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	'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. ~~Together with~~ [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], ~~Thera~~ formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].		'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Alongside [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], it formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].

	The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also ~~sat~~ on top of a [[~~Gateway to the Lost City~~\|vault]] which served as a ~~gateway to~~ [[~~Atlantis~~]]~~, an~~ [[~~Isu~~]] ~~city~~.<ref name="ACOd" />		The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ancient ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" />

			The island was also secretly situated on top of an [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|vault]] which served as a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|gateway]] to the sunken city of [[Atlantis]].<ref name="ACOd" />

	==History==		==History==
	===Classical antiquity===		===Classical antiquity===
	In 429 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] traveled to Thera, at the suggestion of her [[Myrrine\|mother]] in order to find her biological father. Kassandra realigned the mirrors that reflected [[sun]]light, opening the [[Gateway to the Lost City]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> After meeting her father [[Pythagoras]] and obtaining four [[Atlantis artifact\|relics]], Atlantis was sealed. Kassandra exited the ancient city ~~to be~~ greeted by her companions [[Barnabas]] and [[Herodotos]], who were ready for ~~more~~ adventures.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Atlantis Destroyed]]</ref>		In 429 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] traveled to Thera, at the suggestion of her [[Myrrine\|mother]] in order to find her biological father. Kassandra realigned the mirrors that reflected [[sun]]light, opening the [[Gateway to the Lost City]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> After meeting her father [[Pythagoras]] and obtaining four [[Atlantis artifact\|relics]], Atlantis was sealed. Kassandra then exited the ancient city and was greeted by her companions, [[Barnabas]] and [[Herodotos]], who were ready for further adventures.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Atlantis Destroyed]]</ref>

	In 48 BCE, [[Amunet\|Aya]] and [[Phoxidas]], working for the pharaoh [[Cleopatra]], were supposed to meet the general [[Pompey]] "off Thera's coast."<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref> Around the same time, Aya's husband [[Bayek]] visited the [[Oracle of Apollo]] [[Phoebe]] in the [[Green Mountains]] of [[~~Libya~~]]. In one of her prophecies, she said of [[Flavius Metellus]] that ''"He walks in splendor in the footsteps of the Therans. A god made flesh."''<ref name="~~HaloOftheHuntress~~">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Halo of the Huntress]]</ref>		In 48 BCE, [[Amunet\|Aya]] and [[Phoxidas]], working for the pharaoh [[Cleopatra]], were supposed to meet with the general [[Pompey]] "off Thera's coast."<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref> Around the same time, Aya's husband [[Bayek]] visited the [[Oracle of Apollo]], [[Phoebe]], in the [[Green Mountains]] of [[Cyrenaica]]. In one of her prophecies, she said of [[Flavius Metellus]] that ''"He walks in splendor in the footsteps of the Therans. A god made flesh."''<ref name="Halo of the Huntress">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Halo of the Huntress]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	~~Sometime in late-~~2018, [[Layla Hassan]] and her team traveled to Thera aboard the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. Layla dove underwater and swam the rest of the way to find the secret entrance to Atlantis, where she met Kassandra, who gave her the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In October 2018, [[Layla Hassan]] and her team traveled to Thera aboard the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. Layla dove underwater and swam the rest of the way to find the secret entrance to Atlantis, where she met Kassandra, who gave her the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|Modern day]]</ref>

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	ACOD Thera Art.jpg\|Concept art		ACOD Thera Art.jpg\|Concept art
	~~ACOD Thera map.jpg\|Thera on the map~~
	ACOd-Thera-ruins.jpg\|The ruins on the island		ACOd-Thera-ruins.jpg\|The ruins on the island
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Historically, people ~~did live~~ on Thera during the [[Peloponnesian War]], in a settlement now known as ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Thera~~ Ancient Thera] on the southeastern ~~part of the island~~.<ref>{{WP\|Thera}}</ref>		Historically, people lived on Thera during the [[Peloponnesian War]], in a settlement now known as {{Wiki\|Ancient Thera}} on the island's southeastern area.<ref>{{WP\|Thera}}</ref> The [[Minoan Ruins]] on Thera may be intended to represent the Minoan city of {{Wiki\|Akrotiri (prehistoric city)\|Akrotiri}}, although the historical city was on the larger surrounding island to the south.<ref>{{WP\|Akrotiri (prehistoric city)}}</ref> The Greek archaeologist {{Wiki\|Spyridon Marinatos}} discovered Akrotiri and speculated that the city's destruction by a volcano may have been an inspiration for the story of Atlantis; almost fittingly, the Gateway to the Lost City is found beneath the in-game ruins.<ref>{{WP\|Minoan_eruption}}</ref>

