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'''Lesbos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the northeast [[Aegean Sea]] that is most famous for being the home of lyric poet [[Sappho]]. Together with [[Chios]], Lesbos formed the [[Petrified Islands]]. | '''Lesbos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the northeast [[Aegean Sea]] that is most famous for being the home of lyric poet [[Sappho]]. Together with [[Chios]], Lesbos formed the [[Petrified Islands]]. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">Lesbos Island - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|Promotional shot of Lesbos | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | ||
ACOD Lesbos - Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art | |||
Lesbos Island - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|Promotional shot of Lesbos | |||
ACOd-PetrifiedIslands-Lesbos-east.jpg|Lesbos as seen from west | ACOd-PetrifiedIslands-Lesbos-east.jpg|Lesbos as seen from west | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 7 January 2025

Lesbos is a Greek island in the northeast Aegean Sea that is most famous for being the home of lyric poet Sappho. Together with Chios, Lesbos formed the Petrified Islands.
History[edit | edit source]
In addition to Sappho, by the 5th century BCE Lesbos had also garnered fame like its sister island Chios as the birthplace of the Daughters of Artemis, an all-female cult revering the Greek goddess Artemis.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the island.[1]
Regions[edit | edit source]
The island of Lesbos was made of four regions:
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The name of the island gave origin to the word "lesbian", as Sappho is believed to be have been homosexual.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept Art
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Promotional shot of Lesbos
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Lesbos as seen from west
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]