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'''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]]. | '''Thera''', also called '''Caldera of Fate''', or contemporarily '''Santorini''', is a [[Greece|Greek]] volcanic island in the southern [[Aegean Sea]]. Together with [[Anaphi]] and [[Nisyros]], Thera formed the Greek region called the [[Volcanic Islands]]. | ||
The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki|Minoan eruption|volcanic eruption}} — one of the largest in history — which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''Science''. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''Radiocarbon'', 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[ | The southernmost of the [[Kyklades]], Thera was the site of a gargantuan {{wiki|Minoan eruption|volcanic eruption}} — one of the largest in history — which virtually obliterated the [[Minoan civilization]] in c. 1600 BCE.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><ref>Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "[http://science.sciencemag.org/content/312/5773/548 Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C.]" ''Science''. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018</ref><ref>Höflmayer, Felix. "[https://www.academia.edu/2041580/H%C3%B6flmayer_F._2012._The_Date_of_the_Minoan_Santorini_Eruption_Quantifying_the_Offset_._Radiocarbon_54_3-4_ The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset']". ''Radiocarbon'', 2012.</ref> Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of [[human]] life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
The island also sits on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" /> | The island also sits on top of a [[Gateway to the Lost City|vault]] which served as a gateway to [[Atlantis]], an [[Isu]] city.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Classical antiquity=== | ===Classical antiquity=== | ||
In 429 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] travelled to Thera, | In 429 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] travelled to Thera, at the suggestion of her [[Myrrine|mother]] in order to find her biological father. Kassandra realigned the mirrors that reflected [[sun]]light, opening the [[Gateway to the Lost City]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> After meeting her father [[Pythagoras]] and obtaining four [[Atlantis artifact|relics]], Atlantis was sealed. Kassandra exited the ancient city to be greeted by her companions [[Barnabas]] and [[Herodotos]], who were ready for more adventures.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Atlantis Destroyed]]</ref> | ||
In 48 BCE, [[Amunet|Aya]] and [[Phoxidas]], working for the pharaoh [[Cleopatra]], were supposed to meet the general [[Pompey]] "off Thera's coast."<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref> | In 48 BCE, [[Amunet|Aya]] and [[Phoxidas]], working for the pharaoh [[Cleopatra]], were supposed to meet the general [[Pompey]] "off Thera's coast."<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref> | ||
===Modern times=== | ===Modern times=== | ||
Sometime in late-2018, [[Layla Hassan]] and her team traveled to Thera onboard the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. Layla dove underwater and swam the rest of the way to find the secret entrance to Atlantis, | Sometime in late-2018, [[Layla Hassan]] and her team traveled to Thera onboard the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. Layla dove underwater and swam the rest of the way to find the secret entrance to Atlantis, where she met Kassandra, who gave her the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Modern Day</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Cyclades]] | [[Category:Cyclades]] | ||
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Thera, also called Caldera of Fate, or contemporarily Santorini, is a Greek volcanic island in the southern Aegean Sea. Together with Anaphi and Nisyros, Thera formed the Greek region called the Volcanic Islands.
The southernmost of the Kyklades, Thera was the site of a gargantuan volcanic eruption — one of the largest in history — which virtually obliterated the Minoan civilization in c. 1600 BCE.[1][2][3] Such was the scope of this cataclysm that by 431 BCE, more than a thousand years later, the island was still devoid of human life, and sulfur lakes dotted its landscape.[1]
The island also sits on top of a vault which served as a gateway to Atlantis, an Isu city.[1]
History
Classical antiquity
In 429 BCE, the Spartan misthios Kassandra travelled to Thera, at the suggestion of her mother in order to find her biological father. Kassandra realigned the mirrors that reflected sunlight, opening the Gateway to the Lost City.[4] After meeting her father Pythagoras and obtaining four relics, Atlantis was sealed. Kassandra exited the ancient city to be greeted by her companions Barnabas and Herodotos, who were ready for more adventures.[5]
In 48 BCE, Aya and Phoxidas, working for the pharaoh Cleopatra, were supposed to meet the general Pompey "off Thera's coast."[6]
Modern times
Sometime in late-2018, Layla Hassan and her team traveled to Thera onboard the Altaïr II. Layla dove underwater and swam the rest of the way to find the secret entrance to Atlantis, where she met Kassandra, who gave her the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus.[7]
Trivia
- Historically, people did live on Thera during the Peloponnesian War.
- Phoebe, the Oracle of Apollo in the Green Mountains of Libya during the 1st century BCE, said of Flavius Metellus that "He walks in splendor in the footsteps of the Therans. A god made flesh."[8]
Gallery
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Concept art
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Friedrich, Walter L; Kromer, Brend; et al. "Santorini Eruption Radiocarbon Dated to 1627–1600 B.C." Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 28 April 2006. Accessed 1 July 2018
- ↑ Höflmayer, Felix. "The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the 'Offset'". Radiocarbon, 2012.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Family's Legacy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Atlantis Destroyed
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Pompeius Magnus
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Modern Day
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins