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	In 431 BCE, Aspasia hired [[Phoibe]], an orphan girl from [[Kephallonia]], who told her of her friend Kassandra, now a renowned mercenary after having survived the fall from Mount Taygetos. Learning of Kassandra's survival, Aspasia went to great lengths to assure her coming success by going so far as to cover up her acts in [[Megaris]].<ref name="Perikles's Symposium">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Perikles's Symposium]]</ref> Knowing of her relation to Deimos and her lineage, Aspasia sought to make use of Kassandra's skills to bring down the Cult.<ref name="A Fresh Start" />		In 431 BCE, Aspasia hired [[Phoibe]], an orphan girl from [[Kephallonia]], who told her of her friend Kassandra, now a renowned mercenary after having survived the fall from Mount Taygetos. Learning of Kassandra's survival, Aspasia went to great lengths to assure her coming success by going so far as to cover up her acts in [[Megaris]].<ref name="Perikles's Symposium">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Perikles's Symposium]]</ref> Knowing of her relation to Deimos and her lineage, Aspasia sought to make use of Kassandra's skills to bring down the Cult.<ref name="A Fresh Start" />

	[[File:ACOD Perikles's Symposium Memory 11.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Aspasia arriving at the symposium~~, turning everyone's gaze~~]]		[[File:ACOD Perikles's Symposium Memory 11.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Aspasia arriving at the symposium]]
	In May of that year, Aspasia officially made the acquaintance of Kassandra at one of Perikles' symposiums. She warned her not to drink wine that had been poisoned by [[Hermippos]], saving her life and gaining her trust.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 7</ref> Noticing her debate with [[Sokrates]], she applauded her skill. She was then joined by Phoibe, who informed her that Perikles had retired early from the symposium. Aspasia thanked the girl and dismissed her.<ref name="Perikles's Symposium" />		In May of that year, Aspasia officially made the acquaintance of Kassandra at one of Perikles' symposiums. She warned her not to drink wine that had been poisoned by [[Hermippos]], saving her life and gaining her trust.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 7</ref> Noticing her debate with [[Sokrates]], she applauded her skill. She was then joined by Phoibe, who informed her that Perikles had retired early from the symposium. Aspasia thanked the girl and dismissed her.<ref name="Perikles's Symposium" />

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	[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]		[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]
	After some time, Aspasia snapped out of her depressed state and informed Myrrine about the Cult's plan to hunt her. Telling Kassandra about the Cultist elites stationed on the island, the ''misthios'' immediately left to deal with the elites. Upon her return, she handed Aspasia a scroll written in an old dialect. Aspasia was able to translate the script and revealed that not only was Silanos a member of the Cult, but so was one of the [[Two Kings of Sparta\|two]] Spartan [[Pausanias of Sparta\|kings]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref>		After some time, Aspasia snapped out of her depressed state and informed Myrrine about the Cult's plan to hunt her. Telling Kassandra about the Cultist elites stationed on the island, the ''misthios'' immediately left to deal with the elites. Upon her return, she handed Aspasia a scroll she had recovered, which was written in an old dialect. Aspasia was able to translate the script and revealed that not only was Silanos a member of the Cult, but so was one of the [[Two Kings of Sparta\|two]] Spartan [[Pausanias of Sparta\|kings]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref>

	Aspasia then waited on the island while Kassandra destroyed the Parian blockade, as well as Silanos' trireme, killing the Cultist and ending the conflict with Paros.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Paros Blockade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Unified Front]]</ref> After Myrrine abdicated her position as archon of Naxos to accompany her daughter back to Sparta, Aspasia volunteered herself for the position, becoming the new archon of the island.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 12</ref>		Aspasia then waited on the island while Kassandra destroyed the Parian blockade, as well as Silanos' trireme, killing the Cultist and ending the conflict with Paros.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Paros Blockade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Unified Front]]</ref> After Myrrine abdicated her position as archon of Naxos to accompany her daughter back to Sparta, Aspasia volunteered herself for the position, becoming the new archon of the island.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 12</ref>
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
	*[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

