Poppy - Revision history

imported>Darman36: /* Appearances */

2025-11-25T01:56:28Z

Appearances

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	==History==		==History==
	===Antiquity===		===Antiquity===
	In 5th century BCE [[Greece]], poppies were grown in abundance throughout [[Lakonia]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		In 5th century BCE [[Greece]], poppies were grown in abundance throughout [[Lakonia]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], once asked the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref name="Family Values">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)\|Family Values]]</ref>		The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], once asked the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref name="Family Values">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)\|Family Values]]</ref>

	In the 1st century BCE, a type of [[mace]] called the [[Minoan Poppy Pin]], was used across the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]]. It was so named due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		In the 1st century BCE, a type of [[mace]] called the [[Minoan Poppy Pin]], was used across the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]]. It was so named due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
			**''[[Valley of Memory]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Datu Hulyo at 12:55, 31 December 2024

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	[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]		[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]
	A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}''. Its juices are used to create opium, which medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of [[poison]]s.		A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}''. Its juices are used to create [[opium]], which medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of [[poison]]s.

	==History==		==History==

imported>Soranin: /* Renaissance */

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Renaissance

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	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	During the [[Renaissance]], the ''{{Wiki\|~~papaver~~ silvaticum}}'' was known as a source for the addicting drug opium. The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]] would mix this drug with [[nutmeg]] and [[ricinus]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)\|concoct]] one of their many [[poison]]s, with [[Tessa Varzi]] being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> Her team would gather these in [[Rome]],<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3" /> as did their [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>		During the [[Renaissance]], the ''{{Wiki\|Papaver somniferum\|Papaver silvaticum}}'' was known as a source for the addicting drug opium.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' − [[Trade objects]]</ref> The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]] would mix this drug with [[nutmeg]] and [[ricinus]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)\|concoct]] one of their many [[poison]]s, with [[Tessa Varzi]] being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> Her team would gather these in [[Rome]],<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3" /> as did their [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

	==Symbolism==		==Symbolism==

imported>Darman36: /* Appearances */

2023-11-30T06:09:59Z

Appearances

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Soranin: /* Symbolism */

2022-10-17T01:33:47Z

Symbolism

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	To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />		To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />

	According to the [[Victorian era]] ~~book~~ the ''[[Language of Flowers]]'', the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>		According to the [[Victorian era]] document the ''[[Language of Flowers]]'', the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Sol Pacificus: I always assumed that it was an actual book. Regardless, there should be a page compiling our info on this topic.

2022-02-27T18:52:12Z

I always assumed that it was an actual book. Regardless, there should be a page compiling our info on this topic.

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	To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />		To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />

	According to [[Victorian era~~\|Victorian~~]] ~~{{Wiki\|~~Language of ~~flowers\|floriography}}~~, the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>		According to the [[Victorian era]] book the ''[[Language of Flowers]]'', the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Soranin: /* Symbolism */

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Symbolism

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	To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />		To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />

	According to ~~the~~ [[Victorian era]] ~~book the ''[[~~Language of ~~Flowers]]''~~, the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>		According to [[Victorian era\|Victorian]] {{Wiki\|Language of flowers\|floriography}}, the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 14:49, 8 February 2022

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	[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]		[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]
	A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}''. Its juices are used to create opium, which is medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of [[poison]]s.		A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}''. Its juices are used to create opium, which medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of [[poison]]s.

	==History==		==History==
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	The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], once asked the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref name="Family Values">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)\|Family Values]]</ref>		The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], once asked the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref name="Family Values">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)\|Family Values]]</ref>

	In the 1st century BCE, a type of [[mace]] called the [[Minoan Poppy Pin]], was used across the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]]. It was so named so due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		In the 1st century BCE, a type of [[mace]] called the [[Minoan Poppy Pin]], was used across the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]]. It was so named due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===

imported>Sol Pacificus: If you collect the item in Brotherhood into your inventory, it is not just mentioned only, just like the mundane, unusable items in Origins, Odyssey, etc.

2022-02-08T14:31:01Z

If you collect the item in Brotherhood into your inventory, it is not just mentioned only, just like the mundane, unusable items in Origins, Odyssey, etc.

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	[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]		[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]
	A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}''.		A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}''. Its juices are used to create opium, which is medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of [[poison]]s.

