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They call me many things: Murderer. Cutthroat. Thief. But you may call me Nyx the Shadow.

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"Nothing gets past the Eyes of Kosmos."

―Nyx the Shadow^[src]

Nyx the Shadow (died 431 BCE) was the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Background[edit | edit source]

Despite her youthful appearance, Nyx had made a career of being 'The Shadow', a faceless agent who could be anyone by the time of the Peloponnesian War. This skill in crafting believable identities, complete with entire histories and lives, made Nyx a valuable asset to the Cult of Kosmos, and she rose in their ranks to become the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos.^[1]

Peloponnesian War[edit | edit source]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Ghost of Kosmos sent a letter to The Shadow instructing her to "share nothing" that she observed with the Cult, only with the Ghost, telling her that Kosmos himself did "not just command it, he demands it."^[2]

It was rumored among the Eyes of Kosmos that The Shadow was bearing a grudge against one of the Eyes, Sotera, due to her "hiding something" from The Shadow. One of Sotera's fellow members sought to warn her, and urged Sotera to escape before "the other child of the bloodline" could find her.^[3] Ironically, the letter instead helped the Spartan misthios Kassandra find Sotera, and recover a clue to the identity of the branch's Sage.^[4]

Another clue to the identity of The Shadow was found by Kassandra among the personal effects of Hermippos, who had the word "Nyx" etched on his gloves, as an apparent act of fealty.^[5]

At some point, The Shadow sent a letter to Midas, another member of the Eyes of Kosmos as well as their treasurer, urging him to hurry with the news that "Agamemnon and all traces of his lineage" were eradicated from the world. Why The Shadow wished to see the very memory of the mythical king Agamemnon destroyed was never discovered.^[6]

Eventually, Kassandra managed to gather enough information on The Shadow to uncover her identity and find her in Athens, where she slew Nyx. With the death of its Sage, the Eyes of Kosmos branch was wiped out.^[4]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Nyx is the primordial goddess of the night in Greek mythology. The word itself, νῠ́ξ (núx), means 'night'.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Nyx the Shadow masked
The Nyx reading a message board in Athens
Closeup of Nyx

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cultists: Nyx the Shadow
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos clues: The Ghost's Whisper to Nyx
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos clues: Warning to Sotera
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Eyes of Kosmos
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos clues: Etching on Hermippos's Gloves
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos clues: Sage Letter to Midas

