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[[File:ACOD_Kephallonia_Concept_Art.jpg|thumb|250px|Concept art of Kephallonia]] | [[File:ACOD_Kephallonia_Concept_Art.jpg|thumb|250px|Concept art of Kephallonia]] | ||
'''Kephallonia''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island | '''Kephallonia''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island located in the west of the [[Korinthian Gulf]], famed as the home region of [[Odysseus]],<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> the titular protagonist of [[Homer]]'s epic ''[[Odyssey]]''.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
Once a wealthy island, its timber-based economy had substantially declined by the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]]. In that conflict, it could not escape the chaos that came to engulf it. In the 5th century BCE, it was sparsely populated and was known for its diverse landscape, which included the peaks of [[Mount Ainos]] and the sands of [[Myrtos Beach]].<ref name="ACOD | Once a wealthy island, its timber-based economy had substantially declined by the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]]. In that conflict, it could not escape the chaos that came to engulf it. In the 5th century BCE, it was sparsely populated and was known for its diverse landscape, which included the peaks of [[Mount Ainos]] and the sands of [[Myrtos Beach]].<ref name="ACOD" /> | ||
Together with [[Ithaka]], Kephallonia formed the [[Kephallonia Islands]].<ref name="ACOD" /> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Sometime in the mid-440s BCE, a young [[Kassandra]] washed up on the shore of Kephallonia. She was discovered by [[Markos]], a passerby and resident of the island. He took her in and raised her into the legendary ''misthios'' she would become. | Sometime in the mid-440s BCE, a young [[Kassandra]] washed up on the shore of Kephallonia. She was discovered by [[Markos]], a passerby and resident of the island. He took her in and raised her into the legendary [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] she would become. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Kephallonia is a Greek island located in the west of the Korinthian Gulf, famed as the home region of Odysseus,[1] the titular protagonist of Homer's epic Odyssey.[2]
Once a wealthy island, its timber-based economy had substantially declined by the time of the Peloponnesian War. In that conflict, it could not escape the chaos that came to engulf it. In the 5th century BCE, it was sparsely populated and was known for its diverse landscape, which included the peaks of Mount Ainos and the sands of Myrtos Beach.[1]
Together with Ithaka, Kephallonia formed the Kephallonia Islands.[1]
History
Sometime in the mid-440s BCE, a young Kassandra washed up on the shore of Kephallonia. She was discovered by Markos, a passerby and resident of the island. He took her in and raised her into the legendary misthios she would become.
Gallery
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Map of Kephallonia
Appearance
References