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The '''lion''' is a {{wiki|Felidae|felid}} in the {{wiki|genus}} ''{{wiki|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. | The '''lion''' is a {{wiki|Felidae|felid}} in the {{wiki|genus}} ''{{wiki|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== | ==History== | ||
===12th century BCE=== | |||
During the {{Wiki|Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt}}, lions were so prized by pharaohs for their sacred power, that they were almost hunted to extinction.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[Discovery Tour]]'' – "Fauna of Ancient Egypt" – Lions</ref> | |||
===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]] | ||
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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">'' | 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> | ||
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" /> | 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" /> | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 24 September 2019
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
12th century BCE
During the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt, lions were so prized by pharaohs for their sacred power, that they were almost hunted to extinction.[1]
5th century BCE
During the Peloponnesian War in Greece lions inhabited various regions, and were hunted for their fangs valued at 40 drachmae.[2]
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.[2]
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.[3] Kassandra did so, bringing the lion's pelt to Daphnae.[4]
Mount Athos within the Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike in Makedonia was also haunted by a legendary lion of its own.[5]
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.[6]
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.[6]
Trivia
- The mural featuring a lion hunt in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a Lucanian tomb painting from the 3rd century BCE.
Gallery
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A mural of a lion hunt -
A white alpha lion in ancient Greece -
The Nemean Lion in Argolis -
The Makedonian Lion
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Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Discovery Tour – "Fauna of Ancient Egypt" – Lions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Goddesses' Hunt
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Nemean Lion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins