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{{Quote|The agoge is what turns boys into men. Interfering would only weaken them, weaken Sparta.|Myrrine reminding Kassandra of the ''agoge''{{'}}s purpose, 429 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Home Sweet Home (Odyssey)}} | {{Quote|The agoge is what turns boys into men. Interfering would only weaken them, weaken Sparta.|Myrrine reminding Kassandra of the ''agoge''{{'}}s purpose, 429 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Home Sweet Home (Odyssey)}} | ||
The '''agoge''' ([[Greece|Greek]]: [[wikt:αγωγή|αγωγή]], lit. 'rearing, upbringing, education, training') was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into [[soldiers]], beginning around the age of seven. | The '''agoge''' ([[Greece|Greek]]: [[wikt:αγωγή|αγωγή]], lit. 'rearing, upbringing, education, training') was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into [[soldiers]], beginning around the age of seven.<ref>{{WP}}</ref> Despite being a girl, [[Kassandra]] also participated in the Spartan ''agoge'',<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> though her education was cut short due to her exile.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref> | ||
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''Paidiskoi'' were the youths in the middle phase of the ''agoge'', aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.<ref name="ACOd"/> | ''Paidiskoi'' were the youths in the middle phase of the ''agoge'', aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.<ref name="ACOd"/> | ||
The best among the [[Agoge Fighter]]s became ''[[krypteia]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Home Sweet Home]]</ref> | The best among the [[Agoge Fighter]]s became ''[[krypteia]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Home Sweet Home (Odyssey)|Home Sweet Home]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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The agoge (Greek: αγωγή, lit. 'rearing, upbringing, education, training') was the Spartan way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven.[1] Despite being a girl, Kassandra also participated in the Spartan agoge,[2] though her education was cut short due to her exile.[3]
Locations[edit | edit source]
Located in the woods around the polis was the Spartan training territory, where youths willing to prove themselves came.[2]
Paidiskoi Camp in Lakonia was the camp where the paidiskoi remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.[2]
During the Peloponnesian War, Kassandra was tasked by Xanthe, the magistrate of Pitana, to escort her younger son, Makarios, to the Agoge Camp North in Mount Taygetos for his training.[4]
Positions[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was Iatrokles.[5]
Paidiskoi were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.[2]
The best among the Agoge Fighters became krypteia.[6]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
