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They call me many things: Murderer. Cutthroat. Thief. But you may call me The Master.

This article is about a subject that lacks an official name and is known only by its nickname, title, or alias.

"One person's freedom is another's demise."

―The Master^[src]

The Master (died c. 430 BCE) was a slaver and a member of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos, operating in Attika, Greece, during the 5th century BCE.

Biography[edit | edit source]

When the man known only as 'The Master' joined the Cult of Kosmos, he joined the The Silver Vein branch. Later, he changed that branch for the Eyes, and his replacement in the Vein was Epiktetos.^[1]

At some point, the Master made a deal with one of his slaves at the Lavrio Silver Mine, Phaidon: if Phaidon earned enough drachmae, he could buy his own freedom. When Phaidon gave the sum to the Master, however, the Master denied ever making such a deal with him, and kept him on as a slave.^[2]

Hermippos, another member of the Eyes of Kosmos, sent a letter to the Master urging him to be patient, telling him to "bite (his) tongue - no one must know who you truly are, or what we are planning."^[3]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the town of Lavrio and saw the Master abusing Phaidon. She talked with the slave, and decided to talk on his behalf with his master. Unfazed by her reputation and history of killing his brethren, the Master casually revealed his status as a member of the Cult of Kosmos, and suggested that he'd grant Phaidon his freedom if Kassandra agreed to kill a woman the Master wanted dead. He also told her that if he was to die, his slaves would never be free. Regardless, after Kassandra made her choice, she came back and killed him.^[2]

Personality and traits[edit | edit source]

The man known as 'The Master' had no such thing as a moral compass, not caring about right and wrong. He did not oversee his quarry or slave trade for financial wealth, instead doing it as a way to gather information for the Cult.^[4] The Master was also open about his involvement with the Cult, telling Kassandra of his affiliation despite knowing who she was. Although this openness proved to be his downfall in the end.^[2]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

The Master supervising his slaves

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – The Master: Note Found in the Sanctuary of Kosmos
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Life's Worth
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – Nyx the Shadow: Letter to the Master
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cultists – Eyes of Kosmos: The Master

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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 |image = ACOD The Master.png
-|death = c. 430 BCE<br />[[Lavrio]], [[Attika]], [[Greece]]
+|death = c. 430 BCE<br>[[Lavrio]], [[Attika]], [[Greece]]
 |species = [[Human]]
 |affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
 *[[The Silver Vein]] {{c|formerly}}
 *[[Eyes of Kosmos]]}}
-'''The Master''' (died c. 430 BCE) was a [[Slavery|slaver]] and a high-ranking member of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], operating in [[Attika]], [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE.
+'''The Master''' (died c. 430 BCE) was a [[Slavery|slaver]] and a member of the [[Eyes of Kosmos]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], operating in [[Attika]], [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE.
 ==Biography==
-When the man known only as 'The Master' joined the Cult of Kosmos, it was as a member of [[The Silver Vein]]. Later, he changed that branch for the Eyes, and his replacement in the Vein was [[Epiktetos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos notes]] – The Master: Note Found in the Sanctuary of Kosmos</ref>
+When the man known only as 'The Master' joined the Cult of Kosmos, he joined the [[The Silver Vein]] branch. Later, he changed that branch for the Eyes, and his replacement in the Vein was [[Epiktetos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos notes]] – The Master: Note Found in the Sanctuary of Kosmos</ref>
 At some point, the Master made a deal with one of his slaves at the [[Lavrio Silver Mine]], [[Phaidon]]: if Phaidon earned enough drachmae, he could buy his own freedom. When Phaidon gave the sum to the Master, however, the Master denied ever making such a deal with him, and kept him on as a slave.<ref name="A Life's Worth">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Life's Worth]]</ref>
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 During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the town of [[Lavrio]] and saw the Master abusing Phaidon. She talked with the slave, and decided to talk on his behalf with his master. Unfazed by her reputation and history of killing his brethren, the Master casually revealed his status as a member of the Cult of Kosmos, and suggested that he'd grant Phaidon his freedom if Kassandra agreed to kill a [[Odessa|woman]] the Master wanted dead. He also told her that if he was to die, his slaves would never be free. Regardless, after Kassandra made her choice, she came back and killed him.<ref name="A Life's Worth" />
-==Personality and characteristics==
+==Personality and traits==
 The man known as 'The Master' had no such thing as a moral compass, not caring about right and wrong. He did not oversee his quarry or slave trade for financial wealth, instead doing it as a way to gather information for the Cult.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cultists – Eyes of Kosmos: The Master</ref> The Master was also open about his involvement with the Cult, telling Kassandra of his affiliation despite knowing who she was. Although this openness proved to be his downfall in the end.<ref name="A Life's Worth" />
-==Appearances==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
 ==Gallery==
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 ACOD The Master Slaves.jpg|The Master supervising his slaves
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+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Attikans]]
 [[Category:Slavers]]
-[[Category:Cult of Kosmos members]]
+[[Category:Cult of Kosmos]]
-[[Category:The Silver Vein members]]
+[[Category:The Silver Vein]]
-[[Category:Eyes of Kosmos members]]
+[[Category:Eyes of Kosmos]]
 [[Category:Unidentified individuals]]