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Hind of Keryneia
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- "Such a noble creature. The gods themselves will be envious of this hunt."
- ―Kassandra[src]
The Hind of Keryneia was a legendary deer who inhabited a marshy area within Artemision Point in Euboea, Greece during the 5th century BCE.
History
During the Peloponnesian War the deer was hunted down by the Spartan misthios Kassandra. She took its pelt as proof of her success to Daphnae, the leader of the Daughters of Artemis.[1]
Trivia
- In Greek mythology, the Keryneian Hind was a large hind sacred to Artemis that lived in Keryneia in Achaia, Greece. The Greek hero Herakles captured the hind as part of his third labour.
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