	==History==		==History==
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	To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />		To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />

	According to the [[Victorian era]] book the ''[[Language of Flowers]]'', the red Oriental poppy ~~of the species~~ {{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}} ~~expressed~~ consolation while the white ~~poppy~~ was used to express "my bane, my antidote.~~" The poppies' juice was also noted to be used~~ as a sedative for ~~both~~ pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>		According to the [[Victorian era]] book the ''[[Language of Flowers]]'', the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{c\|as 'opium'}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{c\|as 'opium'}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	~~[[Category:Culture and society]]~~
	[[Category:Plants]]		[[Category:Plants]]
	[[Category:Flowers]]		[[Category:Flowers]]
	[[Category:Medicine]]		[[Category:Medicine]]
			[[Category:Culture and society]]

imported>Sol Pacificus at 14:21, 8 February 2022

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	[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]		[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Papaver orientale]]
	~~The~~ '''poppy''' is a ~~term used of the flowers~~ in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}'~~', informally known as the 'poppy family~~'.		A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki\|Papaveraceae}}''.

	==History==		==History==
	===~~5th century BCE~~===		===Antiquity===
	In 5th century BCE [[Greece]], ~~the~~ poppies were ~~commonly known as the 'flowers of~~ [[~~Aphrodite~~]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself. The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], asked the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref name="~~Family Values~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' ~~– [[Family Values (Lokris)\|Family Values]]~~</ref>		In 5th century BCE [[Greece]], poppies were grown in abundance throughout [[Lakonia]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	~~Due~~ to ~~their red colour,~~ the flowers ~~were also grown in abundance throughout~~ [[~~Lakonia~~]] ~~during the~~ [[~~Peloponnesian War~~]].<ref name="~~ACOd~~">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], once asked the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref name="Family Values">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)\|Family Values]]</ref>

	~~===1st century BCE===~~		In the 1st century BCE, a type of [[mace]] called the [[Minoan Poppy Pin]], was used across the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]]. It was so named so due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
	In the 1st century BCE [[~~Egypt~~]] the [[~~Medjay~~]] [[~~Bayek~~]] of [[~~Siwa]] found a [[mace]~~] ~~named [[Minoan Poppy Pin~~]], named so due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	During the [[Renaissance]], ~~[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] gathered~~ ''{{Wiki\|papaver silvaticum}}'' ~~in [[Rome]]. It~~ was ~~noted~~ as ~~the~~ source of the addicting drug opium~~, named after the flower~~.~~<ref name="ACBr">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Later, the~~ [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]] would ~~use poppies~~ with [[nutmeg]] and [[ricinus]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)\|~~craft~~]] one of their many [[poison]]s, with [[Tessa Varzi]] ~~proving~~ exceptionally ~~competent and comfortable~~ in creating and using the mixtures.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref>		During the [[Renaissance]], the ''{{Wiki\|papaver silvaticum}}'' was known as a source for the addicting drug opium. The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]] would mix this drug with [[nutmeg]] and [[ricinus]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)\|concoct]] one of their many [[poison]]s, with [[Tessa Varzi]] being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> Her team would gather these in [[Rome]],<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3" /> as did their [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

	==~~=19th century=~~==		==Symbolism==
	~~In [[Victorian era]]~~ [[~~United Kingdom~~]], ~~gathering flowers was a pastime well looked-upon, and the hobby grew popular enough for a {{Wiki\|Language of flowers\|book}}~~ to ~~be written on~~ the ~~meanings~~ of ~~different flowers. The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]]~~ and ~~[[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]] participated in it as well, communicating their relationship in a covert manner~~.<ref name="~~ACS~~">''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Syndicate~~]]''~~</ref> The poppies~~ of the species {{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}}~~, the Oriental poppy, were among the ones they gathered. According to the ''Language of Flowers'', the red poppy was a symbol of~~ consolation, while the white poppy was used to express "my bane, my antidote." The poppies' juice was also noted to be used as a sedative for both pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>		To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />

			According to the [[Victorian era]] book the ''[[Language of Flowers]]'', the red Oriental poppy of the species {{Wiki\|Papaver orientale}} expressed consolation while the white poppy was used to express "my bane, my antidote." The poppies' juice was also noted to be used as a sedative for both pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==