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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Mythology=== | ===Mythology=== | ||
In Greek mythology, the island was home to the king [[Minos]] and the princesses [[Ariadne]] and [[Phaidra]], and is also where the legendary hero [[Theseus]] fought the [[Minotaur]]. Later Greek murals on the island prominently featured the Minotaur.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | In Greek mythology, the island was home to the king [[Minos]] and the princesses [[Ariadne]] and [[Phaidra]], and is also where the legendary hero [[Theseus]] fought the [[Minotaur]]. Later Greek murals on the island prominently featured the Minotaur, and the island itself held an almost mythological status in the Greek world at large.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
===Classical antiquity=== | ===Classical antiquity=== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] Crete was split up into [[Messara]] and [[Pephka]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
In 44 BCE, sometime after the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]], the [[Hidden One]] | 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.<ref name="ACO Comic">[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]]</ref> | ||
===Renaissance=== | ===Renaissance=== | ||
In 1510, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] | In 1510, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], stopped off at Crete during his voyage to [[Masyaf]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> | ||
===Age of Enlightenment=== | ===Age of Enlightenment=== | ||
The island was used by the [[Templars|Templar Order]] as a headquarters many times across the centuries. During the [[Seven Years' War]] | The island was used by the [[Templars|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 {{Wiki|Minoan Civilization|Minoan}} {{Wiki|Bull-Leaping Fresco}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Crete, alternatively spelled Krete, is the largest island of Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
History
Mythology
In Greek mythology, the island was home to the king Minos and the princesses Ariadne and Phaidra, and is also where the legendary hero Theseus fought the Minotaur. Later Greek murals on the island prominently featured the Minotaur, and the island itself held an almost mythological status in the Greek world at large.[1]
Classical antiquity
During the Peloponnesian War Crete was split up into Messara and Pephka.[1]
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]
Renaissance
In 1510, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze, stopped off at Crete during his voyage to Masyaf.[3]
Age of Enlightenment
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