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	*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.		*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.
	*[~~https~~:~~//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/~~μέλισσα Μέλισσᾰ] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] [[Melissa]]. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''~~Assassin's Creed: Odyssey –~~ [[Discovery Tour]]'' ~~/ [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites\|Discovery Sites]]~~: The Mythological Significance of Honey</ref>		*[[wikt:μέλισσα\|Μέλισσᾰ]] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] [[Melissa]]. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Argolis: "The Mythological Significance of Honey"</ref>

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	*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.		*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.
	*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/μέλισσα Μέλισσᾰ] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] [[Melissa]]. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Discovery Tour]]'' / [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites\|Discovery Sites]]: The Mythological Significance of Honey</ref>		*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/μέλισσα Μέλισσᾰ] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] [[Melissa]]. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[Discovery Tour]]'' / [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites\|Discovery Sites]]: The Mythological Significance of Honey</ref>

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	*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.		*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.
	*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/μέλισσα Μέλισσᾰ] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] ~~{{Wiki\|~~Melissa~~#Mythology\|Melissa}}~~. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Discovery Tour]]'' / [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites\|Discovery Sites]]: The Mythological Significance of Honey</ref>		*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/μέλισσα Μέλισσᾰ] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] [[Melissa]]. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Discovery Tour]]'' / [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites\|Discovery Sites]]: The Mythological Significance of Honey</ref>

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	The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]].		The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]].

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the shrine-memorial.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the shrine-memorial.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

			==Trivia==
			*The name 'Melissa' was a nickname given by Periander to his wife Lyside.
			*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/μέλισσα Μέλισσᾰ] (''mélissa'') is Greek for '(honey) bee', and poetically used of [[honey]] itself, said to be because of the [[nymph]] {{Wiki\|Melissa#Mythology\|Melissa}}. The plural of the term, ''melissai'', was also a term used of the priestesses of mystery cults in the Greek world.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Discovery Tour]]'' / [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites\|Discovery Sites]]: The Mythological Significance of Honey</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sadelyrate at 13:06, 10 April 2019

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	The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]].		The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]].

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the shrine-memorial.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the shrine-memorial.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

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	The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]].		The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]].

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The '''Monument of Melissa''' was the memorial shrine erected for the wife of [[Periander]], the tyrant of [[Korinth]], in [[Hera's Watch]] in [[Argolis]], [[Greece]].

During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the shrine-memorial.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Locations in Argolis]]
[[Category:Locations in Hera's Watch]]
[[Category:Tombs]]
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