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"The gods can keep Olympus. This is the best view in all the Greek world."

―Kassandra's remark upon visiting the mountain, c. 429 BCE^[src]

Mount Taygetos (Greek: Ταΰγετος), also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" is the highest peak of the mountain range located in Peloponnese, Greece. The name 'Taygetos' is one of oldest recorded, appearing in Homer's epic poem Odyssey. During Byzantine times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as Pentadaktylos (Πενταδάκτυλος, "five-fingered").

History[edit | edit source]

Mythology[edit | edit source]

According to tradition, the legendary twins Kastor and Polydeukes were born on Mount Taygetos.^[1]

5th century BCE[edit | edit source]

In 451 BCE, the infant Alexios was sentenced to death after the acting Pythia of the Sanctuary of Delphi, Praxithea, foretold that Leonidas' younger grandchild would bring ruin to Sparta, as per the order of the Cult of Kosmos.^[2]^[3] Kassandra attempted to save her brother but inadvertently pushed both him and the priest holding Alexios off the cliff to their apparent deaths. The young girl was sentenced to death for her crime, and it was her own step-father Nikolaos who carried out the sentence, dropping her off the mountain.^[4] However, both children survived and became fierce warriors.^[5]^[6]

Years later in 422 BCE, Kassandra and her mother Myrrine returned to Mount Taygetos to confront Alexios, now the Cult's enforcer known as Deimos.^[7] When Deimos threatened Myrrine's life, Kassandra, realizing her brother was beyond redemption, fought and killed him before pushing his body off the cliff.^[8]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

The sentence of Alexios on the mountain
Kassandra, Myrrine, and Alexios atop the mountain

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Rebellion (mentioned in Database entry only)
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel
Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (indirect mention only)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: "Lakonia: Altar of the Dioskouroi"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Sins of the Past
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Unkindest Cut
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Big Break
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – So It Begins
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Serpent's Lair
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Where It All Began
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel – Chapter 18

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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+{{Quote|The gods can keep Olympus. This is the best view in all the Greek world.|Kassandra's remark upon visiting the mountain, c. 429 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
-'''Mount Taygetos''' ([[Greece|Greek]]: Ταΰγετος), also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" is the highest peak of the Taygetos mountain range located in [[Peloponnese]], [[Greece]]. The name 'Taygetos' is one of oldest recorded, appearing in the [[Odyssey]]. During [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as '''Pentadaktylos''' (Πενταδάκτυλος; Greek for five-fingered).
+[[File:Lakonia-MountTaygetos.jpg|thumb|250px|Mount Taygetos]]
+'''Mount Taygetos''' ([[Greece|Greek]]: Ταΰγετος), also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" is the highest peak of the [[Chasms of Taygetos|mountain range]] located in [[Peloponnese]], Greece. The name 'Taygetos' is one of oldest recorded, appearing in [[Homer]]'s epic poem ''[[Odyssey (epic poem)|Odyssey]]''. During [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as '''Pentadaktylos''' (Πενταδάκτυλος, "five-fingered").
 ==History==
-Sometime during the mid 400s BCE, [[Nikolaos]], upon suffering a great tragedy, had their [[Misthios|child]] sentenced to death. Nikolaos carried out the execution and threw them from the top of Mount Taygetos. However the child survived, and went on to live as a fierce mercenary.
+===Mythology===
+According to tradition, the legendary twins [[Kastor and Polydeukes]] were born on Mount Taygetos.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: "Lakonia: Altar of the Dioskouroi"</ref>
-{{Category:Articles needing images}}
+===5th century BCE===
-[[Category:Greece]]
+In 451 BCE, the infant [[Alexios]] was sentenced to death after the acting [[Pythia]] of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], [[Praxithea]], foretold that [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]]' younger grandchild would bring ruin to [[Sparta]], as per the order of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Sins of the Past]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Unkindest Cut]]</ref> [[Kassandra]] attempted to save her brother but inadvertently pushed both him and the priest holding Alexios off the cliff to their apparent deaths. The young girl was sentenced to death for her crime, and it was her own step-father [[Nikolaos]] who carried out the sentence, dropping her off the mountain.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref> However, both children survived and became fierce warriors.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[So It Begins]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref>
-[[Category:Mountains]]
-[[Category:Articles needing images]]
+Years later in 422 BCE, Kassandra and her mother [[Myrrine]] returned to Mount Taygetos to confront Alexios, now the Cult's enforcer known as Deimos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Where It All Began]]</ref> When Deimos threatened Myrrine's life, Kassandra, realizing her brother was beyond redemption, fought and killed him before pushing his body off the cliff.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 18</ref>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
+The Big Break - Memories - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|The sentence of Alexios on the mountain
+ACOd Where It All Began.png|Kassandra, Myrrine, and Alexios atop the mountain
+</gallery>
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Mdat}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
+*[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]
+*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Imo}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{ACOD}}
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+[[Category:Mountains of Greece]]
+[[Category:Locations in Lakonia]]
+[[Category:Regions of Lakonia]]