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The '''Temple of Apollo Korythos''' was a temple dedicated to [[Apollo]] in [[Aipeia]] within the [[Valley of Aristomenes]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Temple of Apollo Korythos''' was a temple dedicated to [[Apollo]] in [[Aipeia]] within the [[Valley of Aristomenes]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]. | ||
The temple celebrated the god for his healing powers<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messenia|Messenia]] | The temple celebrated the god for his healing powers<ref name="Aipeia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messenia|Messenia: Aipeia]]</ref>, but it was rendered largely in ruin by the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]]. The [[Order of Dominion]] branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]] had claimed the site as one of their outposts by the 420s BCE. Soon after, the temple was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] who eliminated the Order guards.<ref name="Give Our Respects">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]'' – [[Give Our Respects]]</ref> She also claimed the valuables and recovered an [[Ainigmata Ostraka]] in the temple.<ref name="Procession of Bones">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Procession of Bones]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The temple of Apollo Korythos in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on the ruins of an actual temple. The epithet of Apollo, [https://www.theoi.com/Cult/ApollonTitles.html Κορυνθος], references the sacred cakes of the same name. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | ||
ACOd-Messenia-TempleofApolloKorythosint.jpg|A view within | ACOd-Messenia-TempleofApolloKorythosint.jpg|A view within | ||
ACOd-Messenia-Aipeia-TempleofApolloKorythos-AinigmataOstraka.jpg|Kassandra discovering the Ainigmata Ostraka within the temple | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 13 August 2020
This article is about the temple of Apollo in Aipeia. For other uses, see Temple of Apollo.
The Temple of Apollo Korythos was a temple dedicated to Apollo in Aipeia within the Valley of Aristomenes in Messenia, Greece.
The temple celebrated the god for his healing powers[1], but it was rendered largely in ruin by the time of the Peloponnesian War. The Order of Dominion branch of the Order of the Ancients had claimed the site as one of their outposts by the 420s BCE. Soon after, the temple was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra who eliminated the Order guards.[2] She also claimed the valuables and recovered an Ainigmata Ostraka in the temple.[3]
Behind the scenes
The temple of Apollo Korythos in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on the ruins of an actual temple. The epithet of Apollo, Κορυνθος, references the sacred cakes of the same name.
Gallery
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A view within -
Kassandra discovering the Ainigmata Ostraka within the temple
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messenia: Aipeia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline – Give Our Respects
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Procession of Bones