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The '''Archegesion of Delos''' was a ruined sanctuary located within the [[Sacred Lands of Artemis]] region of [[Delos]]. The sanctuary was dedicated to [[Anios]], the mythical founder of the island ''[[polis]].'' | The '''Archegesion of Delos''' was a ruined sanctuary located within the [[Sacred Lands of Artemis]] region of [[Delos]]. The sanctuary was dedicated to [[Anios]], the mythical founder of the island ''[[polis]].'' | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the sanctuary was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the sanctuary was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
When the Spartan ''polemarch'' [[Thaletas]] came to the [[Silver Islands]], he found the Archegesion to remind him of home, and thus became, by his own admission, his second favourite place on the islands. Finding a connection with another Spartan, Kassandra, he led her there for them to fight.<ref name="Hearts of War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Hearts of War]]</ref> | When the Spartan ''[[polemarch]]'' [[Thaletas]] came to the [[Silver Islands]], he found the Archegesion to remind him of home, and thus became, by his own admission, his second favourite place on the islands. Finding a connection with another Spartan, Kassandra, he led her there for them to fight.<ref name="Hearts of War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Hearts of War]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 16 April 2019
The Archegesion of Delos was a ruined sanctuary located within the Sacred Lands of Artemis region of Delos. The sanctuary was dedicated to Anios, the mythical founder of the island polis.
During the Peloponnesian War, the sanctuary was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]
When the Spartan polemarch Thaletas came to the Silver Islands, he found the Archegesion to remind him of home, and thus became, by his own admission, his second favourite place on the islands. Finding a connection with another Spartan, Kassandra, he led her there for them to fight.[2]
Trivia
- The ruins served as a viewpoint in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
- The name of the place references the Greek word ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs), which means 'leader, founder'. It is also one of the titles of the god Apollo, highly revered on Delos.