] of the god [[Jupiter]] and goddess [[Minerva]] in [[Monteriggioni]], [[Italy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - ''[[Monteriggioni statuette]]''</ref>
During the [[Renaissance]], Mount Olympos was memorized in the inscription of the [[Monteriggioni statuette|statuettes]] of the god Jupiter and goddess [[Minerva]] in [[Monteriggioni]], [[Italy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


In 18th century [[Paris]], Mount Olympos was referenced by [[Philippe Rose]] as a synonym for the greatest height.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' - ''[[The Book Thief]]''</ref>
In 18th century [[Paris]], Mount Olympos was referenced by [[Philippe Rose]] as a synonym for the greatest height.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]] – [[Dead Kings]]'' – [[The Book Thief]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

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Mount Olympos or Olympus is regarded as the highest mountain in all of Greece.

Within human prehistory, during the Isu Era, Olympos appears to have been the residence of the Isu Zeus, who held authority over the Sister Realms of Elysium,[1] the Underworld,[2] and Atlantis.[3]

Influence

Believed by the Greeks of classical antiquity to be the home of numerous gods, including the the mightiest, Mount Olympos features heavily in Greek mythology. Due to this, the Spartan misthios Kassandra invoked the place a number of times herself, and encountered numerous people mentioning it throughout her journeys during the Peloponnesian War.[4]

Empedokles, a man believing himself to be one of the gods, believed that the Isle of Thisvi and the cavern within it served as the gateway to Mount Olympos.[5][6]

In 1st century BCE, people of Greek origins referenced Mount Olympos on occasion, including Phoxidas[7] and Esiocles.[8]

During the Renaissance, Mount Olympos was memorized in the inscription of the statuettes of the god Jupiter and goddess Minerva in Monteriggioni, Italy.[9]

In 18th century Paris, Mount Olympos was referenced by Philippe Rose as a synonym for the greatest height.[10]

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium – Layla Hassan's personal files: "Bios of the Gods: Persephone"
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades – Layla Hassan's personal files: "Bios of the Gods: Hades"
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis – Isu codex: "Various: A Tale of Brothers"
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Left to Dye
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Stairway to Olympos
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Flea of Cyrene
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – The Book Thief
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