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The '''Tomb of the Daughter of Atlas''' was a tomb in [[Mount Psophis]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. It allegedly served as the tomb of a daughter of [[Atlas]], a [[Titan]] in Greek mythology. | [[File:Arkadia-TotDoA.jpg|thumb|250px|The Tomb of The Daughter of Atlas]] | ||
The '''Tomb of the Daughter of Atlas''' was a tomb and a shrine in [[Mount Psophis]] in [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]]. It allegedly served as the tomb of a daughter of [[Atlas]], a [[Titan]] in [[Greek mythology]]. | |||
Consisting of a small dungeon as the tomb proper, a similarly modest shrine had been erected atop the tomb, housing a statue of a deity. | |||
== | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the tomb was explored by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who deciphered the [[ancient stele]] within. She also recovered a rare [[Oaken Bow of Chambers|bow]] within a hidden chamber of the tomb.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The name of the tomb, a location in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', references a daughter of the Titan Atlas in Greek mythology. They include the {{Wiki|Hesperides}}, the {{Wiki|Hyades (mythology)|Hyades}}, the {{Wiki|Pleiades (Greek mythology)|Pleiades}}, {{Wiki|Calypso (mythology)|Calypso}}, and {{Wiki|Dione (mythology)|Dione}}. Of these, one of the Pleiades, {{Wiki|Electra (Pleiad)|Electra}} the lost Pleiad, was connected with Arkadia. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center"> | <gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center"> | ||
ACOd-Arkadia-TomboftheDaughterofAtlas-light.jpg|Kassandra lighting a brazier | |||
ACOd-Arkadia-TomboftheDaughterofAtlas-main.jpg|The main hall of the tomb | |||
ACOD Tomb of the Daughter of Atlas stele.jpg|The ancient stele within the chamber | ACOD Tomb of the Daughter of Atlas stele.jpg|The ancient stele within the chamber | ||
ACOD Atlas Tomb Kassandra Stele.jpg|Kassandra deciphering the stele | ACOD Atlas Tomb Kassandra Stele.jpg|Kassandra deciphering the stele | ||
ACOd-Arkadia-TomboftheDaughterofAtlas-enteringhiddenchamber.jpg|Kassandra entering the hidden chamber | |||
ACOd-Arkadia-TomboftheDaughterofAtlas-hiddenchamber.jpg|The hidden chamber | |||
ACOd-Arkadia-TomboftheDaughterofAtlas-chest.jpg|Kassandra approaching the [[Treasure chest|chest]] within the tomb | |||
ACOd-Arkadia-TomboftheDaughterofAtlasshrine.jpg|The shrine on top of the tomb | |||
ACOd-Arkadia-TomboftheDaughterofAtlasshrineint.jpg|The interior of the shrine | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 11 August 2020
The Tomb of the Daughter of Atlas was a tomb and a shrine in Mount Psophis in Arkadia, Greece. It allegedly served as the tomb of a daughter of Atlas, a Titan in Greek mythology.
Consisting of a small dungeon as the tomb proper, a similarly modest shrine had been erected atop the tomb, housing a statue of a deity.
During the Peloponnesian War the tomb was explored by the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who deciphered the ancient stele within. She also recovered a rare bow within a hidden chamber of the tomb.[1]
Behind the scenes
The name of the tomb, a location in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, references a daughter of the Titan Atlas in Greek mythology. They include the Hesperides, the Hyades, the Pleiades, Calypso, and Dione. Of these, one of the Pleiades, Electra the lost Pleiad, was connected with Arkadia.
Gallery
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Kassandra lighting a brazier -
The main hall of the tomb -
The ancient stele within the chamber -
Kassandra deciphering the stele -
Kassandra entering the hidden chamber -
The hidden chamber -
Kassandra approaching the chest within the tomb -
The shrine on top of the tomb -
The interior of the shrine
