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==History==
==History==
===Mythology===
===Mythology===
In [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], Tainaros was assumed to be one of the gateways to the [[underworld]], guarded by [[Cerberos]].<ref name="HL" /> Due to this, when King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] ordered the hero [[Herakles]] to bring him Cerberos, Herakles journeyed to Tainaros after visiting the [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] to prepare.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref>
In [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], Tainaros was assumed to be one of the gateways to the [[underworld]], guarded by [[Cerberos]].<ref name="HL" /> Due to this, when King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] ordered the hero [[Herakles]] to bring him Cerberos, Herakles journeyed to Tainaros after visiting the [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] to prepare.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref>


===5th century BCE===
===5th century BCE===
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the place was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the place was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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Tainaros

Tainaros, also called Cape Tenaron, was a location on the middle peninsula in the southern Peloponnese.

Economy[edit | edit source]

Belonging to Lakonia, the location was famous for the marble quarries producing red and black marble.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Mythology[edit | edit source]

In Greek mythology, Tainaros was assumed to be one of the gateways to the underworld, guarded by Cerberos.[1] Due to this, when King Eurystheas of Mycenae ordered the hero Herakles to bring him Cerberos, Herakles journeyed to Tainaros after visiting the Sanctuary of Eleusis to prepare.[2]

5th century BCE[edit | edit source]

During the Peloponnesian War, the place was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[3]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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