Statue of Poseidon, Samos

This article is about the statue of Poseidon near Samos. You may be looking for the statue of Poseidon in Achaia.

"Incredible, Phidias was right. The artist has captured Poseidon in all his magnificence."

―Kassandra upon visiting the statue, 420s BCE

A view of the island with the statue

The Statue of Poseidon was a gigantic marble statue of the Greek god Poseidon on the Island of Triton, counted as part of Samos.

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the statue at the request of the Athenian sculptor Phidias to find a symbol. At the same time, she recovered a trident from chest allegedly belonging to the god of the sea.

Sometime thereafter, Kassandra returned to the island where she met a projection of the Isu Aletheia. Kassandra was appointed by the her as the Keeper of the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus and was tasked to look for Theras, a friend of the late Phidias.

Gallery

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  Closeup of the statue

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey