Krete

Krete, alternatively Crete, is the largest island of Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
==History==
===Mythology===
In Greek mythology, the island was home to the king Minos and the princesses Ariadne and Phaidra and is also where the legendary hero Theseus fought the Minotaur. Later Greek murals on the island prominently featured the Minotaur, and the island itself held an almost mythological status in the Greek world at large.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
===Minoan period===
Krete was settled for the first time around 8000 BCE, and in time became the home of the Minoan civilization, named after king Minos by the archaeologist . This culture thrived on trade, and its influence extended over the eastern Mediterranean, usually through peaceful means.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: Knossos: "Minoan Civilization" When the Mycenaeans conquered Krete after 1400 BCE, the Minoan palaces like the Knossos Palace collapsed.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: Knossos: "Knossos"
===Classical period===
During the Peloponnesian War, Krete was split up into Messara and Pephka.
In 48 BCE, the philosopher Aristo of Alexandria and his wife Callista fled to Krete from Egypt after the former was freed from the Ptolemies by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa.Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Shifty Scribe
In 44 BCE, sometime after the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Hidden One Marcus Junius Brutus departed for Crete from Rome. There he established a branch of the Hidden Ones and worked to eliminate tyrants on the island.Assassin's Creed: Origins comic – 
===Renaissance===
In 1510, the Assassin Ezio Auditore stopped off at Krete during his voyage to Masyaf.Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel – 
===Age of Enlightenment===
The island was used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries. During the Seven Years' War Shay Cormac sent some agents of his fleet to the island to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered the Minoan .Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Naval Campaign: "The Cretan Connection" The Templars later sent a second wave of spies to the island to help regain their hold on the Levant.Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Naval Campaign: "Holy Spies"
==Behind the scenes==
In Assassin's Creed: Odysseys game files, an icon of the town of can be found, suggesting its initial inclusion in the game before being ultimately scrapped.
It is possible to complete the entire main story without ever visiting Crete.
==Gallery==
ACOd-Krete-west.jpg|Krete as seen from west
ACOd-Krete-Messara.jpg|Messara part of Krete
ACOd-Krete-Pephka.jpg|Pephka part of Krete
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel 
*Assassin's Creed: Rogue 
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
*Assassin's Creed: Origins comic 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
*Echoes of History 
*Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR 
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One 
==References==
Category:Islands of Greece
Category:Mediterranean islands
Category:Islands