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In the 5th century BCE, the area was associated with [[Piracy|pirates]], smugglers, con artists, and other walks of criminal life.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/arid-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Arid Islands]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Pephka had become a locale gripped in the myth of the [[Minotaur]] with the town of Lato as a whole turned into a commercial shrine to the beast. Despite Pephka's unsavory reputation, this ultimately served to attract tourism which fueled its economy.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />
In the 5th century BCE, the area was associated with [[Piracy|pirates]], smugglers, con artists, and other walks of criminal life.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/arid-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Arid Islands]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Pephka had become a locale gripped in the myth of the [[Minotaur]] with the town of Lato as a whole turned into a commercial shrine to the beast. Despite Pephka's unsavory reputation, this ultimately served to attract tourism which fueled its economy.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />

In addition to the myth of the Minotaur, with would-be-heroes lured to challenge the beast and win the vaunted "[[Prize of Pephka]]", Pephka also drew in [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] and other warriors with the [[Pephka Arena|Arena]], hidden along Pephka's northern shore. Summons were sent by [[Maion]] and [[Skoura]], the establishers of the Arena, to people who'd made a name for themselves, including the mercenary [[Talos]] the Stone-Fist. <ref name="They Just Want Cruelty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[They Just Want Cruelty]]</ref>
In addition to the myth of the Minotaur, with would-be-heroes lured to challenge the beast and win the vaunted "[[Prize of Pephka]]", Pephka also drew in [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] and other warriors with the [[Pephka Arena|Arena]], hidden along Pephka's northern shore. Summons were sent by [[Maion]] and [[Skoura]], the establishers of the Arena, to people who'd made a name for themselves, including the mercenary [[Talos]] the Stone-Fist.<ref name="They Just Want Cruelty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[They Just Want Cruelty]]</ref>

Along with the people came also the [[Cult of Kosmos]], smelling money to be made, and people to ally with.<ref name="No More Bull">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[No More Bull]]</ref><ref name="Worshippers">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Worshippers of the Bloodline]]</ref>
Along with the people came also the [[Cult of Kosmos]], smelling money to be made, and people to ally with.<ref name="No More Bull">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[No More Bull]]</ref><ref name="Worshippers">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Worshippers of the Bloodline]]</ref>

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At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the [[message board]] of Pephka in Lato. It's also displayed on the sails and finery of ''[[Kronos (ship)|Kronos]]'', the ship commandeered by [[Melanthos]], the son of the [[Messara]]n [[Nation Leader|leader]], who was also a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].
At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the [[message board]] of Pephka in Lato. It's also displayed on the sails and finery of ''[[Kronos (ship)|Kronos]]'', the ship commandeered by [[Melanthos]], the son of the [[Messara]]n [[Nation Leader|leader]], who was also a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].

In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Pephka's epithet is given as "Home of Heroes", while on [[Ubisoft]]'s own [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/ site], the region's epithet is given as "Myths of the Minotaur". <ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />
In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Pephka's epithet is given as "Home of Heroes", while on [[Ubisoft]]'s own [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/ site], the region's epithet is given as "Myths of the Minotaur".<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />

The banner of Pephka in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' features the stylized head of the Minotaur. In the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' as well as in ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', this banner was instead dubbed the 'Kretan Banner'.<ref name="Flags">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#|Lemnos: "Flags"]]</ref><ref name="Art">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
The banner of Pephka in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' features the stylized head of the Minotaur. In the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' as well as in ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', this banner was instead dubbed the 'Kretan Banner'.<ref name="Flags">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#|Lemnos: "Flags"]]</ref><ref name="Art">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

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			[[File:ACOd-banner-Pephka.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|The banner of Pephka]]
			'''Pephka''' is an arid region of the island of [[Krete]] in [[Greece]] upon which was situated the city of [[Lato]].

