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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}} | 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.]" ''{{Wiki|Science (journal)|Science}}''. {{Wiki|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']". ''{{Wiki|Radiocarbon (journal)|Radiocarbon}}''. {{Wiki|American Journal of Science}}, 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, as well as [[Minoan Ruins|ruins]].<ref name="ACOd" /> The island also sat 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== | ||
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In 429 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] traveled 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 429 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] traveled 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> Around the same time, Aya's husband [[Bayek]] visited the [[Oracle of Apollo]] [[Phoebe]] in the [[Green Mountains]] of [[Libya]]. In one of her prophecies, she said of [[Flavius Metellus]] that ''"He walks in splendor in the footsteps of the Therans. A god made flesh."''<ref name="HaloOftheHuntress">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Halo of the Huntress]]</ref> | ||
===Modern times=== | ===Modern times=== | ||
Sometime in late-2018, [[Layla Hassan]] and her team traveled to Thera aboard 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 | Sometime in late-2018, [[Layla Hassan]] and her team traveled to Thera aboard 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'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Historically, people did live on Thera during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>{{WP|Thera}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACOD Thera Art.jpg|Concept art | ACOD Thera Art.jpg|Concept art | ||
Thera.jpg|Thera on the map | ACOD Thera map.jpg|Thera on the map | ||
ACOd-Thera-ruins.jpg|The ruins on the island | ACOd-Thera-ruins.jpg|The ruins on the island | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 28 June 2022
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, as well as ruins.[1] The island also sat 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 traveled 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] Around the same time, Aya's husband Bayek visited the Oracle of Apollo Phoebe in the Green Mountains of Libya. In one of her prophecies, she said of Flavius Metellus that "He walks in splendor in the footsteps of the Therans. A god made flesh."[7]
Modern times
Sometime in late-2018, Layla Hassan and her team traveled to Thera aboard 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.[8]
Behind the scenes
Historically, people did live on Thera during the Peloponnesian War.[9]
Gallery
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Concept art -
Thera on the map
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The ruins on the island
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first mentioned)
- 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. American Journal of Science, 2012.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Family's Legacy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Atlantis Destroyed
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Pompeius Magnus
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Halo of the Huntress
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Modern day
- ↑
Thera on Wikipedia
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