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'''Agoge''' was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven. | '''Agoge''' was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven. | ||
Despite being a girl, the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] also participated in the ''agoge'',<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> though her education was cut short due to her exile.<ref | Despite being a girl, the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] also participated in the ''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> | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
Located in the woods around the ''[[polis]]'' was the [[Spartan training territory]], where youths willing to prove themselves came.<ref name="ACOd" /> | Located in the woods around the ''[[polis]]'' was the [[Spartan training territory]], where youths willing to prove themselves came.<ref name="ACOd"/> | ||
[[Paidiskoi Camp]] in [[Lakonia]] was the camp where the ''paidiskoi'' remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.<ref name="ACOd" /> | [[Paidiskoi Camp]] in [[Lakonia]] was the camp where the ''paidiskoi'' remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.<ref name="ACOd"/> | ||
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.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Training Days]]</ref> | 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.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Training Days]]</ref> | ||
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During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was [[Iatrokles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Brothers in Arms]]</ref> | During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was [[Iatrokles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Brothers in Arms]]</ref> | ||
''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]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 3 May 2021
- "The agoge is what turns boys into men. Interfering would only weaken them, weaken Sparta."
- ―Myrrine[src]
Agoge was the Spartan way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven.
Despite being a girl, the Spartan misthios Kassandra also participated in the agoge,[1] though her education was cut short due to her exile.[2]
Locations
Located in the woods around the polis was the Spartan training territory, where youths willing to prove themselves came.[1]
Paidiskoi Camp in Lakonia was the camp where the paidiskoi remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.[1]
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.[3]
Positions
During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was Iatrokles.[4]
Paidiskoi were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.[1]
The best among the Agoge Fighters became krypteia.[5]
Trivia
- The word is Greek αγωγή (agogí), meaning 'rearing, upbringing, education, training' and even 'discipline'.
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Big Break
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Training Days
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Brothers in Arms
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Home Sweet Home