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===5th century BCE===
===5th century BCE===
[[File:ACOd-Lioness.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A lioness in Greece]]
[[File:ACOd-Lioness.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A lioness in Greece]]
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] in [[Greece]] lions inhabited various regions, and were hunted for their fangs valued at 40 drachmae.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] in [[Greece]] lions inhabited various regions, and were hunted for their fangs valued at 40 [[drachma]]e.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


Of special note among lions was the [[Nemean Lion]], who haunted the [[Sinkholes of Herakles]] in [[Argolis]], until the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] hunted it down and slew it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Nemean Lion]]</ref>
Of special note among lions in Greece was the [[Nemean Lion]], who was slain by the hero [[Herakles]] as part of his famous [[Labours of Hercules|labours]]. Herakles wore the beast's skin so that it became his emblem.<ref name="ACOd" />
 
An incarnation of the Nemean Lion haunted the [[Sinkholes of Herakles]] in [[Argolis]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. [[Daphnae]], the acting leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], tasked the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] to hunt it down.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Goddesses' Hunt]]</ref> Kassandra did so, bringing the lion's pelt to Daphnae.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Nemean Lion]]</ref>
 
[[Mount Athos]] within the [[Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike]] in [[Makedonia]] was also haunted by a legendary [[Makedonian Lion|lion]] of its own.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]</ref>


===1st century BCE===
===1st century BCE===
During the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic dynasty]] in [[Egypt]], lion claws were popular among commoners as pendants, valued at 35 drachmae each in the mid 1st century BCE.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
During the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic dynasty]] in [[Egypt]], lion claws were popular among commoners as pendants, valued at 35 drachmae each in the mid 1st century BCE.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
The lions were also revered, and their likenesses were worshipped, especially in the form of the goddess of war, [[Sekhmet]]. This worship led a group of bandits around [[Sapi-Res Nome]] to name themselves [[Disciples of the Lioness]], working alongside their revered lionesses.<ref name="ACO" />
*Due to their ferocity, lions were considered divine beings in ancient Egypt, and their attributes were born by multiple deities, especially the goddess of war, [[Sekhmet]].<ref name="ACO" />
*[[Disciples of the Lioness]] was a bandit gang which worked around [[Sapi-Res Nome]] during mid-1st century BCE. They were accompanied by lions, and revered Sekhmet, the Lady of Slaughter.<ref name="ACO" />


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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ACOd-LionAlpha.jpg|A white alpha lion in ancient Greece
ACOd-LionAlpha.jpg|A white alpha lion in ancient Greece
NemeanLion.jpg|The Nemean Lion in Argolis
NemeanLion.jpg|The Nemean Lion in Argolis
ACOd-MakedonianLion.jpg|The Makedonian Lion
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Egyptian mythology]]
[[Category:Greek mythology]]

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A male lion in Egypt

The lion is a felid in the genus Panthera distinguished by the great manes of its males. It was historically endemic throughout Africa and the western half of Asia, favoring savannahs and grasslands but not deserts and dense forests.

History

5th century BCE

A lioness in Greece

During the Peloponnesian War in Greece lions inhabited various regions, and were hunted for their fangs valued at 40 drachmae.[1]

Of special note among lions in Greece was the Nemean Lion, who was slain by the hero Herakles as part of his famous labours. Herakles wore the beast's skin so that it became his emblem.[1]

An incarnation of the Nemean Lion haunted the Sinkholes of Herakles in Argolis during the Peloponnesian War. Daphnae, the acting leader of the Daughters of Artemis, tasked the Spartan misthios Kassandra to hunt it down.[2] Kassandra did so, bringing the lion's pelt to Daphnae.[3]

Mount Athos within the Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike in Makedonia was also haunted by a legendary lion of its own.[4]

1st century BCE

During the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, lion claws were popular among commoners as pendants, valued at 35 drachmae each in the mid 1st century BCE.[5]

The lions were also revered, and their likenesses were worshipped, especially in the form of the goddess of war, Sekhmet. This worship led a group of bandits around Sapi-Res Nome to name themselves Disciples of the Lioness, working alongside their revered lionesses.[5]

Gallery

  • A white alpha lion in ancient Greece
    A white alpha lion in ancient Greece
  • The Nemean Lion in Argolis
    The Nemean Lion in Argolis
  • The Makedonian Lion
    The Makedonian Lion

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Goddesses' Hunt
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Nemean Lion
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
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