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==Economy==
==Economy==
Belonging to [[Lakonia]], the location was famous for the marble [[Quarry|quarries]] producing red and black marble.<ref name="HL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Tainaros]]</ref>
Belonging to [[Lakonia]], the location was famous for the [[marble]] [[Quarry|quarries]] producing red and black marble.<ref name="HL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Tainaros]]</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Mythology===
===Mythology===
In [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], Tainaros was assumed to be one of the gateways to the [[underworld]], guarded by [[Cerberos]].<ref name="HL" /> Due to this, when King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] ordered the hero [[Herakles]] to bring him Cerberos, Herakles journeyed to Tainaros after visiting the [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] to prepare.<ref name="DT">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref>
In [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], Tainaros was assumed to be one of the gateways to the [[underworld]], guarded by [[Cerberos]].<ref name="HL" /> Due to this, when King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] ordered the hero [[Herakles]] to bring him Cerberos, Herakles journeyed to Tainaros after visiting the [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] to prepare.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: Cerberos]]</ref>


==5th century BCE==
===5th century BCE===
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the place was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the place was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>



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Tainaros

Tainaros, also called Cape Tenaron, was a location on the middle peninsula in the southern Peloponnese.

Economy

Belonging to Lakonia, the location was famous for the marble quarries producing red and black marble.[1]

History

Mythology

In Greek mythology, Tainaros was assumed to be one of the gateways to the underworld, guarded by Cerberos.[1] Due to this, when King Eurystheas of Mycenae ordered the hero Herakles to bring him Cerberos, Herakles journeyed to Tainaros after visiting the Sanctuary of Eleusis to prepare.[2]

5th century BCE

During the Peloponnesian War, the place was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[3]

Appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: OdysseyLakonia: Tainaros
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyElis: Cerberos
  3. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey