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"You'll fight and you'll fall. There will be times when you'll think you can't rise again. You'll want to stay down. But you will get up, Elpidios. Because you're strong. Because our bloodline is strong. And because we always get up, you'll ask why. And while you'll never know me, know this—You are my son, and I'll always fight for you. You, and those that will come after."

―Kassandra to Elpidios, 420s BCE.^[src]^-[m]

Elpidios was the son of the Spartan misthios Kassandra and her partner Natakas. As a result of his parentage, he had Greek and Persian ancestry. His paternal grandfather was Darius and his maternal