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The '''Temple of Zeus Chthonios''' was | The '''Temple of Zeus Chthonios''' was the ancient [[Greece|Greek]] temple in worship of [[Zeus]], located atop the hills of [[Ancient Ruins of Kranioi|Kranioi]] in [[Kephallonia]]. By the 5th century BCE, naught remained of the temple but ruins, occupied by a pack of [[wolves]]. | ||
In 431 BCE, the ruins | In 431 BCE, the ruins were visited by the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']], [[Kassandra]], who eliminated the wolves and claimed the valuables in the area.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *The epithet is the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/χθόνιος χθόνιος] (''khthónios''), which means 'underground, subterranean'. English has borrowed the term as ''chthonian'' and ''{{Wiki|chthonic}}'', especially in reference to gods and spirits related to the Greek underworld. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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[[Category:Temples]] | [[Category:Temples]] | ||
[[Category:Animal dens]] | [[Category:Animal dens]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Kephallonia]] | [[Category:Locations in Kephallonia]] | ||
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The Temple of Zeus Chthonios was the ancient Greek temple in worship of Zeus, located atop the hills of Kranioi in Kephallonia. By the 5th century BCE, naught remained of the temple but ruins, occupied by a pack of wolves.
In 431 BCE, the ruins were visited by the Spartan misthios, Kassandra, who eliminated the wolves and claimed the valuables in the area.[1]
Trivia
- The epithet is the Greek word χθόνιος (khthónios), which means 'underground, subterranean'. English has borrowed the term as chthonian and chthonic, especially in reference to gods and spirits related to the Greek underworld.