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The '''"Nation Leader"''', or simply '''"Leader"''', is a title of a person that is leading a {{Wiki|sovereign state}}. During the [[Peloponnesian War]], these leaders supported either the [[Delian League]] or the [[Peloponnesian League]] and represented their faction's influence within a region.

The leaders were also subject to manipulation by the [[Cult of Kosmos]], who sought to rule the [[Greece|Greek world]], and control the Peloponnesian War to their liking. In order to do this, they either blackmailed the leader, as in the case of [[Arkadia]]'s archon, [[Lagos]],<ref name="Serpent's Lair">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref><ref name="Judge, Jury, Executioner">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Judge, Jury, Executioner (Odyssey)|Judge, Jury, Executioner]]</ref> or simply placed one of their own in said position.<ref name="Delian League">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Delian League]]</ref><ref name="Peloponnesian League">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Peloponnesian League]]</ref> Sometimes the leader was an ally of the Cult, supporting them, as in the case of the Leader of [[Messara]], the father of [[Melanthos]], in the 420s BCE.<ref name="Gods of the Aegean Sea">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Gods of the Aegean Sea]]</ref>

While most of the leaders were men, [[Myrrine|Phoenix]] of [[Naxos Island]] was a woman.<ref name="Mother's Prayers">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Mother's Prayers]]</ref> Her friend,<ref name="Port of Lawlessness">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Port of Lawlessness]]</ref> the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Xenia]] and her crew had occupied [[Koressia]], though [[Pirate Islands]] were nominally under the rule of the [[Delian League]] or the [[Peloponnesian League]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

Notable leaders:
*[[Iobates|Iobates the Stoic]], King of [[Hephaistos Islands]]
*[[Kleon|Kleon the Everyman]], Representative of [[Attika]]
*[[Kodros|Kodros the Bull]], King of [[Petrified Islands]]
*[[Lagos|Lagos the Archon]], Representative of [[Arkadia]]
*[[Perikles]], Father of Democracy, Representative of [[Attika]]
*[[Myrrine|Phoenix]], Oligarch of [[Naxos Island]]
*[[Podarkes|Podarkes the Cruel]], King of [[Silver Islands]]
*[[Silanos|Silanos of Paros]], Oligarch of [[Paros Island]]
*[[Skylax|Skylax the Fair]], King of [[Abantis Islands]]
*The [[Two Kings of Sparta]]:
**[[Pausanias of Sparta|Pausanias]] of [[Sparta]]
**[[Archidamos|Archidamos the Peaceful]]

==Behind the scenes==
The Nation Leaders are presented as the rulers of their respective region whether elected or inherited. However only the leaders of Sparta and Attika are historically attested. Other leaders were historically known such as the king of Makedonia, Perciddas II. However in game the Nation Leader of Makedonia, given the title King of Makedonia, is randomly generated and can be assassinated any number of times.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''

==References==
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