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The '''Racecourse of Atalanta''' was a ruined racetrack located southeast of [[Fort Samikon]] in the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Racecourse of Atalanta''' was a ruined racetrack located southeast of [[Fort Samikon]] in the [[Forest of Soron]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. | ||
It was dedicated to [[Atalanta]], a princess of Arkadia who lived during the 6th century BCE | It was dedicated to [[Atalanta]], a princess of Arkadia who lived during the 6th century BCE and was famous for declining to marry a man who couldn't beat her in a foot race.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 2 – Kyros of Zarax]]</ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the track was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] where she encountered a [[Arrachion Camp|bandit camp]] in its northern area.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 11 September 2019
The Racecourse of Atalanta was a ruined racetrack located southeast of Fort Samikon in the Forest of Soron in Arkadia, Greece.
It was dedicated to Atalanta, a princess of Arkadia who lived during the 6th century BCE and was famous for declining to marry a man who couldn't beat her in a foot race.[1] During the Peloponnesian War, the track was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra where she encountered a bandit camp in its northern area.[2]