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Played with a curved stick and a ball, ''keretizein'' was a common pastime.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
Played with a curved stick and a ball, ''keretizein'' was a common pastime.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
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==Trivia==
==Behind the scenes==
*The game is mentioned by the 2nd century writer {{Wiki|Plutarch}}.
The name of the game is thought to be derived from the Greek word [[wikt:κέρας|κέρας]] (''kéras''), meaning 'horn', in reference to the curved stick.
*The name of the game is thought to be derived from the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/κέρας κέρας] (''kéras''), meaning 'horn', in reference to the curved stick.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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Men playing keretizein on the street

Keretizein was a game similar to street hockey in 5th century BCE Greece.

Played with a curved stick and a ball, keretizein was a common pastime.[1]

Behind the scenes

The name of the game is thought to be derived from the Greek word κέρας (kéras), meaning 'horn', in reference to the curved stick.

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey