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The '''Statue of Fury Demeter''' was a monument used as a place of worship located on a hill within the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Statue of Fury Demeter''' was a monument used as a place of worship located on a hill within the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. | ||
Dedicated to [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, in her guise as a [[Erinyes|Fury]], the monument embodied the tale of how the god [[Poseidon]] chased the goddess. To avoid him, Demeter turned into a [[Horse|mare]], but Poseidon followed suit, and they produced the legendary horse [[Areion]].<ref | Dedicated to [[Demeter]], the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, in her guise as a [[Erinyes|Fury]], the monument embodied the tale of how the god [[Poseidon]] chased the goddess. To avoid him, Demeter turned into a [[Horse|mare]], but Poseidon followed suit, and they produced the legendary horse [[Areion]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the location.<ref | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the location.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:19, 4 October 2019

The Statue of Fury Demeter was a monument used as a place of worship located on a hill within the Forest of Soron in Arkadia, Greece.
Dedicated to Demeter, the Greek goddess of crops and fertility, in her guise as a Fury, the monument embodied the tale of how the god Poseidon chased the goddess. To avoid him, Demeter turned into a mare, but Poseidon followed suit, and they produced the legendary horse Areion.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the location.[2]
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The statue proper within the shrine
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey