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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]]. | 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. 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> | 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 [[Temple of Aphrodite, Kechries|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" /> | The Port of Kechries was connected to the [[Port of Lechaion]] by the [[Diolkos]].<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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