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[[File:ACOD_Kyllene.jpg|thumb|250px|Kyllene]]
'''Kyllene''' was a seaport town situated on the western coast of [[Elis]], in the [[Peloponnese]]. The town was home to cults of [[Aphrodite]], [[Asclepius|Asklepios]], and [[Hermes]], and also served as a base for the Elian fleet.
'''Kyllene''' was a seaport town located in [[Araxos Point]] region of [[Elis]] in the [[Peloponnese]].


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] escorted [[Testikles]] to the town in order to take part in the upcoming [[Olympic Games]]. When Testikles attempted to embrace Kassandra, the mercenary evaded him, causing Testikles to accidentally fall into the sea whereupon he was devoured by [[shark]]s.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Training Days]]</ref>
The town was home to cults of [[Aphrodite]], [[Asklepios]], and [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]], and also served as a base for the Elian fleet.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Elis|Elis: Kyllene]]</ref>


==Appearance==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] escorted the Spartan [[Pankration]] champion [[Testikles]] to the town in order to take part in the 428 BCE [[Olympic Games]]. When Testikles attempted to embrace Kassandra, the mercenary evaded him, causing Testikles to accidentally fall into the sea whereupon he was devoured by [[Great white shark|sharks]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Training Days]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACOd-DeliverChamp-Alkibiadespier.jpg|[[Alkibiades]] at a pier in Kyllene
ACOd-DeliverChamp-AlkHerBarpier.jpg|Alkibiades, [[Herodotos]] and [[Barnabas]] following Testikles' demise
ACOd-DeliveringAChampion-BarnabasKyllenedock.jpg|Barnabas mourning the loss of Testikles
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''


==Reference==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{ACOD}}
{{ACOD}}
[[Category:Locations in Elis]]
[[Category:Locations in Araxos Point]]
[[Category:Towns in Greece]]
[[Category:Port cities]]
[[Category:Port cities]]
[[Category:Towns in Greece]]
[[Category:Poleis]]
[[Category:Locations in Elis]]

Latest revision as of 00:08, 15 October 2021

Kyllene

Kyllene was a seaport town located in Araxos Point region of Elis in the Peloponnese.

The town was home to cults of Aphrodite, Asklepios, and Hermes, and also served as a base for the Elian fleet.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra escorted the Spartan Pankration champion Testikles to the town in order to take part in the 428 BCE Olympic Games. When Testikles attempted to embrace Kassandra, the mercenary evaded him, causing Testikles to accidentally fall into the sea whereupon he was devoured by sharks.[2]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyElis: Kyllene
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyTraining Days