Lemnos is an island in the Aegean Sea, located between Lesbos to the northeast and Skyros to the southwest. Together with Thasos, it formed the Hephaistos Islands.
Mythology[]
According to Greek mythology, the god Hephaistos had a limp. When the goddess Hera discovered this, she threw him off Mount Olympos. He landed in the sea near Lemnos, where sea deities rescued him.[1]
History[]
At some point during the 420s BCE, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the island, managing to hunt down a member of the Delian League branch of the Cult of Kosmos.[2]
Regions[]
The island of Lemnos comprised two regions:
Trivia[]
- In Greek mythology, Hephaistos was cared for by Thetis, the Nereid who was also the wife of Peleus and the mother of the hero Achilles. It was said that his forge was located on the island.
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References[]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lemnos: Temple of Hephaistos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey