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'''Kyllene''' was a seaport town located in [[Araxos Point]] region of [[Elis]] in the [[Peloponnese]]. | '''Kyllene''' was a seaport town located in [[Araxos Point]] region of [[Elis]] in the [[Peloponnese]]. | ||
The town was home to cults of [[Aphrodite]], [[Asklepios]], and [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]], and also served as a base for the Elian fleet.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | The town was home to cults of [[Aphrodite]], [[Asklepios]], and [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]], and also served as a base for the Elian fleet.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis|Elis: Kyllene]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] escorted the Spartan [[Pankration]] champion [[Testikles]] to the town in order to take part in the 428 BCE [[Olympic Games]]. When Testikles attempted to embrace Kassandra, the mercenary evaded him, causing Testikles to accidentally fall into the sea whereupon he was devoured by [[Great white shark|sharks]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Training Days]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 07:46, 27 September 2019

Kyllene was a seaport town located in Araxos Point region of Elis in the Peloponnese.
The town was home to cults of Aphrodite, Asklepios, and Hermes, and also served as a base for the Elian fleet.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra escorted the Spartan Pankration champion Testikles to the town in order to take part in the 428 BCE Olympic Games. When Testikles attempted to embrace Kassandra, the mercenary evaded him, causing Testikles to accidentally fall into the sea whereupon he was devoured by sharks.[2]
Gallery
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Alkibiades at a pier in Kyllene
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Barnabas mourning the loss of Testikles
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: Kyllene
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Training Days