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[[File:ACOD_Statue_of_Artemis.png|thumb|250px|Statue of [[Artemis]] on Mykonos]] |
[[File:ACOD_Statue_of_Artemis.png|thumb|250px|Statue of [[Artemis]] on Mykonos]] |
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'''Mykonos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island situated in the [[Aegean Sea]]. A sister of the island of [[Delos]], together, the two are known as the [[Silver Islands]] because the silver treasury of the [[Delian League]] is held on Delos.<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/paradise-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Paradise Islands]. Ubisoft. Accessed 28 June 2018.</ref> |
'''Mykonos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island situated in the [[Aegean Sea]]. A sister of the island of [[Delos]], together, the two are known as the [[Silver Islands]] because the silver treasury of the [[Delian League]] is held on Delos.<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/paradise-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Paradise Islands]. Ubisoft. Accessed 28 June 2018.</ref> |
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| + | The main settlement on the island is its capital city of [[Mykonos City|Mykonos]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> |
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Like Delos, Mykonos features a landscape regarded as breathtakingly beautiful by visitors far and wide. Cypress trees, white, sandy beaches, and fresh lagoons are some of the characteristics of Mykonos, and this environment reinforces the holy status of the islands.<ref name="ACOd site" /> |
Like Delos, Mykonos features a landscape regarded as breathtakingly beautiful by visitors far and wide. Cypress trees, white, sandy beaches, and fresh lagoons are some of the characteristics of Mykonos, and this environment reinforces the holy status of the islands.<ref name="ACOd site" /> |
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| − | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the island was ruled by the corrupt strongman, [[Podarkes]], prompting a rebellion led by a woman named [[Kyra]]. She sent out a request for aid that was answered by the [[Sparta]]n [[mercenary]] [[Kassandra]].<ref |
+ | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the island was ruled by the corrupt strongman, [[Podarkes]], prompting a rebellion led by a woman named [[Kyra]]. She sent out a request for aid that was answered by the [[Sparta]]n [[mercenary]] [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *According to [[Barnabas]], Mykonos island was "built from the corpses of giants, slain by the legendary [[Hercules|Herakles]]. |
+ | *According to [[Barnabas]], Mykonos island was "built from the corpses of giants, slain by the legendary [[Hercules|Herakles]].<ref name="ACOd" /> |
| − | *A large [[Artemis of Mykonos|statue]] of [[Artemis]] graced the island. |
+ | *A large [[Artemis of Mykonos|statue]] of [[Artemis]] graced the island.<ref name="ACOd" /> |
==Appearance== |
==Appearance== |
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Statue of Artemis on Mykonos
Mykonos is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. A sister of the island of Delos, together, the two are known as the Silver Islands because the silver treasury of the Delian League is held on Delos.[1]
The main settlement on the island is its capital city of Mykonos.[2]
Like Delos, Mykonos features a landscape regarded as breathtakingly beautiful by visitors far and wide. Cypress trees, white, sandy beaches, and fresh lagoons are some of the characteristics of Mykonos, and this environment reinforces the holy status of the islands.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the island was ruled by the corrupt strongman, Podarkes, prompting a rebellion led by a woman named Kyra. She sent out a request for aid that was answered by the Spartan mercenary Kassandra.[2]
Trivia
- According to Barnabas, Mykonos island was "built from the corpses of giants, slain by the legendary Herakles.[2]
- A large statue of Artemis graced the island.[2]
Appearance
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Paradise Islands. Ubisoft. Accessed 28 June 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey