There was an excellent post by u/xTHEHATETANKx earlier in this subreddit about the Eye of Providence and sundial on a bank in Rhodes, wherein he mentioned the Colossus of Rhodes in the comments. That being one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World got me wondering if there could possibly be any connection to the other 7 Wonders, seeing as there is indeed a lot of reference to Ancient Greek mythology in this game. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of this, but have we considered there being in-game correlations to the other 6, and then perhaps a connection between all of those locations? For reference, here at the 7 wonders and possible correlations that I can think of. I also think its plausible that the number 7 in general may be important.
1.) The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt - The obvious connection would be the rock carving with a pyramid on it, right? Also, the Great Pyramid has a close proximity to The Sphinx, and The Sphinx is depicted on Rock Carving #6 and seemingly shows Francis Sinclair walking through a portal to it? Outside of that, data miners have also found at least one pyramid included in an out of bounds section of the game, though that may just be an unrendered shape or something that just happens to be a pyramid. Lastly, one of the spots you find some dinosaur bones also looks to be something of a natural pyramid, but I'll be the first to say that maybe i'm just getting too in the weeds with that one...
2.) The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece - There are lightning strikes in this game which is, you know, Zeus's thing I guess. That's a bit of a reach, of course, but [lightning plays a role in the Marko Dragic storyline
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with real i mean the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that exist in our World. And not The 9 Wonders mentioned in the books.
Edit: This excludes the Ice Wall from the List. The Real Life equivalent of the Wall of China is a modern Wonder of the World and not Ancient and Hadrians Wall is also not an Ancient wonder of The World
i made a post like this a long time ago but thanks to the new Alt Shift x video i found some more details (i had a nice picture that compared all wonders but it got deleted e.e) and i make it a bit shorter.
- Titan of Braavos inspired by the Colossus of Rhodes . It symbolizes the Wealth and Fighting Power of The cities (Destroyed by an Earthquake)
- Hightower inspired by the Lighthouse of Alexandria . it symbolizes a save port/place and (the search for) Wisdom (Destroyed by Earthquake)
- Highgarden inspired by Hanging Gardens of Babylon . Both Cities are famous for there beautiful Plants and exotic food/drinks (Cause of Destruction Unknown(in the series maybe through winter?maybe through fire?))
- crypt of Winterfell inspired bythe Mausoleum at Halicarnassus . The mausoleum was famous for there sculptural reliefs. And in the crypt of Winterfell we have a Sculpture of every dead Stark King. (Destroyed through Earthquakes(in the series maybe the Crypt will be plundered by the White Walkers)
- The House of Black and White(Faceless Man) inspired by the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus . Artemis was the Goddess of the Hunt, Below the Temple was a secret Cult and it was common to offer some of your wild to the Goddess
- Iron Throne inspired by the Statue of Zeus at Olympia . Zeus Statue sat on a Throne made of Gold. it was the Ultimate symbol of Prosperity and power of the Greeks. On it sat the King of all Gods (The most goddest God?). In GoT i
I have been really interested in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World i.e Pyramids, Colossus of Rhodes etc. I would like to read more about them. I want a book that does the following:
A.) Discuss the wonders and the history behind their construction B.) Discuss how they (not the Pyramids obviously, or the Gardens, if they even existed) were destroyed and what happened to the remains. Any other history up until now would also be nice. C.) Discuss some modern contenders for new wonders, no great depth required.
I know a lot of this could be found on Wikipedia, but I want some more details, like a thick book of information on all of them. I hope this is the right place to put this post. If there is no such book any other suggestions are more than welcome.
I have recently become fascinated by the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, particularly those in Egypt. I would welcome any recommendations of books which are relatively accessible and describe their history and construction. Even something a bit more novelized, which tells their creation as individual stories (if such a thing exists) would be welcome.
Does anyone knows how many wonders Ancient Greece had by the time of Kassandra?
