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{{Era|Locations}}[[File:Megaris-TombofAlkathousentr.jpg|thumb|250px|The entrance of the tomb]] | {{Era|Locations}} | ||
[[File:Megaris-TombofAlkathousentr.jpg|thumb|250px|The entrance of the tomb]] | |||
The '''Tomb of Alkathous''' was a tomb-shrine believed to house [[Alkathous]], the son of king [[Pelops]]. It was located within the city of [[Megara]] in [[Megaris]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Tomb of Alkathous''' was a tomb-shrine believed to house [[Alkathous]], the son of king [[Pelops]]. It was located within the city of [[Megara]] in [[Megaris]], [[Greece]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb's outermost areas were used by Megarians as archives. Despite this, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb's outermost areas were used by the Megarians as archives. Despite this, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] ventured deeper through a false wall, exploring the tomb, finding valuables and deciphering an [[ancient stele]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Megaris-TombofAlkathousint.jpg|The interior of the tomb | Megaris-TombofAlkathousint.jpg|The interior of the tomb | ||
Megaris-TombofAlkathousint1.jpg|The archives within the tomb | Megaris-TombofAlkathousint1.jpg|The archives within the tomb | ||
ACOd-Megaris-TombofAlkathous-remains.jpg|Remains within the tomb | |||
ACOd-Megaris-TombofAlkathous-scribe.jpg|Remains of a scribe | |||
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[[Category:Shrines]] | [[Category:Shrines]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Valley of King Lelex]] | [[Category:Locations in the Valley of King Lelex]] | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 12 August 2020

The Tomb of Alkathous was a tomb-shrine believed to house Alkathous, the son of king Pelops. It was located within the city of Megara in Megaris, Greece.
During the Peloponnesian War, the tomb's outermost areas were used by the Megarians as archives. Despite this, the Spartan misthios Kassandra ventured deeper through a false wall, exploring the tomb, finding valuables and deciphering an ancient stele.[1]
Gallery
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The interior of the tomb
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The archives within the tomb
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Remains within the tomb
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Remains of a scribe