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| ===Boeotia=== | | ===Korinthia=== |
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| |-|Boeotian Banner= | | |-|Aphrodite, Adonis and Persephone= |
| [[File:DTAG - Stater of Thebes.png|thumb|250px|Boeotian shield, from the obverse type of a stater of Thebes / 425-395 BCE (Classical Greece)]]
| | According to the myth told by Ovid, when Aphrodite met the infant Adonis, she was immediately smitten with him. She decided to take care of him by hiding him in a chest, and asked Persephone, the queen of the underworld, to educate him. However, Persephone also fell in Love with Adonis. |
| The Boeotian banner naturally depicts the Boeotian shield, which was the main type of coinage of Thebes, and later of the Boeotian confederation.
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| The shield is the most important weapon of defense. Greek soldiers usually used a round-shaped shield, the aspis, but Boeotians eventually developed an oval shield with a semicircular indentation on either side of the middle. This would have reduced its weight, and allowed the bearer to thrust and stab while staying protected.
| | On the day Aphrodite descended into the underworld to retrieve the young Adonis, Persephone refused to return the boy, who had become her lover. The two women turned to Zeus to judge who should have Adonis, and Zeus asked the muse Kalliope to make the decision. |
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| None of these shields have survived, which may suggest they were made from animal hides instead of bronze or wood like other shields.
| | In the end, it was decided that Adonis would spend fourth months with Aphrodite, four with Persephone, and four alone to rest. However, Adonis decided - either on his own or through Aphrodite's magical influence - to spend his four months of "rest" with Aphrodite. |
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| | Aphrodite and Adonis continued their passionate relationship until one day, Adonis was mortally wounded while hunting a boar. Aphrodite heard her lover's moans of pain from her flying chariot, but by the time she arrived by his side, it was too late to save him. The goddess cried tears of blood that fell onto the ground, and from them sprouted either the purple anemone flower or the rose, depending on the version of the story. |
| [[File:DTAG - Stater of Poseidonia.png|thumb|250px|Stater of Poseidonia showing Poseidon brandishing his trident / 530-500 BCE (Archaic Greece)]]
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| The main god of the sea was Poseidon. There were temples dedicated to him in many coastal cities, such as Cape Sounion south of Athens. | |
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| Fish, like other animals, were offered as sacrifices for the gods. A painting described by Athenaios showed Poseidon offering a tuna to Zeus just before he gave birth to Athena. It was believed that in order to get a good tuna harvest, one needed to sacrifice eels to Poseidon.
| | |-|Aphrodite: A Love Story= |
| | In mythology, Aphrodite was the wife of Hephaistos, the god of metallurgy. However, she also had an affair with Ares, the god of war. |
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| Fish were also used in divination. The Lykians, for example, practiced ichthyomancy. Meat was thrown into a special sinkhole to attract fish, and depending on which species were attracted, the response from the gods was determined.
| | One night, after spending too long together, Ares and Aphrodite were caught by Helios, who informed Hephaistos of his wife's infidelity. In a fit of rage, Hephaistos captured Ares and Aphrodite in an unbreakable net, then summoned the rest of the gods to bear witness to his dishonor. |
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| | Afterwards, Aphrodite went to Paphos to renew her virginity in the sea. This virginity did not last, however, as she later had a relationship with Hermes which resulted in the birth of Hermaphroditos, a being of two sexes. |
| [[File:DTAG - Stater of Orchomenos.png|thumb|250px|Stater struck by Orchomenos depicting shield on obverse and an amphora on reverse / 385-375 BCE (Classical Greece)]]
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| The city of Orchomenos in Boeotia has origins going back to the Neolithic period. Discovered in the 19th century, it was excavated by Heinrich Schliemann - the same person who discovered and searched for the cities of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns.
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| The excavations left few details. Remains of fortifications dated to the 4th century BCE were discovered. A tholos tomb known as the Treasury of Minyas was also uncovered. The possible remains of a Mycenaean palace on the flank of the akropolis would have been found just above the spring of the Charites. Fragments of paintings have also been found in the vast architectural complex between the 9th century church and the theater. Clues suggest that the church, one of the oldest in Greece, was built on the remnants of the Charites temple. The remains of a theater also dating back to the 4th century BCE are still visible today.