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	[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]		[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]
	After some time, Aspasia snapped out of her depressed state and informed Myrrine about the Cult's plan to hunt her. Telling Kassandra about the Cultist elites stationed on the island, the ''misthios'' immediately left to deal with the elites. Upon her return, she handed Aspasia a scroll written in an old dialect. Aspasia was able to translate the script and revealed that not only was Silanos a member of the Cult, but so was one of the [[Kings of Sparta\|two]] Spartan [[Pausanias of Sparta\|kings]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref>		After some time, Aspasia snapped out of her depressed state and informed Myrrine about the Cult's plan to hunt her. Telling Kassandra about the Cultist elites stationed on the island, the ''misthios'' immediately left to deal with the elites. Upon her return, she handed Aspasia a scroll written in an old dialect. Aspasia was able to translate the script and revealed that not only was Silanos a member of the Cult, but so was one of the [[Two Kings of Sparta\|two]] Spartan [[Pausanias of Sparta\|kings]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref>

	Aspasia then waited on the island while Kassandra destroyed the Parian blockade, as well as Silanos' trireme, killing the Cultist and ending the conflict with Paros.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Paros Blockade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Unified Front]]</ref> After Myrrine abdicated her position as archon of Naxos to accompany her daughter back to Sparta, Aspasia volunteered herself for the position, becoming the new archon of the island.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 12</ref>		Aspasia then waited on the island while Kassandra destroyed the Parian blockade, as well as Silanos' trireme, killing the Cultist and ending the conflict with Paros.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Paros Blockade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Unified Front]]</ref> After Myrrine abdicated her position as archon of Naxos to accompany her daughter back to Sparta, Aspasia volunteered herself for the position, becoming the new archon of the island.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 12</ref>

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	===The Plague of Athens===		===The Plague of Athens===
	[[File:~~Aspasia worried about Perikles~~.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Aspasia worried about Perikles]]		[[File:ACOD Abandoned By the Gods 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Aspasia worried about Perikles]]
	During the Autumn of 429 BCE, Athens was hit with a terrible [[Plague of Athens\|plague]]. Perikles became afflicted with it and was bedridden, deliriously muttering about the [[Parthenon]]. Aspasia met with Kassandra, who had just returned to Athens, having found the location of her mother. Aspasia expressed her concerns about her lover to Kassandra, revealing that his health was ailing. Saddened that he would not allow anyone to enter his chamber, she sent Kassandra in the hope that she could get through to him. During that time, Aspasia sent Phoibe to [[Anastasios]] to see about a ferry out of Athens. However, by the time that Kassandra had returned, Phoibe had not, greatly worrying both Aspasia and Kassandra. Aspasia pointed Kassandra in the direction of [[Anastasios' house]] to check on Phoibe.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Abandoned By the Gods]]</ref>		During the Autumn of 429 BCE, Athens was hit with a terrible [[Plague of Athens\|plague]]. Perikles became afflicted with it and was bedridden, deliriously muttering about the [[Parthenon]]. Aspasia met with Kassandra, who had just returned to Athens, having found the location of her mother. Aspasia expressed her concerns about her lover to Kassandra, revealing that his health was ailing. Saddened that he would not allow anyone to enter his chamber, she sent Kassandra in the hope that she could get through to him. During that time, Aspasia sent Phoibe to [[Anastasios]] to see about a ferry out of Athens. However, by the time that Kassandra had returned, Phoibe had not, greatly worrying both Aspasia and Kassandra. Aspasia pointed Kassandra in the direction of [[Anastasios' house]] to check on Phoibe.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Abandoned By the Gods]]</ref>

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	===The Ghost unveiled===		===The Ghost unveiled===
	{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}		{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}
	Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". ~~The enraged ''misthios'' called out the Cult's terrible crimes against Greece and its people and Aspasia's complicity in it all but the Athenian displayed no contrition or remorse. Angrily decrying~~ Kassandra~~'s accusations with disappointment~~, ~~Aspasia dismissed her~~ as ~~short-sighted and incapable~~ of ~~seeing what she saw. For~~ her ~~part, Kassandra finally realized~~ that ~~Aspasia~~ would ~~never acknowledge or understand the evil~~ of her ~~actions~~ and ~~could not bring herself to let Aspasia go free.~~ Aspasia ~~was therefore slain by by the ''misthios,'' who then destroyed the Pyramid with~~ her ~~spear and departed the Sanctuary, leaving~~ the ~~body~~ of the ~~Ghost of Kosmos lying upon~~ the ~~very altar on which the Cult had once performed their profane gatherings~~.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>		Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". Her words perplexed Kassandra, as she spoke of her ambitions to form yet another secret order that would create peace through war. Taking advantage of her shock and confusion, Aspasia slipped away from her into the darkness of the cave, granting herself a headstart in her escape as the Eagle Bearer was left wondering whether to give chase and hunt her down or not.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==

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	{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}		{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}
	Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". The enraged ''misthios'' called out the Cult's terrible crimes against Greece and its people and Aspasia's complicity in it all but the Athenian displayed no contrition or remorse. Angrily decrying Kassandra's accusations with disappointment, Aspasia dismissed her as short-sighted and incapable of seeing what she saw. For her part, Kassandra finally realized that Aspasia would never acknowledge or understand the evil of her actions and could not bring herself to let Aspasia go free. Aspasia was therefore slain by the ''misthios,'' who then destroyed the Pyramid with her spear and departed the Sanctuary, leaving the body of the Ghost of Kosmos lying upon the very altar on which the Cult had once performed their profane gatherings.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>		Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". The enraged ''misthios'' called out the Cult's terrible crimes against Greece and its people and Aspasia's complicity in it all but the Athenian displayed no contrition or remorse. Angrily decrying Kassandra's accusations with disappointment, Aspasia dismissed her as short-sighted and incapable of seeing what she saw. For her part, Kassandra finally realized that Aspasia would never acknowledge or understand the evil of her actions and could not bring herself to let Aspasia go free. Aspasia was therefore slain by by the ''misthios,'' who then destroyed the Pyramid with her spear and departed the Sanctuary, leaving the body of the Ghost of Kosmos lying upon the very altar on which the Cult had once performed their profane gatherings.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==

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The Ghost unveiled

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	{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}		{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}
	Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". The enraged ''misthios'' called out the Cult's terrible crimes against Greece and its people and Aspasia's complicity in it all but the Athenian displayed no contrition or remorse. Angrily decrying Kassandra's accusations with disappointment, Aspasia dismissed her as short-sighted and incapable of seeing what she saw. For her part, Kassandra finally realized that Aspasia would never acknowledge or understand the evil of her actions and could not bring herself to let Aspasia go free. Aspasia was therefore slain by by the ''misthios,'' who then destroyed the Pyramid with her spear and departed the Sanctuary, leaving the body of the Ghost of Kosmos lying upon the very altar on which the Cult had once performed their profane gatherings.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>		Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". The enraged ''misthios'' called out the Cult's terrible crimes against Greece and its people and Aspasia's complicity in it all but the Athenian displayed no contrition or remorse. Angrily decrying Kassandra's accusations with disappointment, Aspasia dismissed her as short-sighted and incapable of seeing what she saw. For her part, Kassandra finally realized that Aspasia would never acknowledge or understand the evil of her actions and could not bring herself to let Aspasia go free. Aspasia was therefore slain by the ''misthios,'' who then destroyed the Pyramid with her spear and departed the Sanctuary, leaving the body of the Ghost of Kosmos lying upon the very altar on which the Cult had once performed their profane gatherings.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==

