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	~~[[File:~~Korinthia-Korinth.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~250px~~\|Korinth]]		{{Location Infobox
			\|name = Korinth
			\|image = Korinthia-Korinth.jpg
			\|state = [[Greece]]
			\|rulers = Ancient Korinth {{c\|900 BCE – 146 BCE}}<br>[[Roman Republic]] {{c\|146 BCE – 27 CE}}<br>[[Roman Empire]] {{c\|27 – 395}}<br>[[Byzantine Empire]] {{c\|395 – 1205; 1405 – 1458}}<br>{{Wiki\|Principality of Achaea}} {{c\|1205 – 1395}}<br>[[Ottoman Empire]] {{c\|1395 – 1405; 1458 – 1687; 1715 – 1832}}<br>[[Republic of Venice]] {{c\|1687 – 1715}}<br>{{Wiki\|Kingdom of Greece}} {{c\|1833 – 1973}}
			\|factions = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
			\|founded = {{Wiki\|Corinthus}}
			\|date = c. 900
			\|abandoned =
			\|landmark = [[Akrokorinth]]<br>[[Temple of Aphrodite, Korinth\|Temple of Aphrodite]]
			\|flags =
			\|targets = [[The Monger]]
			\|}}
	'''Korinth''' is a city in [[Greece]] and the capital of the [[Korinthia]] {{wiki\|regional units of Greece\|regional unit}} in the [[Peloponnese]].		'''Korinth''' is a city in [[Greece]] and the capital of the [[Korinthia]] {{wiki\|regional units of Greece\|regional unit}} in the [[Peloponnese]].

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
			**''[[For Democracy!]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:Korinthia-Korinth.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Korinth]]		[[File:Korinthia-Korinth.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Korinth]]
	'''Korinth''' is a city in [[Greece]] and the capital of the [[Korinthia]] {{wiki\|regional units of Greece\|regional unit}} in the [[Peloponnese]].		'''Korinth''' is a city in [[Greece]] and the capital of the [[Korinthia]] {{wiki\|regional units of Greece\|regional unit}} in the [[Peloponnese]].

			By the 5th century BCE, the city had a population of over 90,000.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – "The Life of a Greek Woman" – Opening Remarks</ref> The Romans burnt the city to the ground in 146 BCE, and later built a new a city on top of the ruins in 44 BCE, making it the provincial capital of Greece.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece'' – "The Life of a Greek Woman" – Life</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	A coastal ''[[polis]]'', Korinth controlled the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]] and the [[Diolkos]] which ran through it, due to the [[Port of Lechaion]] on the [[Gulf of Korinth]] and the [[Port of Kechries]] on the [[Aegean Sea]].<ref name="Korinth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Korinth]]</ref> Above the ''polis'' itself towered the [[Akrokorinth]],<ref name="Aphrodite">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Temple of Aphrodite]]</ref> and the famous [[Fountain of Peirene]] graced the center of the ''polis'', near its [[Agora, Korinth\|agora]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Fountain of Peirene]]</ref>		A coastal ''[[polis]]'', Korinth controlled the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]] and the [[Diolkos]] which ran through it, due to the [[Port of Lechaion]] on the [[Gulf of Korinth]] and the [[Port of Kechries]] on the [[Aegean Sea]].<ref name="Korinth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinth\|Korinthia: Korinth]]</ref> Above the ''polis'' itself towered the [[Akrokorinth]],<ref name="Aphrodite">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Temple of Aphrodite\|Korinthia: Temple of Aphrodite]]</ref> and the famous [[Fountain of Peirene]] graced the center of the ''polis'', near its [[Agora, Korinth\|agora]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Fountain of Peirene\|Korinthia: Fountain of Peirene]]</ref>

	Korinth also housed a [[porneion]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Porneion]]</ref> and a [[Dromos, Korinth\|dromos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Dromos]]</ref>		Korinth also housed a [[porneion]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Porneion\|Korinthia: Porneion]]</ref> and a [[Dromos, Korinth\|dromos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Dromos\|Korinthia: Dromos]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	===Mythology===		===Mythology===
	According to mythology, both [[Helios]] and [[Poseidon]] wished to claim Korinth as their own. In the end, Helios was given Akrokorinth, while Poseidon got the Isthmus which was named in his honour, and wherein Korinthians built a [[Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia\|temple]] for the god of the seas and oceans.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Temple of Poseidon]]</ref>		According to mythology, both [[Helios]] and [[Poseidon]] wished to claim Korinth as their own. In the end, Helios was given Akrokorinth, while Poseidon got the Isthmus which was named in his honour, and wherein Korinthians built a [[Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia\|temple]] for the god of the seas and oceans.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Temple of Poseidon\|Korinthia: Temple of Poseidon]]</ref>