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| | [[File:ACOD DT - Children.jpg|right|100px|Terracotta doll (child's toy)]] |
| | After a baby was born, it was presented to the father, who would then decide its fate. If the child was a girl or showed signs of a disability, they were occasionally abandoned and left to die. |
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| |-|Sphinx= | | Wealthier families could hire caretakers or employ their slaves as nurses to look after their children. This was a necessary precaution, as children were very susceptible to diseases and illnesses. |
| [[File:DTAG - Sphinx BTS.png|thumb|250px|Inspired by ''The Art of Assassin's Creed Odyssey'', by Kate Lewis, with courtesy from Titan Books.]] | | |
| (Behind the scenes) | | Education in Greece was reserved for boys and young men. Rich families could hire tutors to teach their daughters skills like reading, but this was not the norm, and girls were mainly taught how to run the household. |
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| | [[File:ACOD DT - Jason and Medea.jpg|right|150px|Jason about the seize the Golden Fleece, stergo of the Argo to the right]] |
| | [[Jason]] was the legendary Greek hero who led the [[Argonauts]], a group of adventurers named after their ship, the ''[[Argo]]''. Together, they set out to steal the magical [[Shroud of Eden 1|Golden Fleece]], and eventually succeeded with the help of a sorceress named [[Medea]]. |
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| | Jason married Medea, and the couple eventually settled in the city of Korinth. But the couple's happy ending was short-lived; when Jason met the king of Korinth's daughter, [[Glauke]], he abandoned Medea to seek the princess' hand in marriage. |
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| | Enraged, Medea gifted Glauke a dress that was secretly poisoned. Upon wearing the dress, Glauke was burned alive. |
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| | The ending of the story varies. Either Medea's children were stoned to death as punishment for her murder of Glauke, or Medea herself killed her children as a way of getting revenge on Jason. |
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| | The legend of Medea was later told in a {{Wiki|Medea (play)|tragedy}} by the famous playwright [[Euripides]]. |
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| In Greek mythology, the Sphinx was a creature with the face of a human, the wings of a bird, and the body of a lion. The Assassin's Creed Odyssey team have melded more than one mythological creature into their Sphinx, adding elements off the mythological Chimera, like the tail ending in a snake head. The Sphinx offers a different challenge to the Hero, explains Thierry Dansereau, “You cannot defeat her by force, instead you must answer her riddle.” In traditional myth, those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a terrible fate: killed and devoured by the beast.
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| | The banner of Korinthia was inspired by the coinage of Korinth, which depicts Pegasos. |
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| “It was challenging to try to create a menacing creature but still have a feeling of beauty to transpire.” - Gabriel Blain
| | Pegasos, the mythical winged horse, was captured in Korinth by Bellerophon near the Peirene fountain. The hero then rode him to defeat the monstrous creature Chimera. When Bellerophon fell from Pegasos while trying to reach Mount Olympos, Zeus gave Pegasos the task of carrying thunderbolts. The god later granted Pegasos the honor of becoming a constellation. |
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| [[File:DTAG - BTS Textures and Materials.png|thumb|250px|Inspired by ''The Art of Assassin's Creed Odyssey'', by Kate Lewis, with courtesy from Titan Books.]] | | [[File:DTAG - Merchant Boat BTS.png|thumb|250px|Inspired by ''The Art of Assassin's Creed Odyssey'', by Kate Lewis, with courtesy from Titan Books.]] |
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| Assassin's Creed Odyssey's focus on the details is what really takes the game to the next Level in terms of immersion. The sheer variety of textures that make up the layered background to the cities and landscapes are what give the locations their character and quality. The art and development team are constantly pushing the boundaries, aiming for bigger, better, and higher quality than ever before. The textures here are a fraction of what appears in the game. Even the simplest white stone blocks are not plain but richly detailed with grains and imperfections. The colorful tiles and murals speak to the craftsmanship of Greece itself, giving history and life to each wall and column.
| | "To produce our Merchant Boat, we were really pleased to be able to use as reference the remains of the very well preserved "Kyrenia Ship" found in 1965. Having this boat replicated with the highest historic fidelity helped us to give life to our beautiful world and to show that there was not only war ships sailing in the great ancient Greek Sea." - David Therrien |
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| |-|The Battle of Plataia= | | |-|The Belt of Hippolyta= |
| [[File:DTAG Battle of Plataia Map - Edward Weller.png|thumb|250px|Map of the Battle of Plataia with the positioning of the troups. From George Cox William, 1876 / 1876]]
| | Eurystheas asked Herakles to bring him the belt of Hippolyta for the ninth labor; it would be offered to his daughter Admete. |
| The Persians' crusshing defeat at the Battle of the Salamis in 480 BCE greatly discouraged King Xerxes from continuing his invasion. However, one of Xerxes' military commanders, [[Mardonius|Mardonios]], convinced the king that their campaign could continue.
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| Mardonios' hopes were dashed the following year at the [[Battle of Plataia]]. The Greeks, who were outnumbered by the Persians, held their own in the open countryside. They fought until they were victorious, killing Mardonios in the process and putting an end to the second Persian invasion of Greece.
| | The belt was a gift from the god Ares to his daughter Hippolyta, the queen of Amazons - a tribe of women-warriors. With a group of companions, Herakles reached Themiskyra, the city in the Black Sea were Hippolyta lived, and convinced the Amazon to give him the belt. However, Hera had spread rumors amongst the Amazons, so they attacked him. Herakles had no choice but to kill Hippolyta. He then brought the belt back to Eurystheas. |
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