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In the [[Valley of King Lelex]] in [[Megaris]] was located the [[Tomb of the Amazons]], dedicated to Hippolyta. The tomb was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|mishios]]'' [[Kassandra]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations]] – Megaris: Tomb of the Amazons</ref> | In the [[Valley of King Lelex]] in [[Megaris]] was located the [[Tomb of the Amazons]], dedicated to Hippolyta. The tomb was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|mishios]]'' [[Kassandra]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] – Megaris: Tomb of the Amazons</ref> | ||
In the 5th century BCE, a [[Daughters of Artemis|cult]] rose around the goddess [[Artemis]], consisting of warlike women like the Amazons of legends.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | In the 5th century BCE, a [[Daughters of Artemis|cult]] rose around the goddess [[Artemis]], consisting of warlike women like the Amazons of legends.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
In the late 9th century CE, the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Dag Nithisson]] of the [[Raven Clan]] would often tell stories of how he encountered the Amazons to the south of [[Scandinavia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | In the late 9th century CE, the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Dag Nithisson]] of the [[Raven Clan]] would often tell stories of how he encountered the Amazons to the south of [[Scandinavia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | ||
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The Amazons were a tribe of warrior women in Greek mythology.
Queens[edit | edit source]
Living in the city of Themiskyra on the coast of the Black Sea, Hippolyta reigned as the Queen of the Amazons at some point in their history.[1]
During the Trojan War, the title belonged to Aegea. Those who followed her perished in a naval battle, while she survived by the grace of the Isu Poseidon, who led her to Elysium, ruled by Persephone.[2]
Influence[edit | edit source]
In the Valley of King Lelex in Megaris was located the Tomb of the Amazons, dedicated to Hippolyta. The tomb was visited by the Spartan mishios Kassandra during the Peloponnesian War.[3]
In the 5th century BCE, a cult rose around the goddess Artemis, consisting of warlike women like the Amazons of legends.[4]
In the late 9th century CE, the Viking Dag Nithisson of the Raven Clan would often tell stories of how he encountered the Amazons to the south of Scandinavia.[5]
During the Renaissance, Caterina Sforza was dubbed the "Amazon of Forlì" for her belligerent nature.[6][7] The title was also given to Théroigne de Méricourt in the 18th century for her part in the French Revolution.[8]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Identity – Forlì – A Crimson Sunset (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (indirect mention only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Korinthia: "The Belt of Hippolyta"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations – Megaris: Tomb of the Amazons
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Forlì
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Forlì – A Crimson Sunset – Database: Forlì
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Journal de Paris 1793