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The '''Terrors of Kyknos''' | The '''Terrors of Kyknos''' was a [[Gang|group]] of [[bandit]]s active in [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], gang attacked the [[Lighthouse of the Father of Ajax|lighthouse]] on the southern tip of [[Isle of Salamis]], and robbed it, taking with them the [[Golden Feather of Ajax]] and scaring the [[lighthouse keeper]].<ref name="Feather Location">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Rumored Feather Location]]</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the gang attacked the [[Lighthouse of the Father of Ajax|lighthouse]] on the southern tip of [[Isle of Salamis]], and robbed it, taking with them the [[Golden Feather of Ajax]] and scaring the [[lighthouse keeper]].<ref name="Feather Location">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Rumored Feather Location]]</ref> | ||
Afterwards, the gang | Afterwards, the gang withdrew to the [[Mycenaean Tomb of Ajax]] on the island, which they had claimed as their base of operations. It was there where the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] found them and slew them, claiming the feather from the corpse of their leader.<ref name="Feather Location" /> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
It is uncertain which {{Wiki|Cycnus|Kyknos}} the name of the gang references.<ref>{{WP|Cycnus}}</ref> | |||
The word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/κύκνος κύκνος] (''kúknos'') is Greek for 'swan'.<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/κύκνος κύκνος] on Wiktionary</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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The Terrors of Kyknos was a group of bandits active in Greece during the 5th century BCE.
History
During the Peloponnesian War, the gang attacked the lighthouse on the southern tip of Isle of Salamis, and robbed it, taking with them the Golden Feather of Ajax and scaring the lighthouse keeper.[1]
Afterwards, the gang withdrew to the Mycenaean Tomb of Ajax on the island, which they had claimed as their base of operations. It was there where the Spartan misthios Kassandra found them and slew them, claiming the feather from the corpse of their leader.[1]
Behind the scenes
It is uncertain which Kyknos the name of the gang references.[2]
The word κύκνος (kúknos) is Greek for 'swan'.[3]
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Rumored Feather Location
- ↑
Cycnus on Wikipedia
- ↑ κύκνος on Wiktionary