Knossos

Knossos
Milky Way / Artemis Tau
System View
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Planets	5
Moons	0
Asteroid Belts	2
Asteroids	2
Objects	0

Knossos is a system of four terrestrial planets and one gas giant. There is little of note here except the industries of Therum and attendant helium-3 collection infrastructure on Archanes. Pre-Council times, the system has been used by at least two spacefaring cultures. The zeioph had crypts on Armeni while the Protheans also had a presence on Therum.

Archanes

Archanes is the fifth planet orbiting the star Knossos.

Main article: Archanes

• Survey: UNC: Valuable Minerals: Gas Deposit ×1

Armeni

Armeni is the fourth planet orbiting the star Knossos.

Main article: Armeni

Carbonaceous Asteroid

A dark, carbon-rich asteroid. Radius: 83 km. Located in the outer asteroid belt, between the orbits of Armeni and Archanes.

• Collection: UNC: Locate Signs of Battle: League of One Medallion ×1

“Scans of the asteroid field in the Knossos system revealed some strange readings. Upon closer inspection, Navigator Pressly discovered the remains of an abandoned salarian fighter. The only thing of interest on board was a League of One medallion.”

Metallic Asteroid

A metal-rich asteroid. Radius: 127 km. Located in the inner asteroid belt, between the orbits of Phaistos and Therum.

• Survey: UNC: Valuable Minerals: Heavy Metal ×1

“Scans of this large asteroid field have revealed several deposits of platinum.”

Phaistos

Phaistos is the first planet orbiting the star Knossos.

Main article: Phaistos

Therum

Therum is the second planet orbiting the star Knossos.

Main article: Therum

• Mission: Find Liara T'Soni

Zakros

Zakros is the third planet orbiting the star Knossos.

Main article: Zakros

Trivia

• The system is probably named for the classical Minoan (and, later, Greek) city of Knossos. Fittingly, all the planets in the Knossos system (with the exception of Therum) are named for ancient Minoan cities and monuments. Furthermore, out of the Greek city-states the four systems in the Artemis Tau cluster are likely named after, Knossos is by far the oldest, predating the other three by several thousand years. Ancient Prothean ruins being located in this system may be a nod to both the age and continuing archaeological significance of the real-world Knossos, as both the real-world and in-game dig sites contain relatively well-preserved remains of an ancient civilization that mysteriously collapsed.

Cut Content

• Cut dialogues which would have been part of Caleston's plotline state that Knossos was the name of the Prothean ruins in which Liara T'Soni is found, reinforcing the possible parallel with the real-world Knossos.