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'''Agamemnon''' was a legendary king of [[Argos]] and leader of the [[Greece|Greek]] forces during the [[Trojan War]] | '''Agamemnon''' was a legendary king of [[Argos]] and leader of the [[Greece|Greek]] forces during the [[Trojan War]]. | ||
After his death, a [[Agamemnon's Tomb|tomb]] dedicated to him was built in [[Argolis]], within the [[Palace of Agamemnon|region]] regarded as his 'palace'.<ref name " | ==Influence== | ||
After his death, a [[Agamemnon's Tomb|tomb]] dedicated to him was built in [[Argolis]], within the [[Palace of Agamemnon|region]] regarded as his 'palace'.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
Agamemnon is featured in [[Homer]]'s works ''[[Iliad|The Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''. The authors [[Euripides]] and [[Sophokles]] also wrote of him.{{Fact}} | |||
He was revered by the [[Cult of Kosmos]] as the first servant of [[Kosmos]], the Cult's ideal of peace through order.{{Fact}} | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] found Agamemnon's own personal [[armor]] [[Agamemnon Set|set]] that he had worn in battle, most notably during the Trojan War.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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Agamemnon was a legendary king of Argos and leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War.
Influence
After his death, a tomb dedicated to him was built in Argolis, within the region regarded as his 'palace'.[1]
Agamemnon is featured in Homer's works The Iliad and The Odyssey. The authors Euripides and Sophokles also wrote of him. [citation needed]
He was revered by the Cult of Kosmos as the first servant of Kosmos, the Cult's ideal of peace through order. [citation needed]
During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra found Agamemnon's own personal armor set that he had worn in battle, most notably during the Trojan War.[1]
Trivia
- His name in Greek, Ἀγαμέμνων, means 'very steadfast', 'unbowed'. Derived from Ἀγαμέδμων from ἄγαν, 'very much' and μέδομαι, 'think on'.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ R. S. P. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 8.
