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	During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], the [[Egypt]]ians worshipped the snake-goddess [[Wadjet]].<ref name="ACO"/>		During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], the [[Egypt]]ians worshipped the snake-goddess [[Wadjet]].<ref name="ACO"/>

	In 30 BCE, the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet]] provided [[Cleopatra]] with a vial of poison, which the pharaoh used to take her life and avoid capture by the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] forces of [[Augustus\|Octavian]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)\|Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Origins 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Legend would later hold that Amunet had assassinated Cleopatra using a venomous asp.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		On 12 August 30 BCE, the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet]] provided [[Cleopatra]] with a vial of poison, which the pharaoh used to take her life and avoid capture by the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] forces of [[Augustus\|Octavian]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)\|Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Origins 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Legend would later hold that Amunet had assassinated Cleopatra using a venomous asp.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga ~~no Monogatari~~]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}

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	Some members in the [[Order of the Ancients]], a secret society which sougnt to control humankind, referred to the collective group as "the Snake".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		Some members in the [[Order of the Ancients]], a secret society which sougnt to control humankind, referred to the collective group as "the Snake".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	During the Peloponnesian War, another secret society, the [[Cult of Kosmos]], used the imagery of the snake in their [[Sanctuary of Kosmos]].<ref name="ACOd">		During the Peloponnesian War, another secret society, the [[Cult of Kosmos]], used the imagery of the snake in their [[Sanctuary of Kosmos]].<ref name="ACOd"/>

	In 18th-century esoteric circles, snakes were thought to be "''holders of intuitive knowledge''".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: "Halloween: Snake in a Jar"</ref>		In 18th-century esoteric circles, snakes were thought to be "''holders of intuitive knowledge''".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: "Halloween: Snake in a Jar"</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	===Biblical===		===Biblical===
	[[Moses]] used a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]] to create an illusion of it changing into a snake.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>		[[Moses]] used a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]] to create an illusion of it changing into a snake.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref>

	===6th century BCE===		===6th century BCE===
	[[Hermes Trismegistus]] also held a Staff that was decorated with two intertwined snakes. When he was encountered by [[Pythagoras]] and his pupil, [[Kyros of Zarax]], Hermes plunged the ~~staff~~ into the ground and the snakes appeared to speak, informing Pythagoras that he was to be the next possessor of the Staff.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 2 - Kyros of Zarax]]''</ref>		[[Hermes Trismegistus]] also held a [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus\|Staff]] that was decorated with two intertwined snakes. When he was encountered by [[Pythagoras]] and his pupil, [[Kyros of Zarax]], Hermes plunged the Staff into the ground and the snakes appeared to speak, informing Pythagoras that he was to be the next possessor of the Staff.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 2 - Kyros of Zarax]]''</ref>

	===5th century BCE===		===5th century BCE===
	Snakes featured heavily in ~~the~~ Greek myths, and some signs of the myths still remained in the landscape during the 5th century BCE. The clearest of these were the ruins of the [[Snake Temple]] within the [[Valley of the Snake]] in [[Phokis]]. Named after the skeleton of a gigantic snake wrapped around the stonework, it was believed to have been the [[Python]] of legends killed by the god [[Apollo]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: Phokis: Snake Temple</ref>		Snakes featured heavily in [[Greece\|Greek]] myths, and some signs of the myths still remained in the landscape during the 5th century BCE. The clearest of these were the ruins of the [[Snake Temple]] within the [[Valley of the Snake]] in [[Phokis]]. Named after the skeleton of a gigantic snake wrapped around the stonework, it was believed to have been the [[Python]] of legends killed by the god [[Apollo]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: Phokis: Snake Temple</ref>

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], many snakes inhabited various tombs and ruins all around [[Greece]]. Their poisonous [[Trade Goods\|fangs]] were valued at 9 [[drachma]]e apiece.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], many snakes inhabited various tombs and ruins all around Greece. Their poisonous [[Trade Goods\|fangs]] were valued at 9 [[drachma]]e apiece.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Snakes were also a vital part of the practices at the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]], where they were kept in the sanctuary's ''[[tholos]]'' and used to heal the sick.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Argolis: The Tholos and the Sacred Snakes</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Enough is Enough]]</ref> They were so important in the proceedings that the Greek god of healing, [[Asklepios]], was usually depicted with a snake-wrapped {{Wiki\|Rod of Asclepius\|staff}}.<ref name="ACOd"/> His daughter, [[Hygieia]], was also said to able to repel harmful snakes, and aid with recovery from their poison.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		[[File:Argolis-SoA-snakerelief.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A relief of Asklepios, his daughter Hygieia, and two snakes]]
			Snakes were also a vital part of the practices at the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]], where they were kept in the sanctuary's ''[[tholos]]'' and used to heal the sick.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Argolis: The Tholos and the Sacred Snakes</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Enough is Enough]]</ref> They were so important in the proceedings that the Greek god of healing, [[Asklepios]], was usually depicted with a snake-wrapped {{Wiki\|Rod of Asclepius\|staff}}.<ref name="ACOd"/> His daughter, [[Hygieia]], was also said to able to repel harmful snakes, and aid with recovery from their poison.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	~~The~~ soil from the island of [[Lemnos]] was ~~also~~ believed to cure snake bites ~~in 5th century BCE Greece~~.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Historical Locations: Lemnos: Myrina</ref>		During this period, the soil from the island of [[Lemnos]] was believed to cure snake bites.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Historical Locations: Lemnos: Myrina</ref> Snakes were also connected with the mythological [[Medusa]] and the [[Writhing Dread]]; the hair of said creatures was said to have taken the form of living snakes.<ref name="ACOd"/>

