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The '''Port of Kechries''' was a seaport town located at the western end of the [[Saronic Gulf]] in [[Korinthia]]. It served as a port for the [[Polis|city-state]] of [[Korinth]].


It's location at the crossroads of eastern land and sea-trades routes made it an ideal port for trade. The bronze statues of [[Aphrodite]] and [[Poseidon]] which bordered the sea were venerated in Kechries.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
The '''Port of Kechries''' was a seaport town located at the western end of the [[Saronic Gulf]] in [[Korinthia]]. It served as a port for the [[Polis|city-state]] of [[Korinth]].


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'', [[Kassandra]], visited the port.<ref name="ACOD" />
It's location at the crossroads of eastern land and sea-trades routes made it an ideal port for trade. The bronze statues of [[Aphrodite]] and [[Poseidon]] which bordered the sea were venerated in Kechries. Aphrodite also had a sanctuary within the port, where she was worshipped as the goddess of navigation and the sea, instead of the goddess of love.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 
The Port of Kechries was connected to the [[Port of Lechaion]] by the [[Diolkos]].<ref name="ACOd" />
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the port.<ref name="ACOd" />


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The Port of Kechries was a seaport town located at the western end of the Saronic Gulf in Korinthia. It served as a port for the city-state of Korinth.

It's location at the crossroads of eastern land and sea-trades routes made it an ideal port for trade. The bronze statues of Aphrodite and Poseidon which bordered the sea were venerated in Kechries. Aphrodite also had a sanctuary within the port, where she was worshipped as the goddess of navigation and the sea, instead of the goddess of love.[1]

The Port of Kechries was connected to the Port of Lechaion by the Diolkos.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the port.[1]

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