Greek · No. 080

Thundering Sentinel of Olympia

Inspired by: The sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia and the Zanes, bronze statues of Zeus paid for with the fines of athletes who cheated at the Games.

Thundering Sentinel of Olympia
It guards the sacred games. Cheaters get a shock.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
1150
DEF
1000
Level
3
Type
Machine
Element
Thunder
Constellations
Wisp · Hammer

The myth

Olympia in the Peloponnese was the great sanctuary of Zeus and home of the Olympic Games, held every four years since, by tradition, 776 BCE. Its temple housed Phidias's colossal statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders. Pausanias describes, on the way to the stadium, a row of bronze statues of Zeus called Zanes, paid for with fines from athletes who bribed opponents or broke the rules, with the offenders' names inscribed. The card's thundering sentinel is a MYTHENOR creation inspired by these bronze guardians.

Why it has this power

A Common level-3 card with 1150 ATK and 1000 DEF: a bronze watchman who punishes cheaters. A Thunder Machine charged with the power of Zeus, it bears the Wisp and Hammer constellations, the lightning flash and the forge. It is a material of the Rite of Hephaestus's Forge, which creates Talos.

Did you know

Pausanias says the first six Zanes were paid for by fines on a boxer who bribed three opponents.

Connections

  • In Nikos the Young Hoplite's deck
  • In Damon, Trireme Captain's deck
  • In Aristeia, Champion of Olympus's deck

Where to get it

  • Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 40 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. Olympia (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
  2. Description of Greece 5.16-27 — Pausanias (trans. W. H. S. Jones), Theoi Classical Texts Library