	After his adventures with the rest of the [[Argonauts]] aboard the ship ''[[Argo]]'', the legendary hero [[Jason]] dedicated the ship to Poseidon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Argo Wreckage]]</ref> Afterwards, Korinth served as the stage for the tragedy involving Jason, his first wife [[Medea]], and second wife [[Glauke]]. Following his courtship of Glauke, Medea poisoned her rival,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref> and then murdered her own sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>		After his adventures with the rest of the [[Argonauts]] aboard the ship ''[[Argo]]'', the legendary hero [[Jason]] dedicated the ship to Poseidon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Argo Wreckage\|Korinthia: Argo Wreckage]]</ref> Afterwards, Korinth served as the stage for the tragedy involving Jason, his first wife [[Medea]], and second wife [[Glauke]]. Following his courtship of Glauke, Medea poisoned her rival,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Fountain of Glauke\|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref> and then murdered her own sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Tomb of Medea's Children\|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>

	Korinth was also home of [[Bellerophon]], the son of Korinth's King [[Glaukos]].<ref name="Peirene">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Spring of Peirene]]</ref~~> At the [[Spring of Peirene]] upon Akrokorinth, Bellerophon was said to have tamed the legendary pterippus [[Pegasos]].<ref name="Peirene" /~~>		Korinth was also home of [[Bellerophon]], the son of Korinth's King [[Glaukos]]. At the [[Spring of Peirene]] upon Akrokorinth, Bellerophon was said to have tamed the legendary pterippus [[Pegasos]].<ref name="Peirene">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Spring of Peirene\|Korinthia: Spring of Peirene]]</ref>

	===5th century BCE===		===5th century BCE===

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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	A coastal ''[[polis]]'', Korinth controlled the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]] and the [[Diolkos]] which ran through it, due to the [[Port of Lechaion]] on the [[Gulf of Korinth]] and the [[Port of Kechries]] on the [[Aegean Sea]].<ref name="Korinth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Korinth]]</ref> Above the ''polis'' itself towered the [[Akrokorinth]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Temple of Aphrodite]]</ref> and the famous [[Fountain of Peirene]] graced the center of the ''polis'', near its [[Agora, Korinth\|agora]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Fountain of Peirene]]</ref>		A coastal ''[[polis]]'', Korinth controlled the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]] and the [[Diolkos]] which ran through it, due to the [[Port of Lechaion]] on the [[Gulf of Korinth]] and the [[Port of Kechries]] on the [[Aegean Sea]].<ref name="Korinth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Korinth]]</ref> Above the ''polis'' itself towered the [[Akrokorinth]],<ref name="Aphrodite">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Temple of Aphrodite]]</ref> and the famous [[Fountain of Peirene]] graced the center of the ''polis'', near its [[Agora, Korinth\|agora]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Fountain of Peirene]]</ref>

			Korinth also housed a [[porneion]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Porneion]]</ref> and a [[Dromos, Korinth\|dromos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Dromos]]</ref>

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	Korinth was also home of [[Bellerophon]], the son of Korinth's King [[Glaukos]].<ref name="Peirene">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Spring of Peirene]]</ref> At the [[Spring of Peirene]] upon Akrokorinth, Bellerophon was said to have tamed the legendary pterippus [[Pegasos]].<ref name="Peirene" />		Korinth was also home of [[Bellerophon]], the son of Korinth's King [[Glaukos]].<ref name="Peirene">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Spring of Peirene]]</ref> At the [[Spring of Peirene]] upon Akrokorinth, Bellerophon was said to have tamed the legendary pterippus [[Pegasos]].<ref name="Peirene" />

