Naxos Island

Naxos Island is the largest of the Kyklades, located in the Aegean Sea of Greece. Its capital city is simply known as Naxos, or Chora, the Greek word for 'town'. The other notable settlement on the island is the village of Apollonas, born around the island's marble quarry.
The island was known for its white sandy beaches, emery, and its vast supply of pure white marble, which was highly sought after by sculptors and masons throughout Greece.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Naxos: Naxos In spite of this, during the 5th century BCE the construction of the island's own temple of Apollo was begun, but never completed.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Worlds: Paradise Islands. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.
While the island produced wine enough to export it, it was better known for its marble, used in the Sanctuary of Olympia as well as the Akropolis Sanctuary of Athens.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Naxos: "Naxos Banner"
==Banner==
The banner of Naxos Island features a flanked by bunches of grapes, similar to the coins minted on Naxos, and referencing both wine as well as the island's general dedication to the god Dionysos.
==History==
===Mythology===
According to Greek mythology, the Naxos Island was the birthplace of the god Dionysos as well as the Aloadai, the giant sons of the god Poseidon and Iphimedeia.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Naxos: Cave of Iphimedeia It was also on Naxos Island that the legendary hero Theseus abandoned the Kretan princess Ariadne, and where she subsequently died.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Naxos: Deathbed of Ariadne
===Classical period===
Some time prior to the Peloponnesian War, Myrrine, the daughter of King Leonidas I of Sparta, travelled to Naxos, where she became the island's oligarch.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Athens's Last Hope
Naxos used to control both its neighboring island of Paros as well as the island of Andros, but Parians loathed this arrangement.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Catching Up Eventually, under the command of Silanos, secretly a member of the Peloponnesian League branch of the Cult of Kosmos, the Parians gathered their strength and challenged Naxos.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Mother's Prayers With the help of the Spartans as well as the misthios Kassandra, Naxians led by Myrrine beat Silanos and his forces.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Unified Front
==Economy==
Naxos produced , which was mined around Routsouna Waterfall.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Writing's on the Wall There was also a marble quarry, whence was quarried the marble Naxos was best known for.
==Geography==
Naxos Island had fertile ground with white beaches, vivid green cypress trees, and clear, azure blue waters. In the 5th century BCE, the island was divided into four regions largely referencing the island's mythical past:
*Ariadne's Fate
*Maenad's Hills
*Marble Bay
*Zeus' Cove
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==Behind the scenes==
While in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Naxos Island given the epithet "Vineyard of Dionysos", on Ubisoft's own site, the island is named "White Marble Islands", referencing the marble production on the island.
==Gallery==
ACOD_Naxos_Art.jpg|Concept art of Naxos
ACOd-NaxosIsland.jpg|A view of the island
ACOd-NaxosIsland-donkeyisland.jpg|One of the islets south of Naxos
ACOd-NaxosIsland-roosterisland.jpg|The islet harbouring Alektryon's Rest
ACOD Naxos Symbol.png|Symbol of Naxos
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:Islands
Category:Islands of Greece
Category:Mediterranean islands
Category:Cyclades
Category:Regions of Greece
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