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[[File:ACOd-Messenia-TempleofZeusext.jpg|thumb|250px|The Temple of Zeus in Messenia]] | |||
The '''Temple of Zeus''' was a temple located within the [[Mines of the Great Trench]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]. On the cliff overlooking the [[Andania Mine]] and [[Messene]], the temple was built in honor of the Greek god [[Zeus]]. | The '''Temple of Zeus''' was a temple located within the [[Mines of the Great Trench]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]. On the cliff overlooking the [[Andania Mine]] and [[Messene]], the temple was built in honor of the Greek god [[Zeus]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> In around 422 BCE Kassandra confronted [[Amorges]] at the temple in her search to locate her kidnapped son, [[Elpidios]]. Amorges assured Kassandra that Elpidios would be safe with the Order, but Kassandra did not believe him. He then explained the Order's overall plan to bring peace to the world. Calling her too dangerous to live, Amorges fought Kassandra. Although with the arrival of his old friend and former ally, [[Darius]], the odds were against him. He eventually received a mortal blow and died.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> In around 422 BCE Kassandra confronted [[Amorges]] at the temple in her search to locate her kidnapped son, [[Elpidios]]. Amorges assured Kassandra that Elpidios would be safe with the Order, but Kassandra did not believe him. He then explained the Order's overall plan to bring peace to the world. Calling her too dangerous to live, Amorges fought Kassandra. Although with the arrival of his old friend and former ally, [[Darius]], the odds were against him. He eventually received a mortal blow and died.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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ACOd-Messenia-TempleofZeusint.jpg|The interior of the temple | |||
ACOd-Messenia-TempleofZeusterrace.jpg|The terrace of the temple | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 29 September 2019
The Temple of Zeus was a temple located within the Mines of the Great Trench in Messenia, Greece. On the cliff overlooking the Andania Mine and Messene, the temple was built in honor of the Greek god Zeus.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the place.[1] In around 422 BCE Kassandra confronted Amorges at the temple in her search to locate her kidnapped son, Elpidios. Amorges assured Kassandra that Elpidios would be safe with the Order, but Kassandra did not believe him. He then explained the Order's overall plan to bring peace to the world. Calling her too dangerous to live, Amorges fought Kassandra. Although with the arrival of his old friend and former ally, Darius, the odds were against him. He eventually received a mortal blow and died.[2]
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The interior of the temple -
The terrace of the temple