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The Ghost unveiled

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	{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}		{{Dialogue\|Kassandra\|Why not just use me? I was in the palm of your hand.\|Aspasia\|You made me optimistic, that you could help me bring down the Cult that had become so corrupt. And you did, albeit unknowingly\|Aspasia explaining her actions to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}
	Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". ~~Her words perplexed~~ Kassandra, as she ~~spoke of~~ her ~~ambitions to form yet another secret order~~ that would ~~create peace through war. Taking advantage~~ of her ~~shock~~ and ~~confusion~~, ~~Aspasia slipped away from~~ her ~~into~~ the ~~darkness~~ of the ~~cave, granting herself a headstart in her escape as~~ the ~~Eagle Bearer was left wondering whether to give chase and hunt her down or not~~.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>		Six years later, after all the other members of the Cult had been eliminated by Kassandra. Aspasia traveled to [[Sanctuary of Delphi\|Delphi]] in Phokis where she received a vision from the Cult's [[Pyramid (Isu)\|artifact]] about how her ideals would survive. When Kassandra found her, she revealed herself as the Ghost of Kosmos and that it had been her grand scheme all along to use the Eagle Bearer to eradicate her own allies. She came to believe that theirs was an unsalvageable group in the dream of a Greece united under a philosopher-king who will then bring "order to the world". The enraged ''misthios'' called out the Cult's terrible crimes against Greece and its people and Aspasia's complicity in it all but the Athenian displayed no contrition or remorse. Angrily decrying Kassandra's accusations with disappointment, Aspasia dismissed her as short-sighted and incapable of seeing what she saw. For her part, Kassandra finally realized that Aspasia would never acknowledge or understand the evil of her actions and could not bring herself to let Aspasia go free. Aspasia was therefore slain by by the ''misthios,'' who then destroyed the Pyramid with her spear and departed the Sanctuary, leaving the body of the Ghost of Kosmos lying upon the very altar on which the Cult had once performed their profane gatherings.<ref name="Epilogue">[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Epilogue</ref>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==

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Life in Athens

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Life in Athens===		===Life in Athens===
	With [[Perikles]] as the ''de facto'' ruler of [[Athens]], Aspasia planted herself at the heart of the Athenian intellectual community. As a socialite, she actively fostered a culture of diverse thought by hosting parties and events for renowned politicians, artists, and philosophers of the age. Far from being a passive actor, she was a tantalizing speaker who contributed to this high point of Athenian philosophy with her own brilliance.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/characters \|title= Characters – Aspasia: The Influencer \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923133207/https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/characters\| archivedate=23 September 2018\| author=''[[Ubisoft]]''\| date=June 2018\| publisher=''~~{{Wiki\|Family Tree DNA}}~~''\| accessdate= 13 June 2018}}</ref>		With [[Perikles]] as the ''de facto'' ruler of [[Athens]], Aspasia planted herself at the heart of the Athenian intellectual community. As a socialite, she actively fostered a culture of diverse thought by hosting parties and events for renowned politicians, artists, and philosophers of the age. Far from being a passive actor, she was a tantalizing speaker who contributed to this high point of Athenian philosophy with her own brilliance.<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/characters \|title= Characters – Aspasia: The Influencer \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923133207/https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/characters\| archivedate=23 September 2018\| author=''[[Ubisoft]]''\| date=June 2018\| publisher=''[[Ubisoft]]''\| accessdate= 13 June 2018}}</ref>

	Secretly operating as the Ghost of Kosmos, Aspasia became aware of the existence of [[Alexios]] and [[Kassandra]], descendants of [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas]]. She acted in the best interests of the Cult and the Greek world by having the [[Pythia]] [[Praxithea]] sentence the infant Alexios to death. However, not all went according to plan as Kassandra was also thrown from Mount Taygetos, seemingly killing two birds with one stone.<ref name="The Big Break">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref> He was later saved from death by the Cultist [[Chrysis]] and made into the the Cult's weapon, Deimos.<ref name="Speak No Evil">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Speak No Evil]]</ref>		Secretly operating as the Ghost of Kosmos, Aspasia became aware of the existence of [[Alexios]] and [[Kassandra]], descendants of [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas]]. She acted in the best interests of the Cult and the Greek world by having the [[Pythia]] [[Praxithea]] sentence the infant Alexios to death. However, not all went according to plan as Kassandra was also thrown from Mount Taygetos, seemingly killing two birds with one stone.<ref name="The Big Break">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref> He was later saved from death by the Cultist [[Chrysis]] and made into the the Cult's weapon, Deimos.<ref name="Speak No Evil">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Speak No Evil]]</ref>

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My quick revision about what the epilogue says is not the best btw. Unfortunately, it seems that all the Odyssey articles on major articles need to be rewritten. But I myself can't get distracted fixing them right now.

