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'''Kythera Island''', or simply '''Kythera''', is an arid [[Greece|Greek]] island located off the southernmost tip of [[Peloponnese]]. Its main settlement was [[Kythera Town]], located in the central region of [[Pilgrim Hill]]. | '''Kythera Island''', or simply '''Kythera''', is an arid [[Greece|Greek]] island located off the southernmost tip of [[Peloponnese]]. Its main settlement was the [[Kythera Town]], located in the central region of the [[Pilgrim Hill]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
According to the legends, Kythera was where the goddess [[Aphrodite]] first stepped on land, and the city of Kythera was the first to welcome her.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Kythera|Kythera: Shrine of Aphrodite]]</ref> | According to the legends, Kythera was where the goddess [[Aphrodite]] first stepped on land, and the city of Kythera was the first to welcome her.<ref name="Shrine of Aphrodite">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Kythera|Kythera: Shrine of Aphrodite]]</ref><ref name="Kytheran Banner" /> | ||
During the 5th century BCE, the island kingdom was renowned for two principal things: its [[Temple of Aphrodite, Kythera|temple]] dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, and the local trade of [[Tyrian purple]], a dye made from the {{Wiki|murex}} shellfish. The former attracted pilgrims from all across Greece while the latter was highly respected due to the immense labor required to produce it from the hundreds of thousands shellfish caught. Because of this, Tyrian purple was highly coveted and its export was enormously profitable for Kythera, which came to be known as the 'Home of the Tyrian Purple'.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Kythera|Kythera: Kythera Town]]</ref> | During the 5th century BCE, the island kingdom was renowned for two principal things: its [[Temple of Aphrodite, Kythera|temple]] dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, and the local trade of [[Tyrian purple]], a dye made from the {{Wiki|murex}} shellfish. The former attracted pilgrims from all across Greece while the latter was highly respected due to the immense labor required to produce it from the hundreds of thousands shellfish caught. Because of this, Tyrian purple was highly coveted and its export was enormously profitable for Kythera, which came to be known as the 'Home of the Tyrian Purple'.<ref name="Kythera Town">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Kythera|Kythera: Kythera Town]]</ref><ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
Both of these were abundantly clear on the emblem of the island: a stylized white {{Wiki|Columbidae|dove}}, the sacred bird of the goddess Aphrodite, standing on a field of Tyrian Purple.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref><ref name="Kytheran Banner">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Kythera|Kythera: "Kytheran Banner"]]</ref> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Kythera was coveted by the [[Athens|Athenians]], and they occupied it for most of the conflict, taking advantage of its proximity to [[Lakonia]] to raid the Spartans' home.<ref name="Kytheran Banner" /> | |||
==People== | ==People== | ||
The people of the island, especially sailors and fishermen, were avid worshipers of Aphrodite and often prayed her to watch over them in the surrounding waters, known for being tricky to navigate.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Kythera|Kythera: Altar of Aphrodite]]</ref> | [[File:ACOd-Kythera-Aphroditeworshippers.jpg|thumb|250px|People worshipping Aphrodite on Kythera]] | ||
The people of the island, especially sailors and fishermen, were avid worshipers of Aphrodite and often prayed her to watch over them in the surrounding waters, known for being tricky to navigate.<ref name="Altar of Aphrodite">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Kythera|Kythera: Altar of Aphrodite]]</ref> | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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Historically Kythera's association with Aphrodite exists due to the transmission of the cult of Astarte that began on the island during the Early Archaic Age, when Kythera was originally colonized by the {{Wiki|Phoenicia}}ns. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Kythera Island, or simply Kythera, is an arid Greek island located off the southernmost tip of Peloponnese. Its main settlement was the Kythera Town, located in the central region of the Pilgrim Hill.
History
According to the legends, Kythera was where the goddess Aphrodite first stepped on land, and the city of Kythera was the first to welcome her.[1][2]
During the 5th century BCE, the island kingdom was renowned for two principal things: its temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, and the local trade of Tyrian purple, a dye made from the murex shellfish. The former attracted pilgrims from all across Greece while the latter was highly respected due to the immense labor required to produce it from the hundreds of thousands shellfish caught. Because of this, Tyrian purple was highly coveted and its export was enormously profitable for Kythera, which came to be known as the 'Home of the Tyrian Purple'.[3][4]
Both of these were abundantly clear on the emblem of the island: a stylized white dove, the sacred bird of the goddess Aphrodite, standing on a field of Tyrian Purple.[4][2]
During the Peloponnesian War, Kythera was coveted by the Athenians, and they occupied it for most of the conflict, taking advantage of its proximity to Lakonia to raid the Spartans' home.[2]
People
The people of the island, especially sailors and fishermen, were avid worshipers of Aphrodite and often prayed her to watch over them in the surrounding waters, known for being tricky to navigate.[5]
Geography
Kythera Island was made up of three regions, with the Chytra Atoll also considered part of it:
Behind the scenes
Historically Kythera's association with Aphrodite exists due to the transmission of the cult of Astarte that began on the island during the Early Archaic Age, when Kythera was originally colonized by the Phoenicians.
Gallery
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Kythera Island
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kythera: Shrine of Aphrodite
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Kythera: "Kytheran Banner"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kythera: Kythera Town
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kythera: Altar of Aphrodite