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Revision as of 17:49, 26 May 2019
The Ketos Shipwreck was the shipwreck site of the pirate ship Shark's Tooth, which sank off the southeastern coast of the Hill of the Sacred War in 431 BCE.
The name of the place alludes to the mythical sea monster Ketos, to whom the Aithiopian princess Andromeda was about to be sacrificed when the legendary hero Perseus intervened.[1]
History
The Shark's Tooth was the ship of the pirate Gelon though she would claim that piracy was only a "part-time hobby". In 431 BCE, Gelon sought out the Pythia for intelligence on popular locales of pilgrims whom she wanted to milk out of their money by offering a passage to Phokis. While she ventured up Grand Mount Parnassos alone, her beloved lieutenant Gyke took the Shark's Tooth and the rest of her crew fishing and treasure hunting at a cove off the southeastern coast of the Hill of Sacred War. There, they were sunk by nearby soldiers. The sharks in the waters then finished off the remaining crew.[2]
At Gelon's request, the Spartan misthios Kassandra found the shipwreck and looted its treasures, among them a bracelet Gelon had given Gyke. Kassandra then returned to the former captain bearing the tragic news.[2]
Gallery
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The treasure remaining in the wreck -
The remains of the ship and her crew
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Treasury of Legends
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Crewless