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[[File:Argolis-SoA-Tholos.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''tholos'' of the Sanctuary of Asklepios]] | [[File:Argolis-SoA-Tholos.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''tholos'' of the Sanctuary of Asklepios]] | ||
The '''''Tholos''''', also known as the Thymele, was a circular building within the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]] in the [[Valley of Dreams]] in [[Argolis]]. | The '''''Tholos''''', also known as the Thymele, was a circular building within the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]] in the [[Valley of Dreams]] in [[Argolis]]. | ||
The ''tholos'' served as the home of the [[Cult of Asklepios]], but more than that, it was where the sacred [[snake]]s were kept.<ref>''[[ | The ''tholos'' served as the home of the [[Cult of Asklepios]], but more than that, it was where the sacred [[snake]]s were kept.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour#Argolis|Argolis: The Tholos and the Sacred Snakes]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the snakes were the responsibility of the priest [[Doreios]]. Despite his attempts, some of the snakes escaped the ''tholos'' and a patient at the sanctuary was scared to death as he encountered them in the bath house. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] was tasked to remove the snakes from the path, ideally forcing them to return to the ''tholos''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Enough is Enough]]</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the snakes were the responsibility of the priest [[Doreios]]. Despite his attempts, some of the snakes escaped the ''tholos'' and a patient at the sanctuary was scared to death as he encountered them in the bath house. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] was tasked to remove the snakes from the path, ideally forcing them to return to the ''tholos''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Enough is Enough]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The model used for this specific ''tholos'' in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' shows it in the middle of construction, though a model for a whole ''tholos'' also exists in the game. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | ||
ACOD Tholos.jpg | ACOD Tholos.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 23 June 2020
The Tholos, also known as the Thymele, was a circular building within the Sanctuary of Asklepios in the Valley of Dreams in Argolis.
The tholos served as the home of the Cult of Asklepios, but more than that, it was where the sacred snakes were kept.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the snakes were the responsibility of the priest Doreios. Despite his attempts, some of the snakes escaped the tholos and a patient at the sanctuary was scared to death as he encountered them in the bath house. The Spartan misthios Kassandra was tasked to remove the snakes from the path, ideally forcing them to return to the tholos.[2]
Behind the scenes
The model used for this specific tholos in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey shows it in the middle of construction, though a model for a whole tholos also exists in the game.
Gallery
Appearances
References
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Argolis: The Tholos and the Sacred Snakes
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Enough is Enough