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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}}
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'''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 ''[[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==
==History==
===Mythology===
===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>
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>


===5th century BCE===
===5th century BCE===
Sometime during the mid 440s BCE, the baby [[Alexios]] was sentenced to death after the acting [[Pythia]] [[Praxithea]] of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] 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 and inadvertently pushed both the priest and Alexios off the cliff to their apparent deaths and was sentenced to death for murder. [[Nikolaos]] ended up causing her to fall from the top of Mount Taygetos.<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>
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>


Years later in 422 BCE, Kassandra and Alexios, now the Cult's enforcer known as Deimos, fought with the latter dying at his older sister's hands.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 18</ref>
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==
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The Big Break - Memories - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|The sentence of Alexios on the mountain
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
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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

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

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: "Lakonia: Altar of the Dioskouroi"
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Sins of the Past
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Unkindest Cut
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Big Break
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – So It Begins
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Serpent's Lair
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Where It All Began
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel – Chapter 18

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