Samothrace

Samothrace is an isle of Greece that can be found in the northern Aegean Sea.

History

In a tale told by Shahrizad, after fleeing Egypt, Gathelus and a pregnant Scota arrived on the rocky shores of the isle with the Stone of Destiny. While there, Scota gave birth to twin sons, Eremon (a future King of Ireland) and his brother. ("The Rock")

During the Stone of Destiny's address to Macbeth, King Arthur Pendragon, David Xanatos, and Peredur fab Ragnal, the stone declared that the "Stone of Samothrace" was one of its names. ("Rock of Ages")

Real World Background

Thracians first settled on the island as far back as 1100 BC, with Greeks settling by the 6th Century BC. The island was the site of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods (Ιερό των Μεγάλων Θεών), a temple complex and cult dedicated to a pantheon that offered protection to seafarers. Major construction was likely funded by Macedonian King Philip II (the father of Alexander the Great) beginning in 340 BC. [1]

According to Homer, Poseidon watched the progress of the Trojan War from the summit of Mount Fengari. (The Illiad, Book 13)

In 1863, surviving pieces of the marble statue known as the Niké of Samothrace were discovered and is now on display at the Louvre in Paris.

See Also

• Samothrace at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia