Gortyn

Gortyn (Ancient Greek: Γόρτυν) is a municipality on the Greek island of Krete. In classical antiquity, it was an affluent polis located in the Minos' Legacy region in Messara.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messara: Gortyn
Among its landmarks, Gortyn boasted a temple of Demeter and a temple of Athena Poliouchos, as well as a stele inscribed with its legislation: the Gortyn Code. The city was also noted for its proximity to the Minoan Palace of Knossos, linked to the legend of Minos and the Minotaur.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the city.
==Gallery==
ACOD Temple of Athena Poliouchos.jpg|Temple of Athena Poliouchos
ACOD Gortyn Temple of Demeter.jpg|Temple of Demeter
ACOD Gortyn Code.jpg|Gortyn Code
ACOd-Messara-Gortyngate.jpg|The crumbling 'Gortyn Gate'
ACOd-Messara-GortynWaterfallfull.jpg|The Gortyn Waterfall
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:Locations in Messara
Category:Locations in Minos' Legacy
Category:Cities in Greece
Category:Poleis
Category:Locations in Crete