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[[File:ACOd-Messara-Gerontospiliosentr.jpg|thumb|250px|The main entrance of Gerontospilios]] | |||
'''Gerontospilios''' was a cave in [[Zeus' Playground]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. It was used by [[Followers of Ares]] members as a base and had two entrances. | '''Gerontospilios''' was a cave in [[Zeus' Playground]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. It was used by [[Followers of Ares]] members as a base and had two entrances. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place, killed the followers, freed their prisoners and looted the valuables within.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The cave of Gerontospilios lies on Crete and is a place of many | *The cave of Gerontospilios lies on Crete and is a place of many archaeological findings. It also played a role in the Cretan revolution against the Turks, in 1824, where 370 unarmed villages were suffocated due to the Turks sealing the entrance and making fires within, using up all oxigen within.<ref>''Dutch Wikipedia'': [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grot_van_Melidoni Grot van Melidoni]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
ACOd-Messara-Gerontospiliosentrback.jpg|The secondary entrance | |||
ACOd-Messara-Gerontospiliosint.jpg|Interior of the cavern | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 4 October 2019
Gerontospilios was a cave in Zeus' Playground in Messara, Greece. It was used by Followers of Ares members as a base and had two entrances.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the place, killed the followers, freed their prisoners and looted the valuables within.[1]
Trivia
- The cave of Gerontospilios lies on Crete and is a place of many archaeological findings. It also played a role in the Cretan revolution against the Turks, in 1824, where 370 unarmed villages were suffocated due to the Turks sealing the entrance and making fires within, using up all oxigen within.[2]
Gallery
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The secondary entrance -
Interior of the cavern
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Dutch Wikipedia: Grot van Melidoni