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[[File:Elis-SoO-ZanesofCheats.jpg|thumb|250px|The Zanes of the Cheats]] | [[File:Elis-SoO-ZanesofCheats.jpg|thumb|250px|The Zanes of the Cheats]] | ||
The '''Zanes of the Cheats''' was a monument made up of several bronze statues of [[Zeus]] within the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Zanes of the Cheats''' was a monument made up of several [[bronze]] statues of the god [[Zeus]] within the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], [[Greece]]. | ||
The statues were made as memorials to athletes who participated in the [[Olympic Games]] but were discovered to have cheated or otherwise broken the rules. To further shame them, the pedestals of the statues were engraved with the names of the cheats, and placed outside the entrance to the [[Stadium, Olympia|Stadium]].<ref | ==History== | ||
The statues were made as memorials to athletes who participated in the [[Olympic Games]] but were discovered to have cheated or otherwise broken the rules. To further shame them, the pedestals of the statues were engraved with the names of the cheats, and placed outside the entrance to the [[Stadium, Olympia|Stadium]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis|Elis: Zanes of the Cheats]]</ref> | |||
During the 428 BCE Olympics, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the Zanes.<ref | During the 428 BCE Olympics, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the Zanes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The name 'Zanes' is plural of the name Zeus in Elean dialect. | |||
Although it's mentioned how the pedestals were engraved with the offenders' names, this was not replicated in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Locations in Elis]] | [[Category:Locations in Elis]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Valley of Olympia]] | [[Category:Locations in the Valley of Olympia]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in Sanctuary of Olympia]] | [[Category:Landmarks in the Sanctuary of Olympia]] | ||
[[Category:Monuments]] | [[Category:Monuments]] | ||
[[Category:Statues]] | [[Category:Statues]] | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 14 March 2020
This article is about the Zanes. For other uses, see Statue of Zeus.
The Zanes of the Cheats was a monument made up of several bronze statues of the god Zeus within the Sanctuary of Olympia in Elis, Greece.
History
The statues were made as memorials to athletes who participated in the Olympic Games but were discovered to have cheated or otherwise broken the rules. To further shame them, the pedestals of the statues were engraved with the names of the cheats, and placed outside the entrance to the Stadium.[1]
During the 428 BCE Olympics, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the Zanes.[2]
Behind the scenes
The name 'Zanes' is plural of the name Zeus in Elean dialect.
Although it's mentioned how the pedestals were engraved with the offenders' names, this was not replicated in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: Zanes of the Cheats
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey