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	At some point during his life, Empedokles came to believe he was a god, and Greek gods like [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]] were his siblings. According to himself, he was cast out of their company because he ate some lamb,<ref name="Left to Dye">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Left to Dye]]</ref> though he was considered to be a vegetarian by his followers and antagonists alike.<ref name="A God Among Men">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A God Among Men]]</ref>		At some point during his life, Empedokles came to believe he was a god, and Greek gods like [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]] were his siblings. According to himself, he was cast out of their company because he ate some lamb,<ref name="Left to Dye">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Left to Dye]]</ref> though he was considered to be a vegetarian by his followers and antagonists alike.<ref name="A God Among Men">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A God Among Men]]</ref>

	He also visited the [[Isle of Thisvi]] and the large [[Cave of the Forgotten Isle\|cavern]] below it, hearing the bellows of [[Brontes]] the [[Cyclops]] beyond the doorway. Empedokles took the sounds to be the calls of his brothers, specifically Ares, and the locked door to be the gate to [[Mount Olympus]], the dwelling place of the gods.<ref name="Stairway">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref> Following his visit to the isle, he decided to be reunited with his family, and to lead whoever would follow him to Olympos. To do this, he created a cult around himself, converting people he'd dubbed as [[~~Empedoklites~~]].<ref name="Left to Dye" />		He also visited the [[Isle of Thisvi]] and the large [[Cave of the Forgotten Isle\|cavern]] below it, hearing the bellows of [[Brontes]] the [[Cyclops]] beyond the doorway. Empedokles took the sounds to be the calls of his brothers, specifically Ares, and the locked door to be the gate to [[Mount Olympus]], the dwelling place of the gods.<ref name="Stairway">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref> Following his visit to the isle, he decided to be reunited with his family, and to lead whoever would follow him to Olympos. To do this, he created a cult around himself, converting people he'd dubbed as [[Empedoklite]]s.<ref name="Left to Dye" />

	He had apparently little success before he reached [[Kythera Island]]. There, a [[Statue of Empedokles\|statue]] was made to celebrate him, looking over the [[Murex Dyeing Facility]]. However, soon after setting foot on the island, Empedokles was imprisoned for his beliefs by the priestesses of Aphrodite within the [[Murex Fort]].<ref name="A God Among Men" /> The [[guard]]s stripped him naked, and [[Greek brute\|one]] of them took his [[Tyrian purple\|purple]] robe, and with it a disk, the "key to (his) family estate".<ref name="Left to Dye" />		He had apparently little success before he reached [[Kythera Island]]. There, a [[Statue of Empedokles\|statue]] was made to celebrate him, looking over the [[Murex Dyeing Facility]]. However, soon after setting foot on the island, Empedokles was imprisoned for his beliefs by the priestesses of Aphrodite within the [[Murex Fort]].<ref name="A God Among Men" /> The [[guard]]s stripped him naked, and [[Greek brute\|one]] of them took his [[Tyrian purple\|purple]] robe, and with it a disk, the "key to (his) family estate".<ref name="Left to Dye" />

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	At some point during his life, Empedokles came to believe he was a god, and Greek gods like [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]] were his siblings. According to himself, he was cast out of their company because he ate some lamb,<ref name="Left to Dye">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Left to Dye]]</ref> though he was considered to be a vegetarian by his followers and antagonists alike.<ref name="A God Among Men">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A God Among Men]]</ref>		At some point during his life, Empedokles came to believe he was a god, and Greek gods like [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]] were his siblings. According to himself, he was cast out of their company because he ate some lamb,<ref name="Left to Dye">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Left to Dye]]</ref> though he was considered to be a vegetarian by his followers and antagonists alike.<ref name="A God Among Men">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A God Among Men]]</ref>

