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The '''Phoinikeos Customs Warehouse''' was a warehouse in [[Skandeia Bay]] on [[Kythera Island]], [[Greece]]. Part of [[Skandeia Harbor]], it was used by local customs officers to check incoming and outgoing goods. It was guarded by a medium-sized military force.
The '''Phoinikeos Customs Warehouse''' was a warehouse in [[Skandeia Bay]] on [[Kythera Island]], [[Greece]]. Part of [[Skandeia Harbor]], it was used by local customs officers to check incoming and outgoing goods. It was guarded by a medium-sized military force.


During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] explored the place when she was tasked by [[Diona]] to talk with [[Glaukos]] and rescue three prisoners.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[All Bonds Will Break]]</ref>
==History==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the High Priestess of [[Aphrodite]], [[Eritha]], had three [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] arrested and imprisoned at the warehouse. Her twin-sister, [[Diona]], tasked the harbor master [[Glaukos]] to free them, but this was actually done later by the [[Sparta]]n ''misthios'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[All Bonds Will Break]]</ref>
 
Around the same time, Kassandra also burnt supplies and claimed valuables within the place, as well as slew the captains stationed there.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The warehouse gets its name from the Phoenicians, an ancient sea-faring Semetic speaking people from modern day Lebanon who are regarded as the inventors of the modern alphabet, and founders of many colonies in the Western Mediterranean, the most famous of which was the city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthage Carthage], in North Africa.  
*The warehouse gets its name from the {{Wiki|Phoenicia}}ns, an ancient sea-faring Semetic speaking people from modern day Lebanon who are regarded as the inventors of the modern alphabet, and founders of many colonies in the Western Mediterranean, the most famous of which was the city of {{Wiki|Carthage}} in North Africa.  


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 11:36, 28 October 2019

This article is about the warehouse on Kythera Island. For other uses, see Customs Warehouse.
Phoinikeos Customs Warehouse

The Phoinikeos Customs Warehouse was a warehouse in Skandeia Bay on Kythera Island, Greece. Part of Skandeia Harbor, it was used by local customs officers to check incoming and outgoing goods. It was guarded by a medium-sized military force.

History

During the Peloponnesian War, the High Priestess of Aphrodite, Eritha, had three mercenaries arrested and imprisoned at the warehouse. Her twin-sister, Diona, tasked the harbor master Glaukos to free them, but this was actually done later by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]

Around the same time, Kassandra also burnt supplies and claimed valuables within the place, as well as slew the captains stationed there.[2]

Trivia

  • The warehouse gets its name from the Phoenicians, an ancient sea-faring Semetic speaking people from modern day Lebanon who are regarded as the inventors of the modern alphabet, and founders of many colonies in the Western Mediterranean, the most famous of which was the city of Carthage in North Africa.  

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyAll Bonds Will Break
  2. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey