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[[File:ACOd-Messara-ArkalochoriCave.jpg|thumb|250px|The entrance to the Arkalochori Cave]] | |||
The '''Arkalochori Cave''' is a cave in [[Octopus Bay]] in [[Messara]] on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Krete]]. | |||
The '''Arkalochori Cave''' is a cave in [[Octopus Bay]] in [[Messara]] | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[bandit]]s who had made the cave their base stole a [[Arkalochori Axe|ceremonial axe]] from the [[Temple of Poseidon, Messara|temple]] of [[Poseidon]] in [[Heraklion]]. Terrified, a priestess of the temple asked the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to retrieve the axe from the bandits, telling her about the cave. Kassandra explored the place, killing the leader of the bandits, claiming their valuables and finding the axe.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Lost Arkalochori Axe]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of this cave is a reference to {{Wiki|Arkalochori}}, a town on Krete, while the cave itself is apparently meant to be the Minoan [https://www.cretanbeaches.com/en/caves/arkalohori-cave sacred cave] near the town. | *The name of this cave is a reference to {{Wiki|Arkalochori}}, a town on Krete, while the cave itself is apparently meant to be the Minoan [https://www.cretanbeaches.com/en/caves/arkalohori-cave sacred cave] near the town. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
ACOd-Messara-ArkalochoriCaveint.jpg|Interior of the cave | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:26, 29 November 2022
The Arkalochori Cave is a cave in Octopus Bay in Messara on the Greek island of Krete.
During the Peloponnesian War, the bandits who had made the cave their base stole a ceremonial axe from the temple of Poseidon in Heraklion. Terrified, a priestess of the temple asked the Spartan misthios Kassandra to retrieve the axe from the bandits, telling her about the cave. Kassandra explored the place, killing the leader of the bandits, claiming their valuables and finding the axe.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The name of this cave is a reference to Arkalochori, a town on Krete, while the cave itself is apparently meant to be the Minoan sacred cave near the town.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Interior of the cave