	He also visited the [[Isle of Thisvi]] and the large [[Cave of the Forgotten Isle\|cavern]] below it, hearing the bellows of [[Brontes]] the [[Cyclops]] beyond the doorway. Empedokles took the sounds to be the calls of his brothers, specifically Ares, and the locked door to be the gate to [[Mount Olympus]], the dwelling place of the gods.<ref name="Stairway">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref> Following his visit to the isle, he decided to be reunited with his family, and to lead whoever would follow him to Olympos. To do this, he created a cult around himself, converting people he'd dubbed as [[Empedoklites]].<ref name="Left to Dye" />		He also visited the [[Isle of Thisvi]] and the large [[Cave of the Forgotten Isle\|cavern]] below it, hearing the bellows of [[Brontes]] the [[Cyclops]] beyond the doorway. Empedokles took the sounds to be the calls of his brothers, specifically Ares, and the locked door to be the gate to [[Mount Olympus]], the dwelling place of the gods.<ref name="Stairway">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref> Following his visit to the isle, he decided to be reunited with his family, and to lead whoever would follow him to Olympos. To do this, he created a cult around himself, converting people he'd dubbed as [[Empedoklites]].<ref name="Left to Dye" />

	He had apparently little success before he reached [[Kythera Island]]. There, a [[Statue of Empedokles\|statue]] was made to celebrate him, looking over the [[Murex Dyeing Facility]]. However, soon after setting foot on the island, Empedokles was imprisoned for his beliefs by the priestesses of Aphrodite within the [[Murex Fort]].<ref name="A God Among Men" /> The [[guard]]s stripped him naked, and [[Greek brute\|one]] of them took his [[Tyrian purple\|purple]] robe, and with it a disk, the "key to (his) family estate".<ref name="Left to Dye" />		He had apparently little success before he reached [[Kythera Island]]. There, a [[Statue of Empedokles\|statue]] was made to celebrate him, looking over the [[Murex Dyeing Facility]]. However, soon after setting foot on the island, Empedokles was imprisoned for his beliefs by the priestesses of Aphrodite within the [[Murex Fort]].<ref name="A God Among Men" /> The [[guard]]s stripped him naked, and [[Greek brute\|one]] of them took his [[Tyrian purple\|purple]] robe, and with it a disk, the "key to (his) family estate".<ref name="Left to Dye" />

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|name = Empedokles		\|name = Empedokles
	\|image = ~~ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling~~.~~jpg~~		\|native =
	\|death = c. 422 BCE<br />[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]], [[Greece]]		\|image = ACOD Empedokles render.png
			\|birth =
			\|death = c. 422 BCE<br>[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]], [[Greece]]
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|~~voice~~ = ~~[[Fanos Xenofós]]~~}}		\|database =
			\|affiliates =
			}}
	'''Empedokles''' (died c. 422 BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.		'''Empedokles''' (died c. 422 BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.

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	*Though the Empedokles fanatic says that Empedokles was imprisoned within [[Skandeia Bay]], that's not true.		*Though the Empedokles fanatic says that Empedokles was imprisoned within [[Skandeia Bay]], that's not true.
	*The description of [[Stairway to Olympos]] claims that Empedokles waited at the Isle of Thisvi fully clothed, and a model of him dressed apparently exists. In-game, however, Empedokles is wearing just as little on Kythera as on Thisvi.		*The description of [[Stairway to Olympos]] claims that Empedokles waited at the Isle of Thisvi fully clothed, and a model of him dressed apparently exists. In-game, however, Empedokles is wearing just as little on Kythera as on Thisvi.

			==Behind the scenes==
			Empedokles is a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', where he was voiced by actor [[Fanos Xenofós]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">		<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
	ACOd-Empedokles-AshleySparling.jpg\|Model of Empedokles' head		ACOd-Empedokles-AshleySparling.jpg\|Model of Empedokles' head
			ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling.jpg
	ACOd-AGAM-Empedoklescage.jpg\|Empedokles caged		ACOd-AGAM-Empedoklescage.jpg\|Empedokles caged
	ACOd-AGAM-Empedoklesfree.jpg\|Empedokles freed		ACOd-AGAM-Empedoklesfree.jpg\|Empedokles freed

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	{{Quote\|I, the great Empedokles, cannot be caged! Worship me, and I offer you an audience... with the gods!\|Empedokles, c. 422 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A God Among Men}}		{{Quote\|I, the great Empedokles, cannot be caged! Worship me, and I offer you an audience... with the gods!\|Empedokles, c. 422 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A God Among Men}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox

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	{{Quote\|I, the great Empedokles, cannot be caged! Worship me, and I offer you an audience... with the gods!\|Empedokles, c. ~~429~~ BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A God Among Men}}		{{Quote\|I, the great Empedokles, cannot be caged! Worship me, and I offer you an audience... with the gods!\|Empedokles, c. 422 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|A God Among Men}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|name = Empedokles		\|name = Empedokles
	\|image = ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling.jpg		\|image = ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling.jpg
	\|death = c. ~~429~~ BCE<br />[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]], [[Greece]]		\|death = c. 422 BCE<br />[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]], [[Greece]]
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|voice = [[Fanos Xenofós]]}}		\|voice = [[Fanos Xenofós]]}}
	'''Empedokles''' (died c. ~~429~~ BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.		'''Empedokles''' (died c. 422 BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACOD}}		{{ACOD}}
	[[Category:~~429~~ BCE deaths]]		[[Category:422 BCE deaths]]
	[[Category:Individuals]]		[[Category:Individuals]]
	[[Category:Greeks]]		[[Category:Greeks]]

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	\|image = ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling.jpg		\|image = ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling.jpg
	\|death = c. 429 BCE<br />[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]], [[Greece]]		\|death = c. 429 BCE<br />[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]], [[Greece]]
	\|species = [[Human]]}}		\|species = [[Human]]
			\|voice = [[Fanos Xenofós]]}}
	'''Empedokles''' (died c. 429 BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.		'''Empedokles''' (died c. 429 BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|name = Empedokles		\|name = Empedokles
	\|image = ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling.jpg		\|image = ACOd-Empedoklesfront-AshleySparling.jpg
	~~\|birth =~~		\|death = c. 429 BCE<br />[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]], [[Greece]]
	\|death = ~~420s~~ BCE<br />[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]], [[Isle of Thisvi]]		\|species = [[Human]]}}
	\|species = [[Human]]		'''Empedokles''' (died c. 429 BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.
	}}
	'''Empedokles''' (died ~~in 420s~~ BCE) was a [[Greece\|Greek]] man who lived during the 5th century BCE.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:~~420s~~ BCE deaths]]		{{ACOD}}
			[[Category:429 BCE deaths]]
	[[Category:Individuals]]		[[Category:Individuals]]
	[[Category:Greeks]]		[[Category:Greeks]]

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	They met anew in the depths of the Isle of Thisvi. Empedokles claimed the bellows echoing through the stonework were those of Ares and was overjoyed as Kassandra heard the sounds as well. When they used the 'key' to open the door, Empedokles strode in with glee, only to be squashed to death by the Cyclops.<ref name="Stairway" />		They met anew in the depths of the Isle of Thisvi. Empedokles claimed the bellows echoing through the stonework were those of Ares and was overjoyed as Kassandra heard the sounds as well. When they used the 'key' to open the door, Empedokles strode in with glee, only to be squashed to death by the Cyclops.<ref name="Stairway" />

			==Trivia==
			*Though the Empedokles fanatic says that Empedokles was imprisoned within [[Skandeia Bay]], that's not true.
			*The description of [[Stairway to Olympos]] claims that Empedokles waited at the Isle of Thisvi fully clothed, and a model of him dressed apparently exists. In-game, however, Empedokles is wearing just as little on Kythera as on Thisvi.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==