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[[File:ACOD_Temple_of_Zeus_Chthonios.jpg|thumb|250px|Temple of Zeus Chthonios]] |
[[File:ACOD_Temple_of_Zeus_Chthonios.jpg|thumb|250px|Temple of Zeus Chthonios]] |
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| − | The '''Temple of Zeus Chthonios''' was |
+ | The '''Temple of Zeus Chthonios''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] temple dedicated to the god [[Zeus]], located atop the hills of [[Ancient Ruins of Kranioi|Kranioi]] in [[Kephallonia]]. By the 5th century BCE, naught remained of the temple but ruins, occupied by a pack of [[Wolf|wolves]]. |
| − | In 431 BCE, the ruins were visited by the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| |
+ | In 431 BCE, the ruins were visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who eliminated the wolves and claimed the valuables in the area.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*The epithet is the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/χθόνιος χθόνιος] (''khthónios''), which means 'underground, subterranean'. English has borrowed the term as ''chthonian'' and ''{{Wiki|chthonic}}'', especially in reference to gods and spirits related to the [[Hades|Greek underworld]]. |
*The epithet is the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/χθόνιος χθόνιος] (''khthónios''), which means 'underground, subterranean'. English has borrowed the term as ''chthonian'' and ''{{Wiki|chthonic}}'', especially in reference to gods and spirits related to the [[Hades|Greek underworld]]. |
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| + | ACOD Temple of Zeus Chthonios closeup.jpg|Close-up view of the temple ruins |
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' |
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' |
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[[Category:Locations in Kephallonia]] |
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[[Category:Locations in Ancient Ruins of Kranioi]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:53, 14 July 2019
This article is about the temple of Zeus near Kranioi. For other uses, see Temple of Zeus.
Temple of Zeus Chthonios
The Temple of Zeus Chthonios was an ancient Greek temple dedicated to the god Zeus, located atop the hills of Kranioi in Kephallonia. By the 5th century BCE, naught remained of the temple but ruins, occupied by a pack of wolves.
In 431 BCE, the ruins were visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who eliminated the wolves and claimed the valuables in the area.[1]
Trivia
- The epithet is the Greek word χθόνιος (khthónios), which means 'underground, subterranean'. English has borrowed the term as chthonian and chthonic, especially in reference to gods and spirits related to the Greek underworld.
Gallery
Close-up view of the temple ruins