| Memorial Fresco of Hanno the Elephant | |
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Origin |
Memorial Fresco |
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Type |
Hanno the Elephant |
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Effects |
Plays elephant calls at someone nearby, boosts readers fortune and popularity |
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Downsides |
Overuse will lead to death through angina |
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Activation |
Reading |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 10 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
651065-59245 |
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Shelf |
383984-8640-793 |
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Date of Collection |
1709 |
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Origin[]
The pet white elephant of Pope Leo X, Hanno came to the Pope's court in 1514 with a Portuguese ambassador. He made such an impression (Hanno was rumored to have danced and then knelt in front of the Pope during his introduction) that the elephant became a great favorite of the court, and Pope featured him in several parades.
However, two years after arriving at Rome, he fell ill and was given a laxative enriched with gold. This further complicated his health, and he soon died. Raffaello Santi himself carved the memorial epitaph and fresco, which was thought to have been lost to time.
This artifact inspired the Disney film “Dumbo”.
Effects[]
Reading the epitaph at the bottom will release a loud trumpet of elephant calls at anyone nearby the reader thinks of, while simultaneously increasing the fortune and popularity of the reader. Overuse causes death through angina.