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The '''Temple of Athena Poliouchos''' was a temple complex | The '''Temple of Athena Poliouchos''' was a temple complex located in a sanctuary on the acropolis of the city of [[Gortyn]] in the region of [[Minos' Legacy]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. It was dedicated to the goddess [[Athena]], one of the city's main deities, alongside [[Apollo]] and [[Demeter]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] explored the place.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
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*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82 πολιούχος] (''polioúchos'') is colloquial | *[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82 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. | ||
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The Temple of Athena Poliouchos was a temple complex located in a sanctuary on the acropolis of the city of Gortyn in the region of Minos' Legacy in Messara, Greece. It was dedicated to the goddess Athena, one of the city's main deities, alongside Apollo and Demeter.
During the Peloponnesian War the misthios Kassandra explored the place.[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.