Caryatid

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Caryatid
The Caryatid in Mario is Missing! (SNES)
SNES
The Caryatid in Mario is Missing! (DOS)
DOS
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1992)

The Caryatid is an item in the PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing!. Caryatids are large statues that serve as replacements for traditional structural columns, with this one in particular belonging to the Erechtheion Temple.

It gets taken by a group of Koopa Troopas within Athens, causing the Erechteion to shut down. Luigi then takes it for himself while he is in the city, and he shows it to random other people in the hopes that one of them recognizes it; all of them know where it belongs and provide extra trivia about the caryatids, such as how they have stood for 2000 years (actually around 2400 years[1]). He is awarded $1650 for returning the Caryatid through the Erechteion's information booth.

Information[edit]

Person Quote
PC version
Boy "Superwoman has nothing on her. Six of those hold up the Erechtheion's roof."
Tourist "A Caryatid. It should be called a carry-a-roof cause that's what they do. I can't even carry a tune."
Reporter "She'll want to go back to the Porch of the Erechtheion. Five of her sisters await her."
Scientist "The Caryatid is losing face from acid rain. But 2000 years outside might well explain."
Police officer "The missing Caryatid! Carry her back to the Erechtheion. Her full support is needed."
SNES version
Boy "Superwoman has nothing on her. Six of those hold up the Erechtheion's roof."
Tourist "A Caryatid. It should be called a carry-a-roof cause that's what they do. I can't even carry a tune."
Reporter "She'll want to go back to the Porch of the Erechtheion. Five of her sisters await her."
Scientist "The Caryatid is losing face from acid rain. But 2000 years outside might well explain."
Police officer "The missing Caryatid! Carry her back to the Erechtheion. Her full support is needed."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
German die Karyatide[2] the Caryatid

References[edit]

  1. ^ Langmea, Donald, and Christine Garnaut (2001). "Erechtheion." Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats, illustrated ed., ABC-CLIO. Google Books. ISBN 9781576071120. Page 110–111. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Mario wir vermisst. Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 24, 2024.