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[[File:ACOd-Scorpionstomb.jpg|thumb|250px|Scorpions in a tomb in 5th century BCE Greece]] | [[File:ACOd-Scorpionstomb.jpg|thumb|250px|Scorpions in a tomb in 5th century BCE Greece]] | ||
A '''scorpion''' is an arachnid of the order ''Scorpiones'' characterized by a pair of large {{wiki|pedipalp}}s and a segmented tail ending in a [[poison|venomous]] stinger. | A '''scorpion''' is an arachnid of the order ''Scorpiones'' characterized by a pair of large {{wiki|pedipalp}}s and a segmented tail ending in a [[poison|venomous]] stinger. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Drawn to the darkness of tombs, scorpions often inhabited various tombs throughout [[Greece]] of antiquity. During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] saw them scurrying away into the crags as she approached them.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | Drawn to the darkness of tombs, scorpions often inhabited various tombs throughout [[Greece]] of antiquity. During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] saw them scurrying away into the crags as she approached them.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:ACO-scorpions.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Scorpions in 1st century BCE Egypt]] | |||
[[File:ACO-scorpions.jpg|thumb|250px|Scorpions in 1st century BCE Egypt]] | |||
During the 1st century BCE, scorpions were commonly found throughout [[Egypt]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> Attacks were common as they could also be found in cities. In [[Soknopaiou Nesos]], [[Bayek]] encountered [[Tuaa]], a woman who had lost her husband to a scorpion's sting.<ref name="The Bride">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Bride]]</ref> | During the 1st century BCE, scorpions were commonly found throughout [[Egypt]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> Attacks were common as they could also be found in cities. In [[Soknopaiou Nesos]], [[Bayek]] encountered [[Tuaa]], a woman who had lost her husband to a scorpion's sting.<ref name="The Bride">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Bride]]</ref> | ||
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==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
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A scorpion is an arachnid of the order Scorpiones characterized by a pair of large pedipalps and a segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger.
History
Drawn to the darkness of tombs, scorpions often inhabited various tombs throughout Greece of antiquity. During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra saw them scurrying away into the crags as she approached them.[1]
During the 1st century BCE, scorpions were commonly found throughout Egypt.[2] Attacks were common as they could also be found in cities. In Soknopaiou Nesos, Bayek encountered Tuaa, a woman who had lost her husband to a scorpion's sting.[3]
Influence
In Greek mythology, the goddess Artemis sent a scorpion to kill the Giant Orion, son of the god Poseidon, after Orion had harassed Artemis' follower, Opis. As a consequence, both Orion and the scorpion were turned into constellations.[1]
As scorpions are common in Egypt, they eventually found their way into their religion. Serqet is an Egyptian goddess often depicted with a scorpion on her crown, being the goddess of healing venomous stings and bites, among others. By 48 BCE, a cult revering the goddess had sprung up around the Nile Delta, using a stylized scorpion as their insignia.[4]
Bayek encountered several giant scorpions in the Field of Reeds; unlike their counterparts in the 'waking world', these giants attacked him on sight. Killing these yielded star shards and their pincers as animal goods.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Bride
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs