Garden of the Hesperides
The Garden of the Hesperides is a mythical garden located in the far west of Northern Africa in Greek mythology.
History
The garden was named after its caretakers, the three nymphs called Hesperides. Located in the far west of the world in Northern Africa, the garden produced golden apples, and in order to reach it, one had to pass the Titan Atlas.[1]
As part of his twelve tasks, the hero Herakles reached Atlas, and tricked him to fetch some of the apples for himself.[1]
Influence
In 2012, Clay Kaczmarek included Peter Paul Rubens' painting of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides in a set of puzzles that he hid within the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles, to find. In Clay's puzzle, it was suggested that the golden apples were in fact Apples of Eden.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (artwork only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Obsidian Islands: "The Golden Apples of the Hesperides"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 1: In the Beginning