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'''Gortyn''' (Ancient Greek: Γόρτυν) is a municipality on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Krete]]. In classical antiquity, it was an affluent ''[[polis]]'' located in the [[Minos' Legacy]] region in [[Messara]].<ref name="Historical">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara|Messara: Gortyn]]</ref>
'''Gortyn''' (Ancient Greek: Γόρτυν) is a municipality on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Krete]]. In classical antiquity, it was an affluent ''[[polis]]'' located in the [[Minos' Legacy]] region of [[Messara]].<ref name="Historical">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Messara|Messara: Gortyn]]</ref>


Among its landmarks, Gortyn boasted a [[Temple of Demeter, Messara|temple of Demeter]] and a [[temple of Athena Poliouchos]], as well as a stele inscribed with its legislation: the [[Gortyn Code]]. The city was also noted for its proximity to the [[Knossos Palace|Minoan Palace of Knossos]], linked to the legend of [[Minos]] and the [[Minotaur]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
Among its landmarks, Gortyn boasted a [[Temple of Demeter, Messara|temple of Demeter]] and a [[temple of Athena Poliouchos]], as well as a stele inscribed with its legislation: the [[Gortyn Code]]. The city was also noted for its proximity to the [[Knossos Palace|Minoan Palace of Knossos]], linked to the legend of [[Minos]] and the [[Minotaur]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the city.<ref name="ACOd" />
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the city.<ref name="ACOd" />
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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ACOD Temple of Athena Poliouchos.jpg|[[Temple of Athena Poliouchos]]
ACOD Temple of Athena Poliouchos.jpg|[[Temple of Athena Poliouchos]]
ACOD Gortyn Temple of Demeter.jpg|[[Temple of Demeter, Messara|Temple of Demeter]]
ACOD Gortyn Temple of Demeter.jpg|[[Temple of Demeter, Messara|Temple of Demeter]]

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Gortyn (Ancient Greek: Γόρτυν) is a municipality on the Greek island of Krete. In classical antiquity, it was an affluent polis located in the Minos' Legacy region of Messara.[1]

Among its landmarks, Gortyn boasted a temple of Demeter and a temple of Athena Poliouchos, as well as a stele inscribed with its legislation: the Gortyn Code. The city was also noted for its proximity to the Minoan Palace of Knossos, linked to the legend of Minos and the Minotaur.[2]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the city.[2]

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  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyMessara: Gortyn
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey