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[[File:Delos-FarmofElais.jpg|thumb|250px|Farm of Elais]]
[[File:Delos-FarmofElais.jpg|thumb|250px|Farm of Elais]]
The '''Farm of Elais''' was a farm located on the eastern coast of [[Kynthos Hills]] in [[Delos]], [[Greece]].
The '''Farm of Elais''' was a farm located on the eastern coast of [[Kynthos Hills]] in [[Delos]], [[Greece]].


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place, finding it occupied by military forces.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> It was also the place where the [[Athens|Athenian]] ''[[polemarch]]'' [[Neokles]] had fled to and was hiding in after deserting the Athenian army.<ref name="Paint the Sand Red">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Paint the Sand Red]]</ref>
Dedicated to, or indeed believed to have belonged to, [[Elais]], a minor goddess of oil and one of the daughters of Delos' mythical founder and ruler [[Anios]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Delos|Delos: Farm of Elais]]</ref> the farm was crawling with [[Athens|Athenian]] military during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] also explored the place, looking for the Athens|Athenian ''[[polemarch]]'' [[Neokles]] at the request of the Spartan ''polemarch'' [[Thaletas]]. As it turned out, the Athenians were also looking for Neokles, since he had deserted.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Paint the Sand Red]]</ref>
 
==Trivia==
*The name of the farm is a reference to a minor goddess [[Elais]], a daughter of Delos' mythical founder and ruler [[Anios]]. The name itself is derived from Ancient Greek word Ἐλαΐς, which means 'seed'. Elais was revered as the goddess of oil.


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Revision as of 08:03, 25 September 2019

Farm of Elais

The Farm of Elais was a farm located on the eastern coast of Kynthos Hills in Delos, Greece.

Dedicated to, or indeed believed to have belonged to, Elais, a minor goddess of oil and one of the daughters of Delos' mythical founder and ruler Anios,[1] the farm was crawling with Athenian military during the Peloponnesian War. The Spartan misthios Kassandra also explored the place, looking for the Athens|Athenian polemarch Neokles at the request of the Spartan polemarch Thaletas. As it turned out, the Athenians were also looking for Neokles, since he had deserted.[2]

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