Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.
Korinthia: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>DareDevil410 Added list of regions |
imported>Sadelyrate No edit summary |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
The land was also renowned for its abundance of clay pits, and pottery was a principal part of its economy during the 5th century BCE. Another thing Korinthia, and especially Korinth, was famous for were the [[Courtesan|''hetaerae'']].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | The land was also renowned for its abundance of clay pits, and pottery was a principal part of its economy during the 5th century BCE. Another thing Korinthia, and especially Korinth, was famous for were the [[Courtesan|''hetaerae'']].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the Spartan [[Mercenary| | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited Korinthia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[To Find a Girl]]</ref> | ||
==Regions== | ==Regions== | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
*[[Valley of Judgment]] | *[[Valley of Judgment]] | ||
*[[Valley of the Pegasos]] | *[[Valley of the Pegasos]] | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The emblem of Korinthia features the stylized image of [[Pegasos]], for in the Greek myths it was [[Bellerophon]], the son of the king of Korinth, who tamed the winged [[horse]] as it came to drink from the [[Spring of Peirene]]. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 3 May 2019
|
Ezio, my friend! How may I be of service? This article is in desperate need of a revamp. Please improve it in any way necessary in order for it to achieve a higher standard of quality in accordance with our Manual of Style. |
|
Patience, brothers. Soon we will reveal the secrets of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Spears for Hire and For Democracy!. This article has been identified as being out of date. Please update the article to reflect recent releases and then remove this template once done. |
Korinthia is a regional unit of Greece in the Peloponnese. Named after its main city, Korinth, the area encompassed the Isthmus of Poseidon, the only land route between the Peloponnese and Attika, and it was a strategic zone in times of war between Sparta and Athens.
The land was also renowned for its abundance of clay pits, and pottery was a principal part of its economy during the 5th century BCE. Another thing Korinthia, and especially Korinth, was famous for were the hetaerae.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited Korinthia.[2]
Regions
The region of Korinthia was made up of seven smaller regions:
- Akrokorinth
- Grove Kromyon
- Isthmus of Poseidon
- Korinth
- Kraneion Plains
- Valley of Judgment
- Valley of the Pegasos
Trivia
- The emblem of Korinthia features the stylized image of Pegasos, for in the Greek myths it was Bellerophon, the son of the king of Korinth, who tamed the winged horse as it came to drink from the Spring of Peirene.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – To Find a Girl
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||