Volcanic Islands

The Volcanic Islands was a name used to refer to the group of Greek islands consisting of Thera, Anaphi, and Nisyros, located in the Aegean Sea. The name arose from the volcanic activity present on all the islands.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Worlds: Arod Islands. Ubisoft. Accessed 18 June 2018.
==History==
Though home to the Minoan civilization in the past, it was demolished by a volcanic eruption, and by the 5th century BCE only ruins of them remained on the islands of Thera and Anaphi.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Even older ruins littered the landscape of Nisyros.
At some point, the Samian Pythagoras explored the islandsAssassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Family's Legacy, as did the historian Herodotos. During the Peloponnesian War, also the Spartan misthios Kassandra ended up visiting the islands, as both Herodotos as well as Myrrine, Kassandra's mother, suggested she do so.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Unified Front
Hundreds of years later, Layla Hassan visited the islands as well, as her experiences via Kassandra's memories led her there.
==Economy==
Rich in sulfur due to the volcanic activity, the yellow mineral was especially mined on Anaphi. It stained the landscape of all of the Volcanic Islands, and turned the waters in and around them green.
==Behind the scenes==
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the Volcanic Islands are never given an epithet unlike almost all other regions. However, on Ubisoft's own website , the island is named "Forge of the World", referencing how the world itself is 'created' by volcanic activity.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:Islands of Greece
Category:Regions of Greece
Category:Mediterranean islands
Category:Volcanoes