Arkalochori Axe

The Arkalochori Axe was a Minoan golden-bladed battleaxe engraved with symbols of ritual which was used for ceremonies in the Temple of Poseidon in Heraklion during the Peloponnesian War.
==History==
At the decree of a man known only as Swordfish, ceremonies using the axe were performed to honor the Greek god of the seas, Poseidon. At some point bandits stole the axe, and a terrified priestess approached the visiting Spartan misthios Kassandra, asking her to retrieve the ceremonial axe and thus appease both Poseidon as well as the Swordfish.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Arkalochori Axe
==Weapon statistics==
Rarity 	Damage 	Default Engravings 	Availability 	
Rare 	7469 	+ % Hunter Damage+ % Adrenaline per Hit 	Keep the axe in The Lost Arkalochori Axe 	
Description 	Description 	Description 	Description 	Description
Written in the gold blade of this sacred axe are unknown Minoan symbols of ritual.	Written in the gold blade of this sacred axe are unknown Minoan symbols of ritual.	Written in the gold blade of this sacred axe are unknown Minoan symbols of ritual.	Written in the gold blade of this sacred axe are unknown Minoan symbols of ritual.	Written in the gold blade of this sacred axe are unknown Minoan symbols of ritual.
==Behind the scenes==
The equipped Arkalochori Axe, a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, shares the same model as the commonly found Golden Axe, another weapon in the same game. These are both the recycled model of the Sahalin Axe, a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Origins, which itself is modelled after the Sahalin from , a game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. It also bears similarities to the Sepulcher Axe, a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
However, when the axe is found within the Arkalochori Cave, the model used is that of labrys, a double-bladed axe, modelled after the votive double axes found within the cave in 1912 and in 1934, specifically the .
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:Battleaxes
Category:Heavy weapons
Category:5th century BCE weapons
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