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'''Melissani Cave''' was a cave situated northwest of the village of [[Sami]] on the island of [[Kephallonia]]. | '''Melissani Cave''' was a cave situated northwest of the village of [[Sami]] on the island of [[Kephallonia]]. | ||
According to [[Greece|Greek]] legends, [[Kephalos]], a figure that the island was named after, hid his [[Spear of Kephalos|spear]] in the cave after accidentally killing his wife, [[Prokris]].<ref name="In the Footsteps of Gods">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[In the Footstep of Gods]]</ref> | According to [[Greece|Greek]] legends, [[Kephalos]], a figure that the island was named after, hid his [[Spear of Kephalos|spear]] in the cave after accidentally killing his wife, [[Prokris]].<ref name="In the Footsteps of Gods">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[In the Footstep of Gods]]</ref> By the 5th century BCE, the cave served as a camp for a group of bandits.<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
In 431 BCE, a priestess of the [[Temple of Zeus (Kephallonia)|Temple of Zeus]] requested the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'', [[Kassandra]], to look for the spear. After deducing the cave to be the hiding spot, Kassandra retrieved the spear and gave it to the priests.<ref name="In the Footsteps of Gods" /> | In 431 BCE, a priestess of the [[Temple of Zeus (Kephallonia)|Temple of Zeus]] requested the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'', [[Kassandra]], to look for the spear. After deducing the cave to be the hiding spot, Kassandra eliminated the bandits, retrieved the spear and gave it to the priests.<ref name="In the Footsteps of Gods" /> | ||
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Melissani Cave was a cave situated northwest of the village of Sami on the island of Kephallonia.
According to Greek legends, Kephalos, a figure that the island was named after, hid his spear in the cave after accidentally killing his wife, Prokris.[1] By the 5th century BCE, the cave served as a camp for a group of bandits.[2]
In 431 BCE, a priestess of the Temple of Zeus requested the Spartan misthios, Kassandra, to look for the spear. After deducing the cave to be the hiding spot, Kassandra eliminated the bandits, retrieved the spear and gave it to the priests.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – In the Footstep of Gods
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey