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Sometime during the mid 440s BCE, the baby [[Alexios]] was sentenced to death after the [[Pythia]] of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] foretold that [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]]' grandchild would bring ruin to [[Sparta]], as per the order of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. [[Kassandra]] attempted to save her brother and inadvertently pushed both the priest and Alexios off the cliff to their apparent deaths and was sentenced to death for murder. [[Nikolaos]] ended up causing her to fall from the top of Mount Taygetos. However, both children survived and became fierce warriors.<ref name="ACOd" /> | Sometime during the mid 440s BCE, the baby [[Alexios]] was sentenced to death after the acting [[Pythia]] [[Praxithea]] of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] foretold that [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]]' younger grandchild would bring ruin to [[Sparta]], as per the order of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Sins of the Past]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Unkindest Cut]]</ref> [[Kassandra]] attempted to save her brother and inadvertently pushed both the priest and Alexios off the cliff to their apparent deaths and was sentenced to death for murder. [[Nikolaos]] ended up causing her to fall from the top of Mount Taygetos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref> However, both children survived and became fierce warriors.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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Revision as of 18:54, 13 March 2019

Mount Taygetos (Greek: Ταΰγετος), also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" is the highest peak of the mountain range located in Peloponnese, Greece. The name 'Taygetos' is one of oldest recorded, appearing in Homer's Odyssey. During Byzantine times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as Pentadaktylos (Πενταδάκτυλος; Greek for 'five-fingered').
History
Mythology
According to tradition, the legendary twins Kastor and Polydeukes were born on Mount Taygetos.[1]
5th century BCE
Sometime during the mid 440s BCE, the baby Alexios was sentenced to death after the acting Pythia Praxithea of the Sanctuary of Delphi foretold that Leonidas' younger grandchild would bring ruin to Sparta, as per the order of the Cult of Kosmos.[2][3] Kassandra attempted to save her brother and inadvertently pushed both the priest and Alexios off the cliff to their apparent deaths and was sentenced to death for murder. Nikolaos ended up causing her to fall from the top of Mount Taygetos.[4] However, both children survived and became fierce warriors.[1]
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Sins of the Past
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Unkindest Cut
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Big Break