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The name of the place references the [[Giant]] {{Wiki|Argus Panoptes}}, the most famous bearer of the epithet ''Panoptes'', meaning 'all-seeing' in Greek. However, the epithet was also born by the gods [[Helios]] and [[Zeus]]. The statue itself is based on a 3rd century BCE | The name of the place references the [[Giant]] {{Wiki|Argus Panoptes}}, the most famous bearer of the epithet ''Panoptes'', meaning 'all-seeing' in Greek. However, the epithet was also born by the gods [[Helios]] and [[Zeus]]. The statue itself is based on a 3rd century BCE {{Wiki|File:Alexander1256.jpg|statue}} of [[Alexander the Great]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:21, 22 April 2025
Panoptes the Forest Guardian was a place of worship atop a peak of Mount Koryphe in Argolis, Greece.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the place, finding that a group of the Daughters of Artemis had set up camp there. Kassandra slew their leader and claimed their valuables.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The name of the place references the Giant Argus Panoptes, the most famous bearer of the epithet Panoptes, meaning 'all-seeing' in Greek. However, the epithet was also born by the gods Helios and Zeus. The statue itself is based on a 3rd century BCE statue of Alexander the Great.
