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[[File:ACOd-Astraios.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Astraios'']] | [[File:ACOd-Astraios.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Astraios'']] | ||
The '''''Astraios''''' was a [[trireme]] in possession of [[Asterion]], a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. | The '''''Astraios''''' was a [[trireme]] in possession of [[Asterion]], a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the ''Astraios'' crossed paths with the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a ship commandeered by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and captained by [[Barnabas]]. In the following conflict Asterion was slain.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''Astraios'' crossed paths with the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a ship commandeered by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and captained by [[Barnabas]]. In the following conflict Asterion was slain.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of the ship is derived from the [[Greece|Greek]] word [ | *The name of the ship is derived from the [[Greece|Greek]] word [[wikt:ἀστήρ|ἀστήρ]] (''astḗr'') which means 'star'; αστραῖος (''astraîos'') is the Greek word meaning 'starry'. | ||
**{{Wiki|Astraeus}}, alternatively written as Astraios, is also a [[Titan]] god of the dusk in Greek mythology. | **{{Wiki|Astraeus}}, alternatively written as Astraios, is also a [[Titan]] god of the dusk in Greek mythology. | ||
*The sails and the finery of the ship displayed the likeness of the [[Chimera]], a beast in Greek mythology. | *The sails and the finery of the ship displayed the likeness of the [[Chimera]], a beast in Greek mythology. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:29, 17 June 2026
The Astraios was a trireme in possession of Asterion, a member of the Gods of the Aegean Sea branch of the Cult of Kosmos.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Astraios crossed paths with the Adrestia, a ship commandeered by the Spartan misthios Kassandra and captained by Barnabas. In the following conflict Asterion was slain.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The name of the ship is derived from the Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr) which means 'star'; αστραῖος (astraîos) is the Greek word meaning 'starry'.
- The sails and the finery of the ship displayed the likeness of the Chimera, a beast in Greek mythology.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Asterion aboard the Astraios -
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One of the shields aboard the Astraios