			==History==
			In the 5th century BCE, the area was associated with [[Piracy\|pirates]], smugglers, con artists, and other walks of criminal life.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/arid-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Arid Islands]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Pephka had become a locale gripped in the myth of the [[Minotaur]] with the town of Lato as a whole turned into a commercial shrine to the beast. Despite Pephka's unsavory reputation, this ultimately served to attract tourism which fueled its economy.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />

			In addition to the myth of the Minotaur, with would-be-heroes lured to challenge the beast and win the vaunted "[[Prize of Pephka]]", Pephka also drew in [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] and other warriors with the [[Pephka Arena\|Arena]], hidden along Pephka's northern shore. Summons were sent by [[Maion]] and [[Skoura]], the establishers of the Arena, to people who'd made a name for themselves, including the mercenary [[Talos]] the Stone-Fist. <ref name="They Just Want Cruelty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[They Just Want Cruelty]]</ref>

	[[~~File:ACOd-banner-Pephka.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|The banner~~ of ~~Pephka~~]]		Along with the people came also the [[Cult of Kosmos]], smelling money to be made, and people to ally with.<ref name="No More Bull">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[No More Bull]]</ref><ref name="Worshippers">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Worshippers of the Bloodline]]</ref>
	'''~~Pephka~~''' ~~is an arid region~~ of the ~~island of [[Krete~~]] in [[~~Greece~~]] ~~upon which was situated the city of~~ [[~~Lato~~]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</~~ref~~>
			During the Peloponnesian War, the [[Sparta]]n ''misthios'' [[Kassandra]] came to Pephka as well, hunting for the Minotaur as well as the Cult.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

			==Geography==
			Dry and hot, Pephka's landscape is marked by rocks and plants that can take the heat. Cacti and low brush dot the dusty ground, and the orange-tinted hills and mountains are cracked under the burning [[sun]].<ref name="ACOd" />

			Despite the arid biome, people have created their places amidst the swathes of the regions of Pephka. [[Dikte Plateau]], [[Minotaur Hills]], and [[Pirate Point]] house within the settlements of Lato, [[Warrior's Rest]], the Arena, and [[Zakros]] most of the Pephkans.<ref name="ACOd" />

	In the ~~5th century BCE~~, ~~the area~~ was ~~associated with~~ [[~~Piracy~~\|~~pirates~~]], ~~smugglers, con artists, and other walks~~ of ~~criminal life~~. By the ~~time~~ of the [[~~Peloponnesian War~~]] ~~it had become a locale gripped in~~ the ~~myth~~ of the [[~~Minotaur~~]] ~~with Lato serving as~~ a ~~shrine to~~ the ~~beast. Despite Pephka's unsavory reputation, this ultimately served to attract tourism which fueled its economy~~.~~<ref name="ACOd" />~~		==Behind the scenes==
			At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken\|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the [[message board]] of Pephka in Lato. It's also displayed on the sails and finery of ''[[Kronos (ship)\|Kronos]]'', the ship commandeered by [[Melanthos]], the son of the [[Messara]]n [[Nation Leader\|leader]], who was also a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].

	~~==Regions==~~		In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Pephka's epithet is given as "Home of Heroes", while on [[Ubisoft]]'s own [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/ site], the region's epithet is given as "Myths of the Minotaur". <ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />
	Pephka ~~was made up~~ of ~~three smaller regions:~~
	*[[~~Dikte Plateau~~]]
	*[[Minotaur ~~Hills]]~~
	*[[Pirate Point]]

	~~==Trivia==~~		The banner of Pephka in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' features the stylized head of the Minotaur. In the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' as well as in ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', this banner was instead dubbed the 'Kretan Banner'.<ref name="Flags">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#\|Lemnos: "Flags"]]</ref><ref name="Art">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
	*The ~~emblem~~ of Pephka is the stylized head of the Minotaur.
	*At some point during development, Pephka'~~s emblem was a~~ [[~~Chicken\|rooster~~]]~~. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head~~ of ~~the Minotaur~~, the ~~rooster emblem is visible when visiting the~~ [[~~message board~~]] of ~~Pephka.~~

