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==History== | ==History== | ||
According to the story, Areion was born from the union of [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, and [[Poseidon]], the Greek god of the oceans. Chased by Poseidon, furious Demeter assumed the form of a mare, but Poseidon merely followed suit.<ref name=" | According to the story, Areion was born from the union of [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, and [[Poseidon]], the Greek god of the oceans. Chased by Poseidon, furious Demeter assumed the form of a mare, but Poseidon merely followed suit.<ref name="Historical Site">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia]]: Statue of Fury Demeter</ref> | ||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
The story of Areion's conception was immortalized as a [[Statue of Fury Demeter|statue]] raised on top of a hill in the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]].<ref name=" | The story of Areion's conception was immortalized as a [[Statue of Fury Demeter|statue]] raised on top of a hill in the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]].<ref name="Historical Site" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Though different accounts of Areion's parentage exist, the version written by {{Wiki|Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias}} in his ''Description of Greece'' is used in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''. | *Though different accounts of Areion's parentage exist, the version written by {{Wiki|Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias}} in his ''Description of Greece'' is used in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''. | ||
*One of ''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'', [[The Lost Tales of Greece#Old Flames Burn Brighter|Old Flames Burn Brighter]], features an | *One of ''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'', [[The Lost Tales of Greece#Old Flames Burn Brighter|Old Flames Burn Brighter]], features an Arkadian boy named [[Arion]]; his name is a variant spelling of the horse's name. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 20 September 2019
Areion was a legendary, immortal horse in Greek mythology.
History
According to the story, Areion was born from the union of Demeter, the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, and Poseidon, the Greek god of the oceans. Chased by Poseidon, furious Demeter assumed the form of a mare, but Poseidon merely followed suit.[1]
Influence
The story of Areion's conception was immortalized as a statue raised on top of a hill in the Forest of Soron in Arkadia.[1]
Trivia
- Though different accounts of Areion's parentage exist, the version written by Pausanias in his Description of Greece is used in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
- One of The Lost Tales of Greece, Old Flames Burn Brighter, features an Arkadian boy named Arion; his name is a variant spelling of the horse's name.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Arkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter