Abantis Islands

The Abantis Islands are a group of Greek islands that were formed by the islands Euboea and Skyros.
==Mythology==
In the Greek mythology, the Abantis Islands, specifically Skyros, were where the hero Achilles was hidden in order to avoid his fate in the Trojan War.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations – Skyros: Temple of Achilles The islands are also where another hero, Theseus, was said to have died.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==History==
In the 5th century BCE, the two most prominent cities in this region were Chalkis City and Eretria. Rivals to one another for control over trade and hegemony, they warred incessantly until around 480 BCE when Eretria was devastated by the Persians during the Second Persian invasion of Greece.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations – Euboea Eretria]] Unable to recover its former strength, Eretria was attacked by Chalkis not long afterward in an attempt to enslave its people.
By the time of the Peloponnesian War, the islands had fallen under the terror of the bandit group The Dagger, led by an infamous man known only as the "Kingfisher".Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Death and Taxes
==Economy==
By the time of the Peloponnesian War, the islands were thriving, despite Eretria still being in ruins and under reconstruction. The economy of the islands was primarily built on slave trade and copper, as well as grain and cattle.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Abantis Islands: "Euboean Banner"
==Behind the scenes==
The Abantis Island in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey are named after an ancient Ionian Greek tribe, the , that made the region their home.
The emblem of the Abantis Islands in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is a golden head of a bull. This relates to both the name of Euboea, derived from the Greek words εὖ ('good') and βοῦς ('ox'), as well as the worship of the goddess Artemis, which included oxen in her local temple. The design was taken from the silver drachmae of the .
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the Abantis Islands have the epithet "Islands of the Fall."
The Islands may refer to the , but as a nation.
==Gallery==
ACOd-AbantisIslands-EuboeaSkyros.jpg|A view of the Abantis Islands, with Boeotia on the right
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
==References==
Category:Regions of Greece
Category:Islands of Greece
Category:Islands
Category:Mediterranean islands