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<Gallery widths="180" position="center" captionaling="center">		<Gallery widths="180" position="center" captionaling="center">
	~~MinotaurOverlookingLato~~.jpg\|The ~~giant shrine~~ of the Minotaur overlooking the region		ACOd-AsterionSpringLato.jpg\|The view atop the statue of the Minotaur at [[Asterion's Spring]] overlooking the region
	ACOd-Krete-Pephka.jpg\|Pephka part of Krete		ACOd-Krete-Pephka.jpg\|Pephka part of Krete
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	*The emblem of Pephka is the stylized head of the Minotaur.		*The emblem of Pephka is the stylized head of the Minotaur.
	*At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken\|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the message board of Pephka.		*At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken\|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the [[message board]] of Pephka.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	MinotaurOverlookingLato.jpg\|The giant shrine of the Minotaur overlooking the region		MinotaurOverlookingLato.jpg\|The giant shrine of the Minotaur overlooking the region
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	'''Pephka''' is an arid region of the island of [[Krete]] in [[Greece]] upon which was situated the city of [[Lato]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		'''Pephka''' is an arid region of the island of [[Krete]] in [[Greece]] upon which was situated the city of [[Lato]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
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	*The emblem of Pephka is the stylized head of the Minotaur.		*The emblem of Pephka is the stylized head of the Minotaur.
			*At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken\|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the message board of Pephka.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	In the 5th century BCE, the area was associated with [[Piracy\|pirates]], smugglers, con artists, and other walks of criminal life.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/arid-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Arid Islands]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Pephka had become a locale gripped in the myth of the [[Minotaur]] with the town of Lato as a whole turned into a commercial shrine to the beast. Despite Pephka's unsavory reputation, this ultimately served to attract tourism which fueled its economy.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />		In the 5th century BCE, the area was associated with [[Piracy\|pirates]], smugglers, con artists, and other walks of criminal life.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/arid-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Arid Islands]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Pephka had become a locale gripped in the myth of the [[Minotaur]] with the town of Lato as a whole turned into a commercial shrine to the beast. Despite Pephka's unsavory reputation, this ultimately served to attract tourism which fueled its economy.<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />

	In addition to the myth of the Minotaur, with would-be-heroes lured to challenge the beast and win the vaunted "[[Prize of Pephka]]", Pephka also drew in [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] and other warriors with the [[Pephka Arena\|Arena]], hidden along Pephka's northern shore. Summons were sent by [[Maion]] and [[Skoura]], the establishers of the Arena, to people who'd made a name for themselves, including the mercenary [[Talos]] the Stone-Fist. <ref name="They Just Want Cruelty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[They Just Want Cruelty]]</ref>		In addition to the myth of the Minotaur, with would-be-heroes lured to challenge the beast and win the vaunted "[[Prize of Pephka]]", Pephka also drew in [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] and other warriors with the [[Pephka Arena\|Arena]], hidden along Pephka's northern shore. Summons were sent by [[Maion]] and [[Skoura]], the establishers of the Arena, to people who'd made a name for themselves, including the mercenary [[Talos]] the Stone-Fist.<ref name="They Just Want Cruelty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[They Just Want Cruelty]]</ref>

	Along with the people came also the [[Cult of Kosmos]], smelling money to be made, and people to ally with.<ref name="No More Bull">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[No More Bull]]</ref><ref name="Worshippers">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Worshippers of the Bloodline]]</ref>		Along with the people came also the [[Cult of Kosmos]], smelling money to be made, and people to ally with.<ref name="No More Bull">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[No More Bull]]</ref><ref name="Worshippers">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Worshippers of the Bloodline]]</ref>
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	At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken\|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the [[message board]] of Pephka in Lato. It's also displayed on the sails and finery of ''[[Kronos (ship)\|Kronos]]'', the ship commandeered by [[Melanthos]], the son of the [[Messara]]n [[Nation Leader\|leader]], who was also a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].		At some point during development, Pephka's emblem was a [[Chicken\|rooster]]. Though otherwise replaced by the stylized head of the Minotaur, the rooster emblem is visible when visiting the [[message board]] of Pephka in Lato. It's also displayed on the sails and finery of ''[[Kronos (ship)\|Kronos]]'', the ship commandeered by [[Melanthos]], the son of the [[Messara]]n [[Nation Leader\|leader]], who was also a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].

	In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Pephka's epithet is given as "Home of Heroes", while on [[Ubisoft]]'s own [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/ site], the region's epithet is given as "Myths of the Minotaur". <ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />		In ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Pephka's epithet is given as "Home of Heroes", while on [[Ubisoft]]'s own [https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/ site], the region's epithet is given as "Myths of the Minotaur".<ref name="Arid Islands: Pephka" />

	The banner of Pephka in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' features the stylized head of the Minotaur. In the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' as well as in ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', this banner was instead dubbed the 'Kretan Banner'.<ref name="Flags">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#\|Lemnos: "Flags"]]</ref><ref name="Art">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		The banner of Pephka in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' features the stylized head of the Minotaur. In the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' as well as in ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', this banner was instead dubbed the 'Kretan Banner'.<ref name="Flags">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#\|Lemnos: "Flags"]]</ref><ref name="Art">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>