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[[File:ACOd-SouthernSporades-Kos.jpg|thumb|250px|The island of Kos]] | [[File:ACOd-SouthernSporades-Kos.jpg|thumb|250px|The island of Kos]] | ||
'''Kos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the [[Aegean Sea]] off the coast of [[Turkey]] that is part of the [[Southern Sporades]] archipelago alongside its sister island, [[Samos]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | '''Kos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the [[Aegean Sea]] off the coast of [[Turkey]] that is part of the [[Southern Sporades]] archipelago alongside its sister island, [[Samos]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
Sometime prior to the [[Peloponnesian War]], the island of Kos was assaulted by [[Piracy|pirates]]. After establishing a presence on the island, the pirates discovered that the population was drastically dwindling due to a shortage of food. To rectify this crisis, they went to the extremes of forcing all inhabitants older than sixty to commit suicide by drinking concoctions of deadly [[hemlock]]. While this ensured the survival of the rest of the population, it left behind a foul stench of death in the island's interior.<ref name="Paradise Islands">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/paradise-islands ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Paradise Islands, Southern Sporades]. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.</ref> The island was surrounded by crystal clear, turquoise waters and palm trees which produced a veneer of paradise. | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the | The birthplace of [[Hippokrates]], popularly heralded as the founder of {{wiki|Western world|Western}} [[medicine]], Kos' main industry in the 5th century BCE was medicine itself, gaining it its epithet of "The School of Medicine".<ref name="School of Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Kos|Kos: Hippokratic School of Medicine]]</ref><ref name="Astypalia City">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Kos|Kos: Astypalia City]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the island was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
==Regions== | ==Regions== | ||
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Kos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey that is part of the Southern Sporades archipelago alongside its sister island, Samos.[1]
History
Sometime prior to the Peloponnesian War, the island of Kos was assaulted by pirates. After establishing a presence on the island, the pirates discovered that the population was drastically dwindling due to a shortage of food. To rectify this crisis, they went to the extremes of forcing all inhabitants older than sixty to commit suicide by drinking concoctions of deadly hemlock. While this ensured the survival of the rest of the population, it left behind a foul stench of death in the island's interior.[2] The island was surrounded by crystal clear, turquoise waters and palm trees which produced a veneer of paradise.
The birthplace of Hippokrates, popularly heralded as the founder of Western medicine, Kos' main industry in the 5th century BCE was medicine itself, gaining it its epithet of "The School of Medicine".[3][4]
During the Peloponnesian War, the island was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]
Regions
The island of Kos comprised two regions:
Gallery
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Concept art of Kos
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Worlds: Paradise Islands, Southern Sporades. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kos: Hippokratic School of Medicine
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kos: Astypalia City