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'''Chios''', also called ''Chora'', is the main town of the island of [[Chios]], located within the [[Affluence Bay]].
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'''Chios''' (Greek: Χίος), also called ''Chora'', is the main town of the island of [[Chios]], [[Greece]]. In classical antiquity it was a major ''[[polis]]'' located in the [[Affluence Bay]] region of [[Petrified Islands]].


During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] explored the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Its inhabitants hugely profited from the exportation of [[mastic]], wines and figs.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Chios|Chios: ]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' –  [[Discovery Tour]] – "[[Discovery Tour#Famous Cities|Famous Cities]]" – Piraeus: The Emporion</ref>Among its landmarks, Chios boasted a [[Poseidon Temple, Chios|temple]] dedicated to the god [[Poseidon]].
<ref name="ACOd>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the city.<ref name="ACOd" />


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/χώρα χώρα] (''khṓrā'') means 'town, village', and was often used of the main settlement of the area.
*''Chora'' (χώρα) is a [[Greece|Greek]] word which simply means 'town'. It is often used as the name of the main town on an island, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town.


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This article is about Chora on Chios. For other uses, see Chora.
This article is about the city of Chios. You may be looking for Chios island.

Chios (Greek: Χίος), also called Chora, is the main town of the island of Chios, Greece. In classical antiquity it was a major polis located in the Affluence Bay region of Petrified Islands.

Its inhabitants hugely profited from the exportation of mastic, wines and figs.[1][2]Among its landmarks, Chios boasted a temple dedicated to the god Poseidon. [3]

During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the city.[3]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Chora (χώρα) is a Greek word which simply means 'town'. It is often used as the name of the main town on an island, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyChios:
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyDiscovery Tour – "Famous Cities" – Piraeus: The Emporion
  3. 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey