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In addition to the Sanctuary, the Plains were also home to a cave reputed to be the [[Entrance to the Underworld]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The region's connection to the goddess Demeter was further enforced by the [[Anthion Flowery Well]], said to have been where the goddess herself spoke to the daughters of king [[Keleos]].<ref name="Anthion Flowery Well">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Anthion Flowery Well]]</ref> | In addition to the Sanctuary, the Plains were also home to a cave reputed to be the [[Entrance to the Underworld]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The region's connection to the goddess Demeter was further enforced by the [[Anthion Flowery Well]], said to have been where the goddess herself spoke to the daughters of king [[Keleos]].<ref name="Anthion Flowery Well">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Anthion Flowery Well]]</ref> | ||
Due to the sacred nature of the region, tombs of [[Tomb of Eteokles|Eteokles]] and the [[Tomb of the Epigones|Epigones]] were located in the region's mountains.<ref name="ACOd" /> | Due to the sacred nature of the region, tombs of [[Tomb of Eteokles|Eteokles]] and the [[Tomb of the Epigones|Epigones]] were located in the region's mountains.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the late 5th century BCE, [[Barnabas]]' [[Leda (Barnabas' wife)|wife]] remarried and settled at a [[Leda's farm|farm]] together with her [[Leda (Barnabas' daughter)|daughter]] in the Plains after she lost contact with Barnabas.<ref name="Daddy's Home">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Daddy's Home]]</ref> | During the late 5th century BCE, [[Barnabas]]' [[Leda (Barnabas' wife)|wife]] remarried and settled at a [[Leda's farm|farm]] together with her [[Leda (Barnabas' daughter)|daughter]] in the Plains after she lost contact with Barnabas.<ref name="Daddy's Home">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Daddy's Home]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the region.<ref name="ACOd" /> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the region.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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The Sacred Plains of Demeter was the name for the western region of Attika, Greece most notable for housing the Sanctuary of Eleusis.
Dedicated to the goddess Demeter, the 'earth-mother' of Greek mythology, the plains were Attika's fertile lands.[1]
Features[edit | edit source]
In addition to the Sanctuary, the Plains were also home to a cave reputed to be the Entrance to the Underworld.[1] The region's connection to the goddess Demeter was further enforced by the Anthion Flowery Well, said to have been where the goddess herself spoke to the daughters of king Keleos.[2]
Due to the sacred nature of the region, tombs of Eteokles and the Epigones were located in the region's mountains.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
During the late 5th century BCE, Barnabas' wife remarried and settled at a farm together with her daughter in the Plains after she lost contact with Barnabas.[3]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the region.[1]
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Wide view of the plains with the Sanctuary of Eleusis in the background -
Wide view of the farms, with Athens in the background -
The Entrance to the Underworld -
Anthion Flowery Well -
Leda's farm -
The Sanctuary of Eleusis
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