	Snakes were also connected with the mythological [[Medusa]] and the [[Writhing Dread]]: the hair of said creatures was said to have taken the form of living snakes.<ref name="ACOd"/>

	===1st century BCE===		===1st century BCE===
	~~In order to take out~~ the [[~~Order of the Ancients\|order~~]]~~-influenced pharaoh~~, [[~~Cleopatra~~]]~~, legend held that~~ the [[~~Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Egyptian Assassin]~~] ~~[[Amunet~~]~~] used a venomous asp to kill her~~.<ref~~>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<~~/~~ref~~>		During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], the [[Egypt]]ians worshipped the snake-goddess [[Wadjet]].<ref name="ACO"/>

	~~The~~ [[~~Egypt~~]]~~ians themselves worshipped~~ the ~~snake-goddess~~ [[~~Wadjet~~]].<ref ~~name="ACO"~~/>		In 30 BCE, the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet]] provided [[Cleopatra]] with a vial of poison, which the pharaoh used to take her life and avoid capture by the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] forces of [[Augustus\|Octavian]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)\|Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Origins 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Legend would later hold that Amunet had assassinated Cleopatra using a venomous asp.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	===9th century===		===9th century===
	Snakes were ~~pretty~~ common in 9th century [[England]], foraging in the grassy areas whilst sleeping in more dark and damp places, like caves and ruins. Snakes would also often find a good place to sleep inside pots and crates inside houses. [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] encountered many snakes during her travels throughout the English countryside<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>, but only one during her travels in [[Ireland]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref>		Snakes were fairly common in 9th-century [[England]], foraging in the grassy areas whilst sleeping in more dark and damp places, like caves and ruins. Snakes would also often find a good place to sleep inside pots and crates inside houses. The [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] encountered many snakes during her travels throughout the English countryside,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> but only one during her travels in [[Ireland]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref>

	===18th century===		===18th century===
	During the 18th century, particularly the [[Seven Years' War]] and subsequent [[American ~~Revolution~~]], many banners were posted all over [[Boston]], [[New York]], and the [[River Valley]] depicting [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s political cartoon of a dismembered snake captioned "{{Wiki\|Join, or Die}}".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>		During the 18th century, particularly the [[Seven Years' War]] and subsequent [[American Revolutionary War]], many banners were posted all over [[Boston]], [[New York]], and the [[River Valley]] depicting [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s political cartoon of a dismembered snake captioned "{{Wiki\|Join, or Die}}".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

	==Influence==		==Influence==
	Some members in the [[Order of the Ancients]], a secret society which sougnt to control humankind, referred the collective group as the Snake.<ref ~~name="TheFalseOracle"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		Some members in the [[Order of the Ancients]], a secret society which sougnt to control humankind, referred to the collective group as "the Snake".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], another secret society, the [[Cult of Kosmos]], used the imagery of the snake in their [[Sanctuary of Kosmos]].		During the Peloponnesian War, another secret society, the [[Cult of Kosmos]], used the imagery of the snake in their [[Sanctuary of Kosmos]].<ref name="ACOd">

	In 18th century esoteric circles, snakes were thought to be "''holders of intuitive knowledge''".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: "Halloween: Snake in a Jar"</ref>		In 18th-century esoteric circles, snakes were thought to be "''holders of intuitive knowledge''".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: "Halloween: Snake in a Jar"</ref>

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	Argolis-SoA-snakemural.jpg\|Snake murals in the Sanctuary of Asklepios, Argolis		Argolis-SoA-snakemural.jpg\|Snake murals in the Sanctuary of Asklepios, Argolis
	Argolis-SoA-Asklepios.jpg\|Seated statue of the god Asklepios, with snakes		Argolis-SoA-Asklepios.jpg\|Seated statue of the god Asklepios, with snakes
	~~Argolis-SoA-snakerelief.jpg\|A relief of Asklepios, his daughter Hygieia, and snakes~~
	Korinthia-CyclopeanHeadofMedusa2.jpg\|The Cyclopean Head of Medusa in Korinthia		Korinthia-CyclopeanHeadofMedusa2.jpg\|The Cyclopean Head of Medusa in Korinthia
	ACO-cobra.jpg\|A cobra in 1st century BCE Egyptian home		ACO-cobra.jpg\|A cobra in 1st century BCE Egyptian home
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	{{Incomplete list}}		{{Incomplete list}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{~~1stm~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – ''[[Apocalypse]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – ''[[Apocalypse]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}}