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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the myths, Ajax’s body was never brought back to Salamis from [[Troy]] and 2nd century geographer {{Wiki|Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias}} would later attribute a giant skeleton found near {{Wiki|Sigeion}} to that of Ajax.
*In the myths, Ajax’s body was never brought back to Salamis from [[Troy]] and 2nd century geographer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] would later attribute a giant skeleton found near {{Wiki|Sigeion}} to that of Ajax.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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[[File:ACOD Ajax skeleton.jpg|thumb|center|250px|The skeleton within the tomb]]
ACOD Ajax skeleton.jpg|The skeleton within the tomb
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Revision as of 02:09, 30 July 2023

The entrance into the tomb

The Mycenaean Tomb of Ajax was the tomb of the mythological Greek hero Ajax, located on the Isle of Salamis.

During the Peloponnesian War, bandits took over the tomb. The Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the tomb in search of Ajax's golden feather at the request of Xenia[1] and also deciphered an ancient stele within.[2]

Trivia

  • In the myths, Ajax’s body was never brought back to Salamis from Troy and 2nd century geographer Pausanias would later attribute a giant skeleton found near Sigeion to that of Ajax.

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyBirds of a Feather
  2. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

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