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The '''wild boar''' (''Sus scrofa'') is a species of wild [[pig]]. Wild boars have thick fur and males have very big tusks with which they can cause major damage. The flanks of a wild boar feature a really hard bone plate which can even block a spear or arrow. | The '''wild boar''' (''Sus scrofa'') is a species of wild [[pig]]. Wild boars have thick fur and males have very big tusks with which they can cause major damage. The flanks of a wild boar feature a really hard bone plate which can even block a spear or arrow. Descendants of wild boars were domesticated, whilst descendants of those became [[Wild pig|feral]] again in certain regions. | ||
Wild boars have had populations in most of [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa|North Africa]] for a very long time. In Ancient [[Greece]] wild boars roamed the wilds | ==History== | ||
Wild boars have had populations in most of [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa|North Africa]] for a very long time. In Ancient [[Greece]] wild boars roamed the wilds freely, and they were considered predators like [[Wolf|wolves]] and [[bear]]s, their tusks and pelts valuable.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
[[File:ACOd-relief-LabourBoar.jpg|thumb|200px|A 5th century BCE metope depicting [[Herakles]], the Erymanthian Boar and {{Wiki|Eurystheus}}]] | |||
In the Greek mythology, two boars were of special note: there was the [[Kalydonian Boar]] which was said to have been sent to ravage the lands by the goddess [[Artemis]] as punishment, and the [[Erymanthian Boar]] which the legendary hero [[Herakles]] was tasked to capture.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] [[Daphnae]], the acting leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], tasked the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] to hunt down the incarnations of legendary beasts, including the Kalydonian and Erymanthian boars.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Goddesses' Hunt]]</ref> Kassandra did as asked, finding the former within the [[Sacred Lands of Apollo]] in [[Phokis]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Daughters of Artemis]]</ref> and the latter terrorizing the [[Erymanthos Foothills]] in [[Elis]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Erymanthian Boar]]</ref> | |||
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The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a species of wild pig. Wild boars have thick fur and males have very big tusks with which they can cause major damage. The flanks of a wild boar feature a really hard bone plate which can even block a spear or arrow. Descendants of wild boars were domesticated, whilst descendants of those became feral again in certain regions.
History
Wild boars have had populations in most of Europe, Asia and North Africa for a very long time. In Ancient Greece wild boars roamed the wilds freely, and they were considered predators like wolves and bears, their tusks and pelts valuable.[1]
In the Greek mythology, two boars were of special note: there was the Kalydonian Boar which was said to have been sent to ravage the lands by the goddess Artemis as punishment, and the Erymanthian Boar which the legendary hero Herakles was tasked to capture.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War Daphnae, the acting leader of the Daughters of Artemis, tasked the Spartan misthios Kassandra to hunt down the incarnations of legendary beasts, including the Kalydonian and Erymanthian boars.[2] Kassandra did as asked, finding the former within the Sacred Lands of Apollo in Phokis,[3] and the latter terrorizing the Erymanthos Foothills in Elis.[4]
Gallery
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A common wild boar in 5th century Greece -
The Kalydonian Boar -
The Erymanthian Boar
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Goddesses' Hunt
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Daughters of Artemis
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Erymanthian Boar