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"Spartans can build as many boats as they like, but Poseidon will never favor them as he does the Athenians."

―Kassandra upon visiting the village, c. 429 BCE.^[src]

The Village of Gytheion, or simply Gytheion, is a town that was once a small village on the southern shore of Lakonia, Greece. In classical antiquity, the village served as a seaport for Sparta^[1] and featured a statue revering the mythical King Orestes of Sparta in the agora.^[2]

In 429 BCE, the village served as the rendezvous point for Myrrine and her daughter, the misthios Kassandra as they returned to Sparta after almost two decades.^[3]

The village was also the home of the shipwright who crafted the heavy trireme Lakonia during the Peloponnesian War.^[4]

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Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

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↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lakonia: Village of Gytheion
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Delivering a Champion
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Home Sweet Home
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

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

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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|Spartans can build as many boats as they like, but Poseidon will never favor them as he does the Athenians.|Kassandra|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
+{{Quote|Spartans can build as many boats as they like, but Poseidon will never favor them as he does the Athenians.|Kassandra upon visiting the village, c. 429 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
+[[File:ACOD_Village_of_Gytheion.jpg|thumb|250px|Village of Gytheion]]
+The '''Village of Gytheion''', or simply '''Gytheion''', is a town that was once a small village on the southern shore of [[Lakonia]], [[Greece]]. In classical antiquity, the village served as a seaport for [[Sparta]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Village of Gytheion]]</ref> and featured a [[Statue of Orestes|statue]] revering the mythical King [[Orestes of Sparta]] in the agora.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Delivering a Champion]]</ref>
-The '''Village of Gytheion''' was a small village on the shore of [[Forest of Eurotas]] region in [[Lakonia]], [[Peloponnese]], [[Greece]]. During the 5th century BCE, it served as a seaport for [[Sparta]].
+In 429 BCE, the village served as the rendezvous point for [[Myrrine]] and her daughter, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] as they returned to Sparta after almost two decades.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Home Sweet Home (Odyssey)|Home Sweet Home]]</ref>
-A [[Statue of Orestes|statue]] revering the King of Sparta [[Orestes]] was raised in the agora of the village.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Delivering a Champion]]</ref>
+The village was also the home of the shipwright who crafted the heavy [[trireme]] ''[[Lakonia (ship)|Lakonia]]'' during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
-In around 429 BCE, the village served as the rendezvous point for [[Myrrine]] and her daughter, the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] as they returned to Sparta after almost two decades.<ref name="Home Sweet Home">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Home Sweet Home (Odyssey)|Home Sweet Home]]</ref>
-The village was also the home of the shipwright who crafted the heavy [[trireme]] [[Lakonia (ship)|''Lakonia'']] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
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