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During the 1st century BCE, many cattle were kept by [[Egypt]]ians living in the rural countryside, where they were used as a source of meat and milk and for grazing. The cattle were also worshipped in the form of numerous Egyptian deities, most notably as [[Hathor]] who was often depicted crowned with cow horns, and [[Ptah]] in the form of the [[Apis]] bull. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | During the 1st century BCE, many cattle were kept by [[Egypt]]ians living in the rural countryside, where they were used as a source of meat and milk and for grazing. The cattle were also worshipped in the form of numerous Egyptian deities, most notably as [[Hathor]] who was often depicted crowned with cow horns, and [[Ptah]] in the form of the [[Apis]] bull. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
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In addition to being a part of Egyptian religion, when the {{Wiki|zodiac}} was created, the bull was immortalized as the {{Wiki|Taurus (astrology)|Taurus}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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ACOd-cow.jpg|A cow in Greece | ACOd-cow.jpg|A cow in Greece | ||
ACOd-banner-Pephka.jpg|The banner of Pephka | ACOd-banner-Pephka.jpg|The banner of Pephka | ||
ACP Taurus.png|A bull engraved on stone as Taurus | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | ||
Revision as of 19:27, 13 March 2020
Cattle (Bos taurus), colloquially called by their feminine name cows, are a domesticated species of bovine and one of the most commonly kept large herbivores.
History
5th century BCE
In Greece cattle entered the myths most prominently in the form of the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull creature said to have been born from the union of the Kretan Bull and Pasiphae.[1][2] By the time of the Peloponnesian War, the myth of the creature had spellbound the people of Pephka on the island of Krete, and they had turned the city of Lato into a shrine to the beast, emblazoning their banners with its visage, and building their economy around the mythos of the beast.[3]
During the Peloponnessian War, Daphnae, the acting leader of the Daughters of Artemis at the time, tasked the Spartan misthios Kassandra to hunt down eight legendary beasts, [4] the present incarnation of the Kretan Bull among them, its lair located within Fertile Battleground region of Messara on the island of Krete.[5]
On a more mundane note, the hooves of cows were valued at 12 drachmae apiece.[3]
1st century BCE
During the 1st century BCE, many cattle were kept by Egyptians living in the rural countryside, where they were used as a source of meat and milk and for grazing. The cattle were also worshipped in the form of numerous Egyptian deities, most notably as Hathor who was often depicted crowned with cow horns, and Ptah in the form of the Apis bull. [6]
Influence
In addition to being a part of Egyptian religion, when the zodiac was created, the bull was immortalized as the Taurus.[7]
Behind the scenes
The cows in Assassin's Creed: Origins are of the Sanga cattle subspecies.
Gallery
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Promotional shot of the Kretan Bull charging at the misthios in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey -
A bull and a cow in Greece during 5th century BCE -
A cow in Greece -
The banner of Pephka -
A bull engraved on stone as Taurus
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messara: Gortyn
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – "Knossos" – Birth of the Minotaur
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Goddesses' Hunt
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Kretan Bull
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates