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{{Youmay|the | {{Youmay|the statue of Poseidon near Samos|the [[Statue of Poseidon, Achaia|statue]] of Poseidon in Achaia}} | ||
{{ | {{Quote|Incredible, Phidias was right. The artist has captured Poseidon in all his magnificence.|Kassandra upon visiting the statue, 420s BCE|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|The Samian Statue}} | ||
[[File:ACOd-IslandofTriton.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the island with the statue]] | [[File:ACOd-IslandofTriton.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the island with the statue]] | ||
The '''Statue of Poseidon''' was a gigantic marble statue of the [[Greece|Greek]] god [[Poseidon]] on the [[Island of Triton]], counted as part of [[Samos]]. | The '''Statue of Poseidon''' was a gigantic marble statue of the [[Greece|Greek]] god [[Poseidon]] on the [[Island of Triton]], counted as part of [[Samos]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the statue at the request of the [[Athens|Athenian]] sculptor [[Phidias]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]], to find a symbol.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Samian Statue]]</ref> | |||
Sometime thereafter, Kassandra returned to the island where she met a projection of the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]]. Kassandra was appointed by the her as the Keeper of the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]] and was tasked to look for [[Theras]], a friend of the late Phidias.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Heir of Memories]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOD Statue of Poseidon.jpg|Closeup of the statue | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 6 August 2019
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The Statue of Poseidon was a gigantic marble statue of the Greek god Poseidon on the Island of Triton, counted as part of Samos.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the statue at the request of the Athenian sculptor Phidias during the Peloponnesian War, to find a symbol.[1]
Sometime thereafter, Kassandra returned to the island where she met a projection of the Isu Aletheia. Kassandra was appointed by the her as the Keeper of the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus and was tasked to look for Theras, a friend of the late Phidias.[2]
Gallery
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Closeup of the statue
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Samian Statue
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Heir of Memories