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Millions of the creatures were required to produce even a small amount of the dye, which was subsequently greatly valued.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Millions of the creatures were required to produce even a small amount of the dye, which was subsequently greatly valued.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
==Trivia==
*Tyrian purple gets its name from the city of [[Tyre]], the home city of the Phoenicians, who are credited for inventing the dye.
**Because of this, Tyrian purple also goes by the name 'Phoenician purple'.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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Tyrian purple is a dye made from the murex shellfish, especially on the Kythera Island, where a whole settlement sprung up around the production and handling of the dye.

Millions of the creatures were required to produce even a small amount of the dye, which was subsequently greatly valued.[1]

Trivia

  • Tyrian purple gets its name from the city of Tyre, the home city of the Phoenicians, who are credited for inventing the dye.
    • Because of this, Tyrian purple also goes by the name 'Phoenician purple'.

Appearances

References