Phidias was convinced that those who sought to kill him in Athens had found him again. He had received a scytale, a Spartan tool for decoding secret messages. Alexios agreed to unravel the mystery.

The Message, the Stick, and the Artist

Related points of interest

Objectives of The Message, the Stick, and the Artist

1. Find and Interact with the symbol on the Statue of Zeus

Hints:

  • The Statue of Zeus is in Elis
  • It is in the southwestern part of the Valley of Olympia
  • It is in the Temple of Zeus

Find and Interact with the symbol on the Statue of Zeus

Find and Interact with the symbol on the Statue of Zeus

2. Return to Phidias

Return to Phidias

3. Quest Completed

Rewards: Epic XP, Epic Drachmae

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Art Leading Life

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Category: Phidias. Phidias had decoded the secret message found near the statue of Zeus. It listed the location of three famous statues throughout the Greek world that needed Alexios's investigative eye.

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