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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Myth=== | ===Myth=== | ||
In the [[Greek mythology]], capturing the Erymanthian Boar was the fourth of the [[Labours of Hercules|twelve labours]] King [[Eurystheas]] had the legendary hero [[Herakles]] perform.<ref name="Erymanthian Boar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: The Erymanthian Boar]]</ref> On the way to meet the Boar, Herakles met [[Pholos]]<ref name="Forest of Pholos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis|Elis: Forest of Pholos]]</ref> and [[Chiron]], [[centaur]]s. | In the [[Greek mythology]], capturing the Erymanthian Boar was the fourth of the [[Labours of Hercules|twelve labours]] King [[Eurystheas]] had the legendary hero [[Herakles]] perform.<ref name="Erymanthian Boar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: The Erymanthian Boar]]</ref> On the way to meet the Boar, Herakles met [[Pholos]]<ref name="Forest of Pholos">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis|Elis: Forest of Pholos]]</ref> and [[Chiron]], [[centaur]]s. | ||
The latter helped Herakles by advising him in regards how to best catch the Boar. Due to this, Herakles drove the Boar into the snow, and thus managed to subdue it well enough to carry it back to Eurystheas. Upon seeing the beast, Eurystheas hid in a {{Wiki|pithos}}, terrified.<ref name="Erymanthian Boar" /> | The latter helped Herakles by advising him in regards how to best catch the Boar. Due to this, Herakles drove the Boar into the snow, and thus managed to subdue it well enough to carry it back to Eurystheas. Upon seeing the beast, Eurystheas hid in a {{Wiki|pithos}}, terrified.<ref name="Erymanthian Boar" /> | ||
===5th century BCE=== | ===5th century BCE=== | ||
A namesake of the mythological {{Wiki|Erymanthian Boar|beast}}, the boar was hunted down by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] at some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. Kassandra took its [[pelt]] and brought it to [[Daphnae]], the acting leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], in the [[Temple of Artemis, Phokis|Temple of Artemis]] in [[Phokis]].<ref name="The Erymanthian Boar">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Erymanthian Boar]]</ref> | A namesake of the mythological {{Wiki|Erymanthian Boar|beast}}, the boar was hunted down by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] at some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. Kassandra took its [[pelt]] and brought it to [[Daphnae]], the acting leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], in the [[Temple of Artemis, Phokis|Temple of Artemis]] in [[Phokis]].<ref name="The Erymanthian Boar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Erymanthian Boar]]</ref> | ||
==Place== | ==Place== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:46, 22 September 2026
The Erymanthian Boar (Latin: aper Erymanthius) was a legendary boar which inhabited the western Erymanthos Foothills in Elis, Greece.
History[edit | edit source]
Myth[edit | edit source]
In the Greek mythology, capturing the Erymanthian Boar was the fourth of the twelve labours King Eurystheas had the legendary hero Herakles perform.[1] On the way to meet the Boar, Herakles met Pholos[2] and Chiron, centaurs.
The latter helped Herakles by advising him in regards how to best catch the Boar. Due to this, Herakles drove the Boar into the snow, and thus managed to subdue it well enough to carry it back to Eurystheas. Upon seeing the beast, Eurystheas hid in a pithos, terrified.[1]
5th century BCE[edit | edit source]
A namesake of the mythological beast, the boar was hunted down by the Spartan misthios Kassandra at some point during the Peloponnesian War. Kassandra took its pelt and brought it to Daphnae, the acting leader of the Daughters of Artemis, in the Temple of Artemis in Phokis.[3]
Place[edit | edit source]
The beast's lair was simply known as its location, for the Boar was ferocious. The lair was a fenced in area in the western part of the hills, though the fence had been torn partially down by the beast.[3]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The lair of the Erymanthian Boar in 5th century BCE -
Kassandra observing the Boar on a nearby cliff -
The Boar charging at Kassandra -
Kassandra and the Boar clashing -
The Boar dead -
A relief depicting Herakles, the boar and Eurystheas -
Concept art featuring the boar and other legendary animals
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