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	===Fleeing to Naxos ===		===Fleeing to Naxos ===
	Fleeing to the island of [[Naxos Island\|Naxos]], Aspasia sailed with Kassandra to find the "Phoenix", the alias of her mother. Aspasia noted that they would find "Phoenix" in the [[Naxos villa\|villa]] in the center of [[Naxos\|town]]. Curious, Aspasia asked Kassandra what she would say to her mother once they were reunited. Sneaking past the [[Paros\|Parian]] blockade set up by the Cultist [[Silanos]], they landed in Naxos. Aspasia was present when Kassandra and Myrrine were finally reunited after seventeen years apart.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Mother's Prayers]]</ref> Through the following months while Kassandra caught up on current events with her mother, Aspasia withdrew into herself, overcome with grief. She was visited by Kassandra on many occasions but showed no more signs of opening up.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]– Chapter 11</ref>		Fleeing to the island of [[Naxos Island\|Naxos]], Aspasia sailed with Kassandra to find the "Phoenix", the alias of her mother. Aspasia noted that they would find "Phoenix" in the [[Naxos villa\|villa]] in the center of [[Naxos\|town]]. Curious, Aspasia asked Kassandra what she would say to her mother once they were reunited. Sneaking past the [[Paros\|Parian]] blockade set up by the Cultist [[Silanos]], they landed in Naxos. Aspasia was present when Kassandra and Myrrine were finally reunited after seventeen years apart.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Mother's Prayers]]</ref> Through the following months while Kassandra caught up on current events with her mother, Aspasia withdrew into herself, overcome with grief. She was visited by Kassandra on many occasions but showed no more signs of opening up.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]– Chapter 11</ref>

	[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|left\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]		[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|left\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]
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	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==
	{{Quote\|The powers that be in the Greek world weren't doing things the right way. The Cult just wanted a clean slate.\|Aspasia explaining the Cult's original goal to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}		{{Quote\|The powers that be in the Greek world weren't doing things the right way. The Cult just wanted a clean slate.\|Aspasia explaining the Cult's original goal to Kassandra, 422 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A Fresh Start}}
	Aspasia was considered one of the wisest women of the Greek world, considering herself a symbol of progress for Athens. But as the shadowy leader of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], she was an ambitious and populist woman openly obsessed with the progress of humanity. Aspasia believed that the people were the true owners of the world. Aspasia was also well-versed in the art of manipulation, promising each Cultist leader that they were special and would be rewarded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues]]: "The Ghost's Whisper to Deimos"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Hydra"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Kleon"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Pausanias"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Exekias"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Polemon"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Iokaste"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Nyx"</ref>		Aspasia was considered one of the wisest women of the Greek world, considering herself a symbol of progress for Athens. But as the shadowy leader of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], she was an ambitious and populist woman openly obsessed with the progress of humanity. Aspasia believed that the people were the true owners of the world. Aspasia was also well-versed in the art of manipulation, promising each Cultist leader that they were special and would be rewarded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues]]: "The Ghost's Whisper to Deimos"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Hydra"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Kleon"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Pausanias"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Exekias"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Polemon"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Iokaste"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: "The Ghost's Whisper to Nyx"</ref>

