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'''Argos''', nicknamed the '''White City''',<ref name="ACOD site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/peloponnese ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Peloponnese]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> is a city and a region in [[Argolis]], a {{wiki|regional units|regional unit}} of the [[Peloponnese]]. Among the oldest cities of [[Greece]], it was a dominant power during the {{wiki|Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean period}}. | '''Argos''', nicknamed the '''White City''',<ref name="ACOD site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/peloponnese ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Peloponnese]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> is a city and a region in [[Argolis]], a {{wiki|regional units|regional unit}} of the [[Peloponnese]]. Among the oldest cities of [[Greece]], it was a dominant power during the {{wiki|Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean period}}. | ||
Argos was founded between its two akropoleis and is home to many mythical heroes, though in the 5th century BCE its fame was based on the accomplishments of its talented sculptors.<ref name="Historical Location">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Argolis|Argolis: Argos]]</ref> | |||
Argos was founded between its two akropoleis and is home to many mythical heroes, though in the 5th century BCE its fame was based on the accomplishments of its talented sculptors.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Argolis|Argolis: Argos]]</ref> | |||
One of these was the [[bronze]] sculptor [[Polykleitos]], whose [[Polykleitos' Workshop|workshop]] served as the home of his many sculptures.<ref name="ACOD site" /> | One of these was the [[bronze]] sculptor [[Polykleitos]], whose [[Polykleitos' Workshop|workshop]] served as the home of his many sculptures.<ref name="ACOD site" /> | ||
==History== | |||
Circa 430 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] travelled to [[Argos]] in search of the physician [[Hippokrates]], having been directed by the latter's friend [[Euripides]] in [[Athens]].<ref name="First Do No Harm">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[First Do No Harm]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180"> | ||
ACOD Alexios City Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Argos by [[Hugo Puzzuoli]] | |||
Argolis-Argos.jpg|Another view of the city | Argolis-Argos.jpg|Another view of the city | ||
ACOd-Argolis-Argosmaingate.jpg|The main gate of Argos | ACOd-Argolis-Argosmaingate.jpg|The main gate of Argos | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 26 June 2020
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Argos, nicknamed the White City,[1] is a city and a region in Argolis, a regional unit of the Peloponnese. Among the oldest cities of Greece, it was a dominant power during the Mycenaean period.
Argos was founded between its two akropoleis and is home to many mythical heroes, though in the 5th century BCE its fame was based on the accomplishments of its talented sculptors.[2]
One of these was the bronze sculptor Polykleitos, whose workshop served as the home of his many sculptures.[1]
History
Circa 430 BCE, the misthios Kassandra travelled to Argos in search of the physician Hippokrates, having been directed by the latter's friend Euripides in Athens.[3]
Gallery
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Concept art of Argos by Hugo Puzzuoli -
Another view of the city -
The main gate of Argos
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Worlds: Peloponnese. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Argolis: Argos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – First Do No Harm