	The [[Minoan Ruins]] on Thera may be intended to represent the Minoan city of ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_~~(~~prehistoric_city~~) Akrotiri], although the ~~historic Akrotiri~~ was on the larger surrounding island to the south.<ref>{{WP\|~~Akrotiri_~~(~~prehistoric_city~~)}}</ref>

	The archaeologist ~~who~~ discovered Akrotiri speculated that the destruction ~~of the city~~ by a volcano may have been an inspiration for the story of Atlantis, ~~so it is fitting that~~ the ~~gateway~~ to ~~Atlantis~~ is ~~placed~~ beneath the ~~ruins~~ in-game.<ref>{{WP\|Minoan_eruption~~#Atlantis~~}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	The [[Minoan Ruins]] on Thera may be intended to represent the Minoan city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) Akrotiri], although the historic Akrotiri was on the larger surrounding island to the south.<ref>{{WP\|Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city)}}</ref>		The [[Minoan Ruins]] on Thera may be intended to represent the Minoan city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) Akrotiri], although the historic Akrotiri was on the larger surrounding island to the south.<ref>{{WP\|Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city)}}</ref>

			The archaeologist who discovered Akrotiri speculated that the destruction of the city by a volcano may have been an inspiration for the story of Atlantis, so it is fitting that the gateway to Atlantis is placed beneath the ruins in-game.<ref>{{WP\|Minoan_eruption#Atlantis}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	Historically, people did live on Thera during the [[Peloponnesian War]], in a settlement now known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Thera Ancient Thera] on the southeastern part of the island.<ref>{{WP\|Thera}}</ref>		Historically, people did live on Thera during the [[Peloponnesian War]], in a settlement now known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Thera Ancient Thera] on the southeastern part of the island.<ref>{{WP\|Thera}}</ref>

	The [[Minoan Ruins]] on Thera may be intended to represent the Minoan city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) Akrotiri], although the historic Akrotiri was on the larger surrounding island to the south.		The [[Minoan Ruins]] on Thera may be intended to represent the Minoan city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) Akrotiri], although the historic Akrotiri was on the larger surrounding island to the south.<ref>{{WP\|Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city)}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Historically, people did live on Thera during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>{{WP\|Thera}}</ref>		Historically, people did live on Thera during the [[Peloponnesian War]], in a settlement now known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Thera Ancient Thera] on the southeastern part of the island.<ref>{{WP\|Thera}}</ref>

			The [[Minoan Ruins]] on Thera may be intended to represent the Minoan city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_(prehistoric_city) Akrotiri], although the historic Akrotiri was on the larger surrounding island to the south.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	'''Thera''', also ~~nicknamed the~~ '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].		'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].

	The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />		The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />

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	'''Thera''', also nicknamed '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].		'''Thera''', also nicknamed the '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].

	The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />		The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />

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	'''Thera''', also ~~called~~ '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].		'''Thera''', also nicknamed '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].

	The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />		The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />

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	'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].		'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].

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	[[File:Thera-view.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A view of Thera]]		[[File:Thera-view.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A view of Thera]]
	'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island ~~located~~ in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].		'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece\|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]].

	The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />		The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki\|Minoan eruption\|volcanic eruption}}—one of the largest in history—which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''{{Wiki\|Science (journal)\|Science}}''. {{Wiki\|American Association for the Advancement of Science}}, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''{{Wiki\|Radiocarbon (journal)\|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki\|American Journal of Science}}, 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape, as well as [[Minoan Ruins\|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City\|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" />