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At some point during his time, the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Themistokles]] visited the statue, documenting his impressions of it onto a papyrus and hiding the papyrus near the statue.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> | At some point during his time, the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Themistokles]] visited the statue, documenting his impressions of it onto a papyrus and hiding the papyrus near the statue.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> | ||
Decades later during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the statue at the request of [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], a former and blinded King of [[Persia]] who was seeking refuge in [[Megara]]. While exploring the statue, Kassandra recovered Themistokles' papyrus and returned to Artaxerxes to report her findings.<ref name="Prince of Persia" /> | Decades later during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the statue at the request of [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], a former and blinded King of [[Persia]] who was seeking refuge in [[Megara]]. While exploring the statue, Kassandra recovered Themistokles' papyrus and returned to Artaxerxes to report her findings.<ref name="Prince of Persia" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the game, the statue was depicted as such to mirror the geophysical phenomena of Mount Ainos, which was known for its thunderstorms. | *In the game, the statue was depicted as such to mirror the geophysical phenomena of Mount Ainos, which was known for its thunderstorms. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 14:03, 25 September 2019
This article is about the statue of Zeus on Kephallonia. For other uses, see Statue of Zeus.
Lightning Zeus was a gigantic marble statue of the Greek god Zeus, located on Mount Ainos in Kephallonia.
History
At some point during his time, the Athenian general Themistokles visited the statue, documenting his impressions of it onto a papyrus and hiding the papyrus near the statue.[1]
Decades later during the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the statue at the request of Artaxerxes I, a former and blinded King of Persia who was seeking refuge in Megara. While exploring the statue, Kassandra recovered Themistokles' papyrus and returned to Artaxerxes to report her findings.[1]
Trivia
- In the game, the statue was depicted as such to mirror the geophysical phenomena of Mount Ainos, which was known for its thunderstorms.