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''' | '''Krete''', alternatively spelled '''Crete '''by the Romans, is the largest island of [[Greece]] and the fifth largest island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Myths=== | ===Myths=== | ||
Home to the | Home to the king [[Minos]] and the princesses [[Ariadne]] and [[Phaidra]], and is also where the legendary hero [[Theseus]] fought the [[Minotaur]], making Krete a feature of Greek mythology.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
===5th century BCE=== | ===5th century BCE=== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Krete was split up into [[Messara]] and [[Pephka]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
===1st century BCE=== | ===1st century BCE=== | ||
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===16th century=== | ===16th century=== | ||
In 1510, the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], stopped off at | In 1510, the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], stopped off at Krete during his voyage to [[Masyaf]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> | ||
===18th century=== | ===18th century=== | ||
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Krete, alternatively spelled Crete by the Romans, is the largest island of Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
History
Myths
Home to the king Minos and the princesses Ariadne and Phaidra, and is also where the legendary hero Theseus fought the Minotaur, making Krete a feature of Greek mythology.[1]
5th century BCE
During the Peloponnesian War, Krete was split up into Messara and Pephka.[1]
1st century BCE
In 44 BCE, sometime after the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Hidden One, Marcus Junius Brutus, departed for Crete from Rome. There, he established a branch of the Hidden Ones and worked to eliminate tyrants on the island.[2]
16th century
In 1510, the Assassin, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, stopped off at Krete during his voyage to Masyaf.[3]
18th century
The island was used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries. During the Seven Years' War, Shay Cormac sent some agents of his fleet to the island to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered the Minoan Bull-Leaping Fresco.[4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel) (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins comic (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
References