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During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the temple ruins was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref | The '''Ruined Temple of Athena Poliouchos''' was a temple dedicated to the goddess [[Athena]] located in the [[Forest of Tears]] in [[Chios]], [[Greece]]. | ||
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During the 6th century BCE, the temple was where [[Pactyas]], a {{Wiki|Lydia}}n general under {{Wiki|Cyrus the Great}} sought refuge in to escape capture. When he was subsequently captured, the residents of the island stopped making offerings to the temple.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the temple ruins was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who found that it had become an abode of bandits, and subsequently claimed their valuables.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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The Ruined Temple of Athena Poliouchos was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena located in the Forest of Tears in Chios, Greece.
History
During the 6th century BCE, the temple was where Pactyas, a Lydian general under Cyrus the Great sought refuge in to escape capture. When he was subsequently captured, the residents of the island stopped making offerings to the temple.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War the temple ruins was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who found that it had become an abode of bandits, and subsequently claimed their valuables.[1]
Trivia
- πολιούχος (polioúchos) is colloquial Greek for 'patron saint' (lit. 'city-holder', 'city-protector'), and it's an honorific applied to multiple deities and legendary figures.