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| {{Era|Locations}}
| | #redirect [[Sanctuary of Kosmos]] |
| {{Merge|[[Sanctuary of Kosmos]]}}
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| [[File:The Serpents Lair - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra and Herodotos approaching the possible entrance into the Cave of Gaia]]
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| The '''Cave of Gaia''' was a cave located by the [[Temple of Apollo, Delphi|Temple of Apollo]] within the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]].
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| ==History==
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| Dedicated to the Greek goddess [[Gaia (deity)|Gaia]], the original possessor of the oracle of the site,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Temple of Themis]]</ref>, [[Herodotos]] mentioned that the Temple of Apollo was by the cave.<ref name="Truth Will Out">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Truth Will Out]]</ref>
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| According to the acting [[Pythia (431 BCE)|Pythia]] in 431 BCE, the [[Cult of Kosmos]] met in an [[Sanctuary of Kosmos|ancient chamber]], below the Temple of Apollo.<ref name="Truth Will Out" />
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| ==Behind the scenes==
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| Though the cave is specifically mentioned in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', its location is unverifiable. That said, historically a sanctuary of Gaia was located within the Sanctuary of Delphi, preceding its association with the god [[Apollo]].<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santuario_de_Apolo_Pitio.gif Site plan of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi]</ref>
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| ==Appearances==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)]]''
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Locations in Phokis]]
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| [[Category:Locations in the Grand Mount Parnassos]]
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| [[Category:Landmarks in the Sanctuary of Delphi]]
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| [[Category:Caves]] | |
Latest revision as of 22:46, 2 January 2021