Knossos Palace - Revision history

Soranin at 17:58, 3 May 2026

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	{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}		{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
	[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Knossos Palace]]		[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Knossos Palace]]
	The '''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Krete]]. It was the residence of the mythical ~~King~~ [[Minos]].		The '''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of the [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Krete]]. It was the residence of the mythical king [[Minos]].

	==Layout==		==Layout==
	Considered the "largest of all palaces", the Knossos Palace measured more than 13,000 square meters, ~~the~~ numerous rooms and chambers built around a central courtyard.<ref name="Knossos Palace">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara\|Messara: Knossos Palace]]</ref>		Considered the "largest of all palaces", the Knossos Palace measured more than 13,000 square meters, and featured numerous rooms and chambers built around a central courtyard.<ref name="Knossos Palace">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara\|Messara: Knossos Palace]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE,<ref name="Knossos Palace" /> the Knossos ~~palace~~ was ~~built~~ atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="He Waits">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[He Waits]]</ref>		Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE,<ref name="Knossos Palace" /> the Knossos Palace was secretly constructed atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="He Waits">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[He Waits]]</ref>

	By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace was located within the region of [[Messara]] known as [[Minos' Legacy]]. At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="He Waits" />		By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace was located within the region of [[Messara]] known as [[Minos' Legacy]]. At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="He Waits" />
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	While in game the ~~whole~~ area is shown as abandoned, historically, the city of Knossos was still a thriving economic and cultural center of Krete with only the palace being in ruins.		While in-game the entire area is shown as abandoned, historically, the city of Knossos was still a thriving economic and cultural center of Krete during the 5th century BCE, with only the palace being in ruins.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Echoes of History]] – Odyssey'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Lacrossedeamon: /* Appearances */

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Appearances

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	ACOD Knossos - Level Art 6.jpg		ACOD Knossos - Level Art 6.jpg
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Behind the scenes==
			While in game the whole area is shown as abandoned, historically, the city of Knossos was still a thriving economic and cultural center of Krete with only the palace being in ruins.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Lady Kyashira at 12:22, 10 November 2022

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	ACOd-Messara-KnossosPalacewest.jpg\|The road leading into Knossos from the west		ACOd-Messara-KnossosPalacewest.jpg\|The road leading into Knossos from the west
			ACOD Knossos - Level Art 1.jpg
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	[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]		[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Knossos Palace]]
	'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Krete]]. It was the residence of the mythical King [[Minos]].		The '''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Krete]]. It was the residence of the mythical King [[Minos]].

	==Layout==		==Layout==
	Considered the "largest of all palaces", the Knossos Palace measured more than 13,000 square meters, the numerous rooms and chambers built around a central courtyard.<ref name="~~Historical~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara\|Messara: Knossos Palace]]</ref>		Considered the "largest of all palaces", the Knossos Palace measured more than 13,000 square meters, the numerous rooms and chambers built around a central courtyard.<ref name="Knossos Palace">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara\|Messara: Knossos Palace]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE,<ref name="~~Historical~~" /> the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="~~ACOd~~">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE,<ref name="Knossos Palace" /> the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="He Waits">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[He Waits]]</ref>

	By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace was located within the region of [[Messara]] known as [[Minos' Legacy]]. At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" />		By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace was located within the region of [[Messara]] known as [[Minos' Legacy]]. At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="He Waits" />

			==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
			ACOd-Messara-KnossosPalacewest.jpg\|The road leading into Knossos from the west
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sadelyrate at 06:55, 28 October 2019

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	{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra, c. 429 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}		{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra, c. 429 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
	[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]		[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]
	'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[~~Crete~~]]. It was the residence of the mythical [[Minos\|~~King Minos~~]].		'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Krete]]. It was the residence of the mythical King [[Minos]].

