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[[File:ACOd-Messara-Gerontospiliosentr.jpg|thumb|250px|The main entrance of Gerontospilios]] | |||
'''Gerontospilios''' was a cave in [[Zeus' Playground]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. It was used by the [[Followers of Ares]] as a base and had two entrances. | |||
'''Gerontospilios''' was a cave in [[Zeus' Playground]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. It was used by [[Followers of Ares]] | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place, killed the followers, freed their prisoners and looted the valuables within.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The cave of Gerontospilios in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a cave on Crete which is a place of many archaeological findings. It also played a role in the Cretan revolution against the Turks, in 1824, where 370 unarmed villagers were suffocated due to the Turks sealing the entrance and making fires within, using up all oxygen within.<ref name="Grot van Melidoni">{{WP|nl:Grot van Melidoni}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
ACOd-Messara-Gerontospiliosentrback.jpg|The secondary entrance | |||
ACOd-Messara-Gerontospiliosint.jpg|Interior of the cavern | |||
ACOd-Messara-Gerontospilios-chest.jpg|The [[Treasure chest|chest]] within the cave | |||
ACOd-Messara-Gerontospilios-FoAworship.jpg|The Followers of Ares conducting their ritual | |||
ACOd-Messara-Gerontospilios-freed.jpg|Kassandra freeing the people in the cave | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 22 April 2025
Gerontospilios was a cave in Zeus' Playground in Messara, Greece. It was used by the Followers of Ares as a base and had two entrances.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the place, killed the followers, freed their prisoners and looted the valuables within.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The cave of Gerontospilios in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a cave on Crete which is a place of many archaeological findings. It also played a role in the Cretan revolution against the Turks, in 1824, where 370 unarmed villagers were suffocated due to the Turks sealing the entrance and making fires within, using up all oxygen within.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The secondary entrance -
Interior of the cavern -
The chest within the cave -
The Followers of Ares conducting their ritual -
Kassandra freeing the people in the cave
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑
nl:Grot van Melidoni on Wikipedia