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"Artemis of the wild land, Mistress of Animals."

―Kassandra^[src]

The Statue of Artemis Agrotera was a gigantic statue of the Greek goddess Artemis, located in the middle of Mykonos island.

The local populace offered a sacrifice to her before battle, at the altar by the statue.^[1]

Agrotera is Greek for 'huntress'.
The statue serves as a viewpoint in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
On Mykonos' 'sister island', Delos, was located the counterpart to this monument: Colossus of the Naxians.
The title Kassandra mentions upon approaching the statue, "Mistress of Animals", is a term used by Homer in Iliad referring to Artemis. It was often used of any female divinity associated with animals, however.

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 The '''Statue of Artemis Agrotera''' was a gigantic statue of the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess [[Artemis]], located in the middle of [[Mykonos]] island.
-The local populace offered a sacrifice to her before battle, at the altar by the statue.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+The local populace offered a sacrifice to her before battle, at the altar by the statue.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Mykonos|Mykonos: Statue of Artemis Agrotera]]</ref>
 ==Trivia==
-*Agrotera is Greek for 'huntress'.<ref name="ACOd" />
+*Agrotera is Greek for 'huntress'.
 *The statue serves as a [[viewpoint]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''.
 *On Mykonos' 'sister island', [[Delos]], was located the counterpart to this monument: [[Colossus of the Naxians]].