			==Layout==
			Considered the "largest of all palaces", the Knossos Palace measured more than 13,000 square meters, the numerous rooms and chambers built around a central courtyard.<ref name="Historical">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara\|Messara: Knossos Palace]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE, the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE,<ref name="Historical" /> the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace resided within the [[Minos' Legacy]] region of [[Messara]]. Sometime during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" />

	~~==Trivia==~~		By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace was located within the region of [[Messara]] known as [[Minos' Legacy]]. At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" />
	*The palace measured about 13,~~000 square meters and~~ was ~~made up~~ of ~~several rooms around a central courtyard~~.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Lady Kyashira at 08:26, 29 June 2019

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	{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}		{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra, c. 429 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
	[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]		[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]
	'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Crete]]. It was the residence of the mythical [[Minos\|King Minos]].		'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Crete]]. It was the residence of the mythical [[Minos\|King Minos]].
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	Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE, the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE, the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	By the 5th century BCE the Knossos Palace resided within the [[Minos' Legacy]] region of [[Messara]]. Sometime during the [[Peloponnesian War]] the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''<~~/~~ref~~>		By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace resided within the [[Minos' Legacy]] region of [[Messara]]. Sometime during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" />

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
			[[Category:Locations in Messara]]
	[[Category:Locations in Minos' Legacy]]		[[Category:Locations in Minos' Legacy]]
	~~[[Category:Locations in Messara]]~~
	[[Category:Palaces]]		[[Category:Palaces]]
	[[Category:Residences]]		[[Category:Residences]]

imported>RebeccaAWB: Heading fix, replaced: ==Appearance== → ==Appearances==, ==Reference== → ==References==

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	*The palace measured about 13,000 square meters and was made up of several rooms around a central courtyard.		*The palace measured about 13,000 square meters and was made up of several rooms around a central courtyard.

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Locations in Minos' Legacy]]		[[Category:Locations in Minos' Legacy]]

imported>Sadelyrate at 14:42, 8 January 2019

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	~~{{Spoilerhd\|5 January 2019}}~~
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	{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|~~the~~ '~~'misthios'' Kassandra, c. 431 BCE~~}}		{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
	[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]		[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]
	'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of Knossos, on the island of [[Crete]]. ~~Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE, the palace~~ was ~~also built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing~~ the ~~[[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part~~ of the [[~~Olympos Project~~]].		'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Crete]]. It was the residence of the mythical [[Minos\|King Minos]].

	By the 5th century BCE ~~Knossos, and~~ the Knossos Palace resided within the ~~territory~~ of [[Messara]]. Sometime during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'', [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		==History==
			Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE, the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

			By the 5th century BCE the Knossos Palace resided within the [[Minos' Legacy]] region of [[Messara]]. Sometime during the [[Peloponnesian War]] the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*The palace measured about 13,000 square meters and was made up of several rooms around a central courtyard.		*The palace measured about 13,000 square meters and was made up of several rooms around a central courtyard.

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Minos\|King Minos]]

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==
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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
			[[Category:Locations in Minos' Legacy]]
			[[Category:Locations in Messara]]
	[[Category:Palaces]]		[[Category:Palaces]]
	[[Category:~~Landmarks in Knossos]]~~		[[Category:Residences]]
	~~[[Category:Locations in Crete~~]]

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	{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra~~, c. 429 BCE~~\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}		{{Quote\|The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.\|Kassandra\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
	[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Knossos Palace]]		[[File:Knossos_Palace.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Knossos Palace]]
	'''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Krete]]. It was the residence of the mythical King [[Minos]].		The '''Knossos Palace''' was a palace complex and capital of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Polis\|city-state]] of {{Wiki\|Knossos}} on the island of [[Krete]]. It was the residence of the mythical King [[Minos]].

	==Layout==		==Layout==
	Considered the "largest of all palaces", the Knossos Palace measured more than 13,000 square meters, the numerous rooms and chambers built around a central courtyard.<ref name="~~Historical~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara\|Messara: Knossos Palace]]</ref>		Considered the "largest of all palaces", the Knossos Palace measured more than 13,000 square meters, the numerous rooms and chambers built around a central courtyard.<ref name="Knossos Palace">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara\|Messara: Knossos Palace]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE,<ref name="~~Historical~~" /> the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="~~ACOd~~">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		Believed to have been built in the 17th century BCE,<ref name="Knossos Palace" /> the Knossos palace was built atop an [[Isu]] [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls\|vault]] housing the [[Minotaur]], a hybrid beast created as part of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="He Waits">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[He Waits]]</ref>

	By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace was located within the region of [[Messara]] known as [[Minos' Legacy]]. At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" />		By the 5th century BCE, the Knossos Palace was located within the region of [[Messara]] known as [[Minos' Legacy]]. At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the palace was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="He Waits" />

			==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
			ACOd-Messara-KnossosPalacewest.jpg\|The road leading into Knossos from the west
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==