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==Gallery==
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Achaia-TeichosofHerakles-caveentry.jpg|Cave entrance outside the fort
Achaia-TeichosofHerakles-cavernentry.jpg|Cave entrance within the fort
Achaia-TeichosofHerakles-cavern.jpg|The cavern below the fort
TeichosHerakles2.jpg|Secret entrance
TeichosHerakles2.jpg|Secret entrance
TeichosHerakles3.jpg|Chamber housing an Isu trunk
TeichosHerakles3.jpg|Chamber housing an Isu trunk
Achaia-TeichosofHeraklesint.jpg|The interior of the temple within the fort
TeichosHerakles4.jpg|Statue of Herakles within the temple
TeichosHerakles4.jpg|Statue of Herakles within the temple
Achaia-TeichosofHerakles-room.jpg|A small chamber within the fort housing both Spartan and [[Athens|Athenian]] military gear
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Revision as of 12:58, 31 May 2019


The fortress occupied by the Sage of the Silver Vein and his soldiers

The Teichos of Herakles was a fortress dedicated to the legendary hero Herakles, located atop a peak in the Achaean region of Erymanthos Peaks, Greece. It served as the headquarters of Polemon the Wise, the Sage of the Silver Vein branch of the Cult of Kosmos.

Within the Teichos was an entrance into a cavern below, containing curious architecture and an equally curious chamber housing a strange trunk.[1]

History

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the fortress, finding one of the Ainigmata Ostraka within.[2] She also tracked down Polemon, and slew him and his pet lynx.[3]

When the Order of the Storm branch of the Persian Order of the Ancients came to Achaia searching for Kassandra, Darius and Natakas, the men serving the Order captured locals and took them to the Teichos. There they were questioned about 'yellow-eyed man' and 'Eagle-bearing misthios '. Natakas asked Kassandra to help the people.[4] While rescuing the people, among them Kleta, Kassandra found a letter addressed to the Cult of Kosmos from the Order of the Storm, signed by the Tempest.[5]

Trivia

  • The location is based on the Teichus of the Dymaeans in Achaia, said to have been built by Herakles when he warred against the Eleans.
  • The Greek word τεῖχος (teîkhos) means 'fortification, castle, fortified city'.

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Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyDye Dye Dye
  3. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Silver Vein (memory)
  4. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyLegacy of the First Blade: Shadow HeritageInto the Storm
  5. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyLegacy of the First Blade: Shadow HeritageOn the Grapevine