			===5th century BCE===
			Sometime before the [[Peloponnesian War]], the thug lord known only as [[The Monger]] decided to take over Korinth. He attempted to threaten and scare people into serving him, and those who wouldn't, he tortured and killed.<ref name="To Find a Girl">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[To Find a Girl]]</ref> As the ''[[Courtesan\|hetairai]]'' of the city were widely known and brought wealth into the city, the Monger targeted them during the Peloponnesian War.<ref name="To Find a Girl" /> Due to the intervention of the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], and the Spartan general [[Brasidas]], the Monger failed in this attempt and was slain.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Monger Down]]</ref>

			==Economy==
			Being connected to both the Aegean Sea and the Gulf of Korinth via its two port, Korinth prospered as the crossroads of trade.<ref name="Korinth" /> In addition to this, the ''hetairai'' working in the Porneion of the ''polis'' and in the Temple of Aphrodite on the Akrokorinth brought in notable wealth.<ref name="Aphrodite" />

			Korinth was also famous for is [[Pottery Workshop\|pottery industry]], supplied by the many clay pits scattered across Korinthia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">		<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
	ACOD Korinthia Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of Korinth		ACOD Korinthia Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Temple of Aphrodite and Korinth
	ACOd-Korinthia-KorinthAkro.jpg\|A view of Korinth with the Akrokorinth above it		ACOd-Korinthia-KorinthAkro.jpg\|A view of Korinth with the Akrokorinth above it
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	After his adventures with the rest of the [[Argonauts]] aboard the ship ''[[Argo]]'', the legendary hero [[Jason]] dedicated the ship to Poseidon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Argo Wreckage]]</ref> Afterwards, Korinth served as the stage for the tragedy involving Jason, his first wife [[Medea]], and second wife [[Glauke]]. Following his courtship of Glauke, Medea poisoned her rival,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref> and then murdered her own sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>		After his adventures with the rest of the [[Argonauts]] aboard the ship ''[[Argo]]'', the legendary hero [[Jason]] dedicated the ship to Poseidon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Argo Wreckage]]</ref> Afterwards, Korinth served as the stage for the tragedy involving Jason, his first wife [[Medea]], and second wife [[Glauke]]. Following his courtship of Glauke, Medea poisoned her rival,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref> and then murdered her own sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>

			Korinth was also home of [[Bellerophon]], the son of Korinth's King [[Glaukos]].<ref name="Peirene">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Spring of Peirene]]</ref> At the [[Spring of Peirene]] upon Akrokorinth, Bellerophon was said to have tamed the legendary pterippus [[Pegasos]].<ref name="Peirene" />

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==History==		==History==
			===Mythology===
	According to mythology, both [[Helios]] and [[Poseidon]] wished to claim Korinth as their own. In the end, Helios was given Akrokorinth, while Poseidon got the Isthmus which was named in his honour, and wherein Korinthians built a [[Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia\|temple]] for the god of the seas and oceans.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Temple of Poseidon]]</ref>		According to mythology, both [[Helios]] and [[Poseidon]] wished to claim Korinth as their own. In the end, Helios was given Akrokorinth, while Poseidon got the Isthmus which was named in his honour, and wherein Korinthians built a [[Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia\|temple]] for the god of the seas and oceans.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Temple of Poseidon]]</ref>

			After his adventures with the rest of the [[Argonauts]] aboard the ship ''[[Argo]]'', the legendary hero [[Jason]] dedicated the ship to Poseidon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Argo Wreckage]]</ref> Afterwards, Korinth served as the stage for the tragedy involving Jason, his first wife [[Medea]], and second wife [[Glauke]]. Following his courtship of Glauke, Medea poisoned her rival,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref> and then murdered her own sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia\|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:Korinthia-Korinth.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Korinth]]		[[File:Korinthia-Korinth.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Korinth]]
	'''Korinth''' is a city in [[Greece]] and the capital of the [[Korinthia]] {{wiki\|regional units of Greece\|regional unit}} in the [[Peloponnese]].		'''Korinth''' is a city in [[Greece]] and the capital of the [[Korinthia]] {{wiki\|regional units of Greece\|regional unit}} in the [[Peloponnese]].