	Aspasia believed in the advancement of humanity, willing to use the Greek world's own superstitions against it in order to guide society along a desired path towards the future, with the ultimate goal of moving humanity away from the superstitions of the past towards a rational society. Out of mistrust or merely a desire to protect her paramour [[Perikles]], she kept him in the dark about her plans. However, she overestimated her own capabilities; after [[Alexios\|Deimos]] came into his own in the Cult, he began to hold ever-increasing sway and eventually became the unofficial leader of the Cult, reducing Aspasia's role to that of a figurehead position. With the Cult following their champion's example, she watched helplessly as it became more and more violent, prolonging the [[Peloponnesian War]] rather than ending it according to her original plan. Her total loss of control culminated in the death of Perikles and the ascension of [[Kleon]] in Athens, and she was forced to retreat from public life.<ref name="A Fresh Start" />		Aspasia believed in the advancement of humanity, willing to use the Greek world's own superstitions against it in order to guide society along a desired path towards the future, with the ultimate goal of moving humanity away from the superstitions of the past towards a rational society. Out of mistrust or merely a desire to protect her paramour [[Perikles]], she kept him in the dark about her plans. However, she overestimated her own capabilities; after [[Alexios\|Deimos]] came into his own in the Cult, he began to hold ever-increasing sway and eventually became the unofficial leader of the Cult, reducing Aspasia's role to that of a figurehead position. With the Cult following their champion's example, she watched helplessly as it became more and more violent, prolonging the [[Peloponnesian War]] rather than ending it according to her original plan. Her total loss of control culminated in the death of Perikles and the ascension of [[Kleon]] in Athens, and she was forced to retreat from public life.<ref name="A Fresh Start" />
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	Aspasia is a historical figure introduced in the 2018 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', where she is voiced by [[Marianthi Evans]].		Aspasia is a historical figure introduced in the 2018 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', where she is voiced by [[Marianthi Evans]].

	In ''Odyssey''{{'}}s final quest "[[A Fresh Start]]", the player can choose to either spare or kill Aspasia. Additionally, if the player chooses romantic dialogues, the player can kiss her, which has the same end result as sparing her.<ref name="A Fresh Start" /> The novelization leaves Aspasia's fate ambiguous. She momentarily escapes from Kassandra in the middle of their conversation, and the book ends on a cliffhanger ~~while~~ Kassandra contemplates the choice to pursue and kill her ~~or not~~.		In ''Odyssey''{{'}}s final quest "[[A Fresh Start]]", the player can choose to either spare or kill Aspasia. Additionally, if the player chooses romantic dialogues, the player can kiss her, which has the same end result as sparing her.<ref name="A Fresh Start" /> The novelization leaves Aspasia's fate ambiguous. She momentarily escapes from Kassandra in the middle of their conversation, and the book ends on a cliffhanger where Kassandra contemplates the choice to pursue and kill her.

	According to ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', Aspasia was not merely Perikles' companion, but his wife.<ref>''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Chapter 4: Attika: "Aspasia"</ref>		According to ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', Aspasia was not merely Perikles' companion, but his wife.<ref>''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Chapter 4: Attika: "Aspasia"</ref>

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	[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]		[[File:ACOD Death and Disorder.png\|thumb\|240px\|Aspasia informing Myrrine and Kassandra about the Cult's plan]]
	After some time, Aspasia snapped out of her depressed state and informed Myrrine about the Cult's plan to hunt her. Telling Kassandra about the Cultist elites stationed on the island, the ''misthios'' immediately left to deal with the elites. Upon her return, she handed Aspasia a scroll written in an old dialect. Aspasia was able to translate the script and revealed that not only was Silanos a member of the Cult, but so was one of the [[Kings of Sparta\|two]] Spartan [[Pausanias of Sparta\|kings]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref>		After some time, Aspasia snapped out of her depressed state and informed Myrrine about the Cult's plan to hunt her. Telling Kassandra about the Cultist elites stationed on the island, the ''misthios'' immediately left to deal with the elites. Upon her return, she handed Aspasia a scroll written in an old dialect. Aspasia was able to translate the script and revealed that not only was Silanos a member of the Cult, but so was one of the [[Two Kings of Sparta\|two]] Spartan [[Pausanias of Sparta\|kings]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref>

	Aspasia then waited on the island while Kassandra destroyed the Parian blockade, as well as Silanos' trireme, killing the Cultist and ending the conflict with Paros.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Paros Blockade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Unified Front]]</ref> After Myrrine abdicated her position as archon of Naxos to accompany her daughter back to Sparta, Aspasia volunteered herself for the position, becoming the new archon of the island.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 12</ref>		Aspasia then waited on the island while Kassandra destroyed the Parian blockade, as well as Silanos' trireme, killing the Cultist and ending the conflict with Paros.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Paros Blockade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Unified Front]]</ref> After Myrrine abdicated her position as archon of Naxos to accompany her daughter back to Sparta, Aspasia volunteered herself for the position, becoming the new archon of the island.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 12</ref>