Olive

The olive is a species of small tree in the family found throughout Mediterranean region. Because of its prominence in Greece and Italy, it has historically played a significant role in their cultures and has been a major agricultural product in these countries since ancient times.Assassin's Creed: OdysseyAssassin's Creed: Project Legacy
==Mythology==
According to myth, Kekrops, the first king of Attika, sought a patron god for his new city of Athens. Both Poseidon and Athena applied, and they were tasked to give a gift to the people. When Athena struck her spear into the ground, the first olive tree sprouted, and the divine jury, among them the god Zeus, decided that she was the winner.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Attika: Contest Between Poseidon and Athena Due to this origin story, the olive trees of Athens were considered the holiest in all of the Greek world,Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Attika: Olive Tree of Athena and their oil was highly prized, serving as the reward in the contests during the Athenian Panathenaia festival.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Attika: The Great Panathaneia
==Significance==
Its fruit, also called the olive, is a core ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine, and the tree itself was a substantial source of wood for the Greeks during the Peloponnesian War. In Ptolemaic Egypt, olive oil was valued as much as it was in Classical Greece.Assassin's Creed: Origins
The , given as a prize of the champion at the Olympic Games, was made from the Olympic Tree situated within the Sanctuary of Olympia in Elis. Olive wreath was also placed on the door of a home to signify the birth of a son.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Olive Wreath
To this day, owing to the legacy of Classical Greek culture, the olive branch remains a symbol of peace.Assassin's Creed III
The club of one of the mightiest heroes in Greek mythology, Herakles, was also made of a large branch of an olive tree in Argolis.
Due to the color of the fruit, a specific green dye has been named olive since the Renaissance.Assassin's Creed II
==Gallery==
Argolis-OliveTreeofHerakles.jpg|The Olive Tree of Herakles in Argolis
Elis-SoO-OlympicTree.jpg|The Olympic Tree within the Sanctuary of Olympia in Elis
ACOd-OliveGrove.jpg|A common olive grove in Greece
ACOd-Olivepicker.jpg|An olive picker
ACOd-olivepickers.jpg|Olive pickers, with one using a stick to loosen the fruit, another picking it from the ground
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
*Assassin's Creed III 
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Assassin's Creed: Origins
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece 
*Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR 
==References==
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