			By the 5th century BCE, the city had a population of over 90,000.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – "The Life of a Greek Woman" – Opening Remarks</ref> The Romans burnt the city to the ground in 146 BCE, and later built a new a city on top of the ruins in 44 BCE, making it the provincial capital of Greece.<ref>''Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece'' – "The Life of a Greek Woman" – Life</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	A coastal ''[[polis]]'', Korinth controlled the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]] and the [[Diolkos]] which ran through it, due to the [[Port of Lechaion]] on the [[Gulf of Korinth]] and the [[Port of Kechries]] on the [[Aegean Sea]].<ref name="Korinth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Korinth]]</ref> Above the ''polis'' itself towered the [[Akrokorinth]],<ref name="Aphrodite">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Temple of Aphrodite]]</ref> and the famous [[Fountain of Peirene]] graced the center of the ''polis'', near its [[Agora, Korinth\|agora]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Fountain of Peirene]]</ref>		A coastal ''[[polis]]'', Korinth controlled the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]] and the [[Diolkos]] which ran through it, due to the [[Port of Lechaion]] on the [[Gulf of Korinth]] and the [[Port of Kechries]] on the [[Aegean Sea]].<ref name="Korinth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinth\|Korinthia: Korinth]]</ref> Above the ''polis'' itself towered the [[Akrokorinth]],<ref name="Aphrodite">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Temple of Aphrodite\|Korinthia: Temple of Aphrodite]]</ref> and the famous [[Fountain of Peirene]] graced the center of the ''polis'', near its [[Agora, Korinth\|agora]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Fountain of Peirene\|Korinthia: Fountain of Peirene]]</ref>

	Korinth also housed a [[porneion]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Porneion]]</ref> and a [[Dromos, Korinth\|dromos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Dromos]]</ref>		Korinth also housed a [[porneion]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Porneion\|Korinthia: Porneion]]</ref> and a [[Dromos, Korinth\|dromos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Dromos\|Korinthia: Dromos]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	===Mythology===		===Mythology===
	According to mythology, both [[Helios]] and [[Poseidon]] wished to claim Korinth as their own. In the end, Helios was given Akrokorinth, while Poseidon got the Isthmus which was named in his honour, and wherein Korinthians built a [[Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia\|temple]] for the god of the seas and oceans.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Temple of Poseidon]]</ref>		According to mythology, both [[Helios]] and [[Poseidon]] wished to claim Korinth as their own. In the end, Helios was given Akrokorinth, while Poseidon got the Isthmus which was named in his honour, and wherein Korinthians built a [[Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia\|temple]] for the god of the seas and oceans.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Temple of Poseidon\|Korinthia: Temple of Poseidon]]</ref>

	After his adventures with the rest of the [[Argonauts]] aboard the ship ''[[Argo]]'', the legendary hero [[Jason]] dedicated the ship to Poseidon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Argo Wreckage]]</ref> Afterwards, Korinth served as the stage for the tragedy involving Jason, his first wife [[Medea]], and second wife [[Glauke]]. Following his courtship of Glauke, Medea poisoned her rival,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref> and then murdered her own sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>		After his adventures with the rest of the [[Argonauts]] aboard the ship ''[[Argo]]'', the legendary hero [[Jason]] dedicated the ship to Poseidon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Argo Wreckage\|Korinthia: Argo Wreckage]]</ref> Afterwards, Korinth served as the stage for the tragedy involving Jason, his first wife [[Medea]], and second wife [[Glauke]]. Following his courtship of Glauke, Medea poisoned her rival,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Fountain of Glauke\|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref> and then murdered her own sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Tomb of Medea's Children\|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>

	Korinth was also home of [[Bellerophon]], the son of Korinth's King [[Glaukos]].<ref name="Peirene">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#~~Korinthia~~\|Korinthia: Spring of Peirene]]</ref~~> At the [[Spring of Peirene]] upon Akrokorinth, Bellerophon was said to have tamed the legendary pterippus [[Pegasos]].<ref name="Peirene" /~~>		Korinth was also home of [[Bellerophon]], the son of Korinth's King [[Glaukos]]. At the [[Spring of Peirene]] upon Akrokorinth, Bellerophon was said to have tamed the legendary pterippus [[Pegasos]].<ref name="Peirene">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Spring of Peirene\|Korinthia: Spring of Peirene]]</ref>

	===5th century BCE===		===5th century BCE===