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	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]}}		\|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
	The '''Pythia''', or high priestess of [[Apollo]] in [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], in 480 BCE was one of the many [[Pythia\|oracles]] manipulated by the [[Cult of Kosmos]].		}}
			The '''Pythia''', or high priestess of [[Apollo]] in the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], in 480 BCE was one of the many [[Pythia\|oracles]] manipulated by the [[Cult of Kosmos]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n ~~King~~ [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from ~~warring~~ with King [[Xerxes I]] of [[Iran\|Persia]], whom the Cult supported. The Pythia told the ~~King~~ that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Greco-Persian Wars\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish. Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]<~~/~~ref~~>		In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n king [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from going to war with King [[Xerxes I]] of [[Iran\|Persia]], whom the Cult supported.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>

			The Pythia told the king that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Greco-Persian Wars\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish.<ref name="Bully the Bullies"/>

			Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies"/>

	~~{{-}}~~
	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In the novel ~~she~~ is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in-game, she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 13</ref>		In the [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)\|novelization]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the Pythia is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in-game, she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 13</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}[[Category:Individuals]]		{{Reflist}}
			[[Category:Individuals]]
	[[Category:Greeks]]		[[Category:Greeks]]
	[[Category:Ethnic Greeks]]		[[Category:Ethnic Greeks]]

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[~~Second~~ Persian ~~invasion of Greece~~\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish.~~<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>~~		In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I]] of [[Iran\|Persia]], whom the Cult supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Greco-Persian Wars\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish. Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>

	Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />

	{{-}}		{{-}}
	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 13</ref>		In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in-game, she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 13</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	{{-}}		{{-}}
	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 13</ref>		In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 13</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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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]]
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult supported ~~in attempt to align with [[The Order of the Ancients\|The Order of ]][[The Order of the Ancients\|the Ancients]]~~. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>		In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>

	Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />		Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}[[Category:Individuals]]
	[[Category:Individuals]]
	[[Category:Greeks]]		[[Category:Greeks]]
	[[Category:Ethnic Greeks]]		[[Category:Ethnic Greeks]]

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>		In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult supported in attempt to align with [[The Order of the Ancients\|The Order of ]][[The Order of the Ancients\|the Ancients]]. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>

	Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />		Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
			\|name = Pythia
	\|image = ACOD Pythia 480 BCE head front view.png		\|image = ACOD Pythia 480 BCE head front view.png
	\|active = fl. 480 BCE<br />[[Sanctuary of Delphi]], [[Greece]]		\|active = fl. 480 BCE<br />[[Sanctuary of Delphi]], [[Greece]]
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.		*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)\|''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' novel]] – Chapter 13</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	\|active = 480 BCE<br />[[Greece]]		\|active = fl. 480 BCE<br />[[Sanctuary of Delphi]], [[Greece]]
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]}}		\|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]}}
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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult ~~had~~ supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>		In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos. As her words failed to sway him, the Cult threatened that Leonidas and everyone he loved, everything he stood for would perish.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>

	Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and ~~faced~~ Xerxes' ~~army~~ at ~~the~~ [[~~Battle~~ of ~~Thermopylae~~]]<ref name="Bully the Bullies" /~~>, an act which cost him his life, but ultimately paved way for the [[Greece\|Greeks]]' victory.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref~~>		Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and the Cult's threat and left the Sanctuary, facing Xerxes' forces at [[Hot Gates of Thermopylai\|Thermopylai]].<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />

			{{-}}
	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.		*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.

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			{{Character Infobox
			\|image = ACOD Pythia 480 BCE head front view.png
			\|active = 480 BCE<br />[[Greece]]
			\|species = [[Human]]
			\|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]}}
	The '''Pythia''', or high priestess of [[Apollo]] in [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], in 480 BCE was one of the many [[Pythia\|oracles]] manipulated by the [[Cult of Kosmos]].		The '''Pythia''', or high priestess of [[Apollo]] in [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], in 480 BCE was one of the many [[Pythia\|oracles]] manipulated by the [[Cult of Kosmos]].

			==Biography==
	In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult had supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>		In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult had supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.		*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.

			==Gallery==
			<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
			ACOD Pythia 480 BCE head models.png\|Head models of the Pythia
			ACOD Pythia Leonidas.png\|The Pythia speaking to King Leonidas
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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	[[Category:Ethnic Greeks]]		[[Category:Ethnic Greeks]]
			[[Category:Delphians]]
			[[Category:Phokians]]
	[[Category:Oracles]]		[[Category:Oracles]]
	[[Category:Cult of Kosmos allies]]		[[Category:Cult of Kosmos allies]]
	~~[[Category:Phokians]]~~
	~~[[Category:Delphians]]~~

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That scene takes place in Delphi.

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	The '''Pythia''', or high priestess of [[Apollo]] in [[Delphi]], in 480 BCE was one of the many oracles manipulated by the [[Cult of Kosmos]].		The '''Pythia''', or high priestess of [[Apollo]] in [[Sanctuary of Delphi]], in 480 BCE was one of the many [[Pythia\|oracles]] manipulated by the [[Cult of Kosmos]].

	In 480 BCE, the Pythia ~~accompanied~~ the ~~Cult to~~ [[Sparta]] ~~after learning that~~ King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]] ~~was preparing~~ to ~~go to war~~ with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult had supported. The Pythia ~~attempted to convince~~ the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>		In 480 BCE, the Pythia met the [[Sparta]]n King [[Leonidas I of Sparta\|Leonidas I]]. As decreed by the Cult of Kosmos, the Pythia attempted to dissuade Leonidas from warring with King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], whom the Cult had supported. The Pythia told the King that his efforts to resist Xerxes' [[Second Persian invasion of Greece\|invasion]] would be fruitless and that Xerxes would bring order to chaos.<ref name="Bully the Bullies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bully the Bullies]]</ref>

	Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and faced Xerxes' army at the [[Battle of Thermopylae]]<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />, an act which cost him his life, but ultimately paved way for the [[Greece\|Greeks]]' victory.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		Nevertheless, Leonidas ignored the Pythia's advice and faced Xerxes' army at the [[Battle of Thermopylae]]<ref name="Bully the Bullies" />, an act which cost him his life, but ultimately paved way for the [[Greece\|Greeks]]' victory.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", ~~unlike how she looks~~ in ~~the~~ game.		*In the novel she is described as "a shriveled old hag", whereas in game she is portrayed as relatively young and comely.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
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			[[Category:Phokians]]
			[[Category:Delphians]]