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The '''Altar of the Twelve Gods''' was an open-air shrine located north of the [[Agora of Athens|Agora]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], dedicated to the twelve main [[Twelve Gods|gods]] of the Greek pantheon. | The '''Altar of the Twelve Gods''' was an open-air shrine located north of the [[Agora of Athens|Agora]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], dedicated to the twelve main [[Twelve Gods|gods]] of the Greek pantheon. | ||
Built by the archon [[Peisistratos]] in 522 BCE,<ref name="Discovery Site">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites|Discovery Sites]]: Altar of the Twelve Gods</ref> the altar was, in addition to being a place of worship, also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by [[Herodotos]] to give sample distances,<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations]] / Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods</ref> as well as a milestone for all distances in Attika.<ref name="Discovery Site" /> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the altar was visited by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the area.<ref name="ACOd" /> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the altar was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the area.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 17 September 2019
The Altar of the Twelve Gods was an open-air shrine located north of the Agora in Athens, Greece, dedicated to the twelve main gods of the Greek pantheon.
Built by the archon Peisistratos in 522 BCE,[1] the altar was, in addition to being a place of worship, also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by Herodotos to give sample distances,[2] as well as a milestone for all distances in Attika.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the altar was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the area.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Sites: Altar of the Twelve Gods
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods