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+ | The '''Helots''' were a subjugated people who made up the majority of the [[Lakonia|Lakonian]] and [[Messenia|Messenian]] population in ancient [[Greece]]. |
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However, some among the Spartan [[soldier]]s were supplying weapons to the ''helots'', encouraging them to fight against the Spartan rule. When Myrrine and her daughter, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] returned to Sparta around 429 BCE to find their [[Old Home|home]] claimed by the government, [[Brasidas]] suggested that dealing with the traitorous soldiers would earn king [[Archidamos of Sparta|Archidamos]]' thanks.<ref name="Home Sweet Home" /> |
However, some among the Spartan [[soldier]]s were supplying weapons to the ''helots'', encouraging them to fight against the Spartan rule. When Myrrine and her daughter, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] returned to Sparta around 429 BCE to find their [[Old Home|home]] claimed by the government, [[Brasidas]] suggested that dealing with the traitorous soldiers would earn king [[Archidamos of Sparta|Archidamos]]' thanks.<ref name="Home Sweet Home" /> |
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| − | Following the death of [[Lagos]], the archon of [[Arkadia]], King Archidamos cursed Kassandra and her mother [[Myrrine]], saying "May the ''[[krypteia]]'' hunt you, and the ''helots'' scrape the meat off your bones," as Kassandra accused one of the kings of being a member of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] and a traitor to Sparta.<ref name="Bloody Feast">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Bloody Feast]]</ref> |
+ | Following the death of [[Lagos]], the archon of [[Arkadia]], King Archidamos cursed Kassandra and her mother [[Myrrine]], saying "May the ''[[krypteia]]'' hunt you, and the ''helots'' scrape the meat off your bones," as Kassandra accused one of the kings of being a member of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] and a traitor to Sparta.<ref name="Bloody Feast">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Bloody Feast]]</ref> |
| − | In the 420s BCE, ''helots'' were the common workforce in [[Aipeia]], Messenia. Under the control of the [[Order of Dominion]] branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]], the ''helots'' were forced their fingers to the bone [[Weapons Workshop|making weapons]] for the Order. Among the ''helots'' of Aipeia, [[Rhode]] resisted the cruel rule enforced by the commander [[Harpagos]]. Trying to save her own [[Pebble (helot)|son]] and the other ''helot'' children, Rhode stole food whenever she could, and managed to arrange a deal with a local fisher to ship the children out of Messenia.<ref name="Command and Control">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]'' – [[Command and Control]]</ref> |
+ | In the 420s BCE, ''helots'' were the common workforce in [[Aipeia]], Messenia. Under the control of the [[Order of Dominion]] branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]], the ''helots'' were forced their fingers to the bone [[Weapons Workshop|making weapons]] for the Order. Among the ''helots'' of Aipeia, [[Rhode]] resisted the cruel rule enforced by the commander [[Harpagos]]. Trying to save her own [[Pebble (helot)|son]] and the other ''helot'' children, Rhode stole food whenever she could, and managed to arrange a deal with a local fisher to ship the children out of Messenia.<ref name="Command and Control">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]'' – [[Command and Control]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:06, 19 October 2020
The Helots were a subjugated people who made up the majority of the Lakonian and Messenian population in ancient Greece.
Status
Called "enslaved peasants" by Myrrine, forced to work the fields and mines, the helots were mostly content with the way things were. If they weren't, the Spartan special forces the krypteia were ordered to keep the peace, according to Myrrine.[1]
However, some among the Spartan soldiers were supplying weapons to the helots, encouraging them to fight against the Spartan rule. When Myrrine and her daughter, the misthios Kassandra returned to Sparta around 429 BCE to find their home claimed by the government, Brasidas suggested that dealing with the traitorous soldiers would earn king Archidamos' thanks.[1]
Following the death of Lagos, the archon of Arkadia, King Archidamos cursed Kassandra and her mother Myrrine, saying "May the krypteia hunt you, and the helots scrape the meat off your bones," as Kassandra accused one of the kings of being a member of the Cult of Kosmos and a traitor to Sparta.[2]
In the 420s BCE, helots were the common workforce in Aipeia, Messenia. Under the control of the Order of Dominion branch of the Order of the Ancients, the helots were forced their fingers to the bone making weapons for the Order. Among the helots of Aipeia, Rhode resisted the cruel rule enforced by the commander Harpagos. Trying to save her own son and the other helot children, Rhode stole food whenever she could, and managed to arrange a deal with a local fisher to ship the children out of Messenia.[3]
Influence
A whole region in Lakonia was named after them the Helot Hills, and the villages of Akriai and Krokeai were inhabited by helots and perioikoi.[4]