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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-{{Spoilerhd|5 January 2019}}
+{{Youmay|a member of the Cult of Kosmos|[[Nyx]], the Greek goddess of the night}}
-{{Stub}}
+{{Nickname}}
+{{Quote|Nothing gets past the Eyes of Kosmos.|Nyx the Shadow|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
 {{Character_Infobox
 |image = ACOD Nyx.png
-|death = 431 BCE<br>[[Attika]], [[Greece]]
+|death = 431 BCE<br>[[Athens]], [[Attika]], [[Greece]]
 |species = [[Human]]
 |affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
 *[[Eyes of Kosmos]]}}
-'''Nyx the Shadow''' (died 431 BCE) was a member of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] and the Sage of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
+'''Nyx the Shadow''' (died 431 BCE) was the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
+==Biography==
+===Background===
+Despite her youthful appearance, Nyx had made a career of being 'The Shadow', a faceless agent who could be anyone by the time of the Peloponnesian War. This skill in crafting believable identities, complete with entire histories and lives, made Nyx a valuable asset to the Cult of Kosmos, and she rose in their ranks to become the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cultists: Nyx the Shadow</ref>
+===Peloponnesian War===
+During the Peloponnesian War, the [[Ghost of Kosmos]] sent a letter to The Shadow instructing her to "share nothing" that she observed with the Cult, only with the Ghost, telling her that [[Kosmos]] himself did "not just command it, he demands it."<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Aspasia|Cult of Kosmos clues: The Ghost's Whisper to Nyx]]</ref>
-''"Nothing gets past the Eyes of Kosmos"-'''''Nyx the Shadow'''
+It was rumored among the Eyes of Kosmos that The Shadow was bearing a grudge against one of the Eyes, [[Sotera]], due to her "hiding something" from The Shadow. One of Sotera's fellow members sought to warn her, and urged Sotera to escape before "the other child of the bloodline" could find her.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Eyes of Kosmos|Cult of Kosmos clues: Warning to Sotera]]</ref> Ironically, the letter instead helped the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] find Sotera, and recover a clue to the identity of the branch's Sage.<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref>
-==Character Description==
-''The Eyes saw all, but were led by a woman few had ever seen. As one would expect, "Nyx" was only one of countless names worn by The Shadow. With these came entire personalities, lives, and histories. The Cult needed a nobody, a faceless agent who could be anywhere, and The Shadow was that agent.''
-==Biography==
-Nyx the Shadow was a master spy working for the Cult of Kosmos who was eceptionally skilled in stealth and information gathering. No one, not even the cultists working for her has seen her face, it is possible that Nyx is not even her real name because she has used many alias's to gather the information she needed.
-Her job was to gather information on the important figures of the Greek world, and use that information to the Cult's advantage, either to blackmail or steal from the important figures. She was often described as one of the most fearful Sage's of the Cult, and this was proven after she found out that one of her cultists, Sotera, was keeping information from her. She retaliated by giving an unknowing Kassandra a letter revealing Sotera's location, knowing that she would kill her. She was also known to carve symbols in her followers robes or gloves, possibly as a way of '''marking them as her territory'. ''One day, she sent Midas, one of her followers, to clean up a ritual that the Worshippers of the Bloodline left behind. Kassandra tracked down Midas however, and learned of Nyx'x location, thus leading to her demise.
+Another clue to the identity of The Shadow was found by Kassandra among the personal effects of [[Hermippos]], who had the word "Nyx" etched on his gloves, as an apparent act of fealty.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: Etching on Hermippos's Gloves</ref>
-She was eventually hunted down and killed by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] on her quest to destroy the Cult.
+At some point, The Shadow sent a letter to [[Midas]], another member of the Eyes of Kosmos as well as their treasurer, urging him to hurry with the news that "[[Agamemnon]] and all traces of his lineage" were eradicated from the world. Why The Shadow wished to see the very memory of the mythical king Agamemnon destroyed was never discovered.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos clues: Sage Letter to Midas</ref>
-==Clues==
+Eventually, Kassandra managed to gather enough information on The Shadow to uncover her identity and find her in [[Athens]], where she slew Nyx. With the death of its Sage, the Eyes of Kosmos branch was wiped out.<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos" />
-*'''Symbol on Elpenor's Cloak--'''''Elpenor's cloak had the strangest etching. A single eye - clearly the mark of a spy, a madman, or both '''(''This clue was taken from Elpenor and indicated that the Sage was a spy)'''.
-*'''Warning to Sotera--"'''''Sotera, Be warned. The Shadow knows your hiding something from her. She sees everything. Of all the Sages, you must fear her. I heard she's leading the other child of the bloodline right to you. I don't know how. But you have to escape" '''''(This clue was taken from Sotera and indicated that the Sage was nicknamed, 'The Shadow')'''.
-*'''Letter to the Master--'''''"M., Soon will be the time to act. My contact - a fort captain who feeds me information - says Attika will soon fall, and chaos will reign over this place. Our Sage has moved into place to prepare. These lands will be ours. Every coin flowing into the city - ours. We must work in the shadows to bend the light. Now, bite your tongue - no one must know who you truly are, or what we are planning. We must see, but go unseen. The Eyes see all. H." '''(This clue was found from The Master and indicated that the Sage is in Attika)'''''
-*'''Etching on Hermippos's Gloves--'''''Upon Hermippos's gloves, an etching was found. The word "Nyx". Was this an act of fealty, or provocation? '''''(This clue was found from Hermippos and indicated that the Sage's name was Nyx)'''.
-*'''Sage Letter to Midas--'''''Midas, treasurer of the Eyes, I wait for news. I do not like waiting. Send your messenger to the Agora so that I might hear the sweet words - Agamemnon and all traces of his lineage have been destroyed. Do this, or prepare your burial.The Eyes see all. N.'' '''(This clue was found from Midas and indicated that the Sage was waiting in an agora).'''
 ==Trivia==
-*Nyx, Νύξ, is the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of darkness.
+*[[Nyx]] is the primordial goddess of the night in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. The word itself, [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/νύξ νῠ́ξ] (''núx''), means 'night'.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
+ACOD_Nyx_the_Shadow_Masked.png|Nyx the Shadow masked
+Nyx in the agora.jpg|The Nyx reading a [[message board]] in Athens
+Nyx the Shadow close up.jpg|Closeup of Nyx
+</gallery>
-==Appearance==
+==Appearances==
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
-==Reference==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
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