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[[File:Lesbos Island - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|thumb|250px|Promotional shot of Lesbos]]
[[File:Lesbos Island - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|thumb|250px|Promotional shot of Lesbos]]
'''Lesbos''' is an island in the northeast [[Aegean Sea]] that is most famous for being the home of lyric poet [[Sappho]].
'''Lesbos''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the northeast [[Aegean Sea]] that is most famous for being the home of lyric poet [[Sappho]]. Together with [[Chios]], Lesbos formed the [[Petrified Islands]].
 
==History==
In addition to Sappho, by the 5th century BCE Lesbos had also garnered fame like its sister island Chios as the birthplace of the [[Daughters of Artemis]], an all-female cult revering the Greek goddess [[Artemis]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the island.<ref name="ACOd" />


==Regions==
==Regions==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The name of the island gave origin to the word ''"''''lesbian"'', as Sappho is believed to be have been homosexual.
*The name of the island gave origin to the word ''"lesbian"'', as Sappho is believed to be have been homosexual.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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==References==
==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
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[[Category:Islands of Greece]]
[[Category:Islands of Greece]]

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Promotional shot of Lesbos

Lesbos is a Greek island in the northeast Aegean Sea that is most famous for being the home of lyric poet Sappho. Together with Chios, Lesbos formed the Petrified Islands.

History

In addition to Sappho, by the 5th century BCE Lesbos had also garnered fame like its sister island Chios as the birthplace of the Daughters of Artemis, an all-female cult revering the Greek goddess Artemis.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the island.[1]

Regions

The island of Lesbos was made of four regions:

Trivia

  • The name of the island gave origin to the word "lesbian", as Sappho is believed to be have been homosexual.

Appearances

References