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The '''Isle of Salamis''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island located in the region of [[Attika]], off the [[Port of Piraeus]]. | The '''Isle of Salamis''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island located in the region of [[Attika]], off the [[Port of Piraeus]]. | ||
==History== | |||
The area was best known for the [[Battle of Salamis]], where the allied Greek city-states led by [[Themistokles]] defeated the armies of [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] [[ship]]s under the control of [[Sotera]] of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] sailed around the Isle of Salamis until she withdrew them on the command of her [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] [[Nyx the Shadow]].<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref> | |||
Around the same time the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] travelled to a [[Salamis Marble Quarry|quarry]] on the island, where she eliminated [[Brison]] of the [[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].<ref name="The Delian League">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Delian League]]</ref> | |||
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The Isle of Salamis is a Greek island located in the region of Attika, off the Port of Piraeus.
History
The area was best known for the Battle of Salamis, where the allied Greek city-states led by Themistokles defeated the armies of Xerxes I of the Achaemenid Empire.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War ships under the control of Sotera of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos sailed around the Isle of Salamis until she withdrew them on the command of her Sage Nyx the Shadow.[2]
Around the same time the Spartan misthios Kassandra travelled to a quarry on the island, where she eliminated Brison of the Delian League branch of the Cult of Kosmos.[3]
Appearance
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