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[[File:Boeotia-TombofMenoikeus.jpg|thumb|250px|The Tomb of Menoikeus]] | [[File:Boeotia-TombofMenoikeus.jpg|thumb|250px|The shrine atop the Tomb of Menoikeus]] | ||
The '''Tomb of Menoikeus''' was a gravesite located outside the city of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], and dedicated to [[Menoikeus]], a Thebian man in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | The '''Tomb of Menoikeus''' was a gravesite located outside the city of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], and dedicated to [[Menoikeus]], a Thebian man in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb was claimed by a [[lion]]. When [[Pibos]], an apprentice of [[Gorgias (historian)|Gorgias]], explored the location, the | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the tomb was claimed by a pack of [[lion]]s. When [[Pibos]], an apprentice of [[Gorgias (historian)|Gorgias]], explored the location, the lions slew him and devoured a piece of a [[Sphinx Medallion|medallion]] Pibos was carrying. Soon afterwards, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] avenged Pibos' death and claimed the medallion piece from the lion.<ref name="Lore">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Lore of the Sphinx]]</ref> | ||
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The Greek writer {{Wiki|Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias}} mentions visiting the tomb of Menoikeus in the 2nd century AD in his ''Description of Greece''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 1 August 2020
The Tomb of Menoikeus was a gravesite located outside the city of Thebes, and dedicated to Menoikeus, a Thebian man in Greek mythology.
During the Peloponnesian War, the tomb was claimed by a pack of lions. When Pibos, an apprentice of Gorgias, explored the location, the lions slew him and devoured a piece of a medallion Pibos was carrying. Soon afterwards, the Spartan misthios Kassandra avenged Pibos' death and claimed the medallion piece from the lion.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Greek writer Pausanias mentions visiting the tomb of Menoikeus in the 2nd century AD in his Description of Greece.
Gallery
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Pibos at the Tomb of Menoikeus
