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'''Garden of Kynosarges''' was a garden attributed to the hero [[Didymos]], located outside of [[Athens]] in [[Attika]], [[Greece]]. | [[File:PSB-Kynosargesfull.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the Garden of Kynosarges]] | ||
The '''Garden of Kynosarges''' was a garden attributed to the hero [[Didymos]], located outside of [[Athens]] in [[Attika]], [[Greece]]. | |||
When Didymos was about to perform a sacrifice to the god [[Dionysos]], a white dog snatched the sacrificial animal from him. He went on to create a garden in honor of the dog’s swiftness and cunning.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | When Didymos was about to perform a sacrifice to the god [[Dionysos]], a white dog snatched the sacrificial animal from him. He went on to create a garden in honor of the dog’s swiftness and cunning.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
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*Instead of dog statues, the garden features multiple statues of [[lion]]s. As well as a statue generally identified as the god [[Apollo]]. | *Instead of dog statues, the garden features multiple statues of [[lion]]s. As well as a statue generally identified as the god [[Apollo]]. | ||
*Historically, Didymos was said to have built a temple in honor of the hero [[Herakles]], his mother {{Wiki|Alcmene}} and his nephew [[Iolaos]]. | *Historically, Didymos was said to have built a temple in honor of the hero [[Herakles]], his mother {{Wiki|Alcmene}} and his nephew [[Iolaos]]. | ||
*The name of the place gave birth to the story, explaining it as ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/κυνός κῠνός] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἀργός ἀργός]'' | *The name of the place gave birth to the story, explaining it as ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/κυνός κῠνός] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἀργός ἀργός]'' (''kunós argós''). | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
PSB-Kynosargesentry.jpg|The entrance | |||
PSB-Kynosargesint.jpg|The central altar | |||
PSB-Kynosargesathens.jpg|A view from within the garden | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Revision as of 00:13, 6 February 2019
The Garden of Kynosarges was a garden attributed to the hero Didymos, located outside of Athens in Attika, Greece.
When Didymos was about to perform a sacrifice to the god Dionysos, a white dog snatched the sacrificial animal from him. He went on to create a garden in honor of the dog’s swiftness and cunning.[1]
Trivia
- Instead of dog statues, the garden features multiple statues of lions. As well as a statue generally identified as the god Apollo.
- Historically, Didymos was said to have built a temple in honor of the hero Herakles, his mother Alcmene and his nephew Iolaos.
- The name of the place gave birth to the story, explaining it as κῠνός ἀργός (kunós argós).
Gallery
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The entrance -
The central altar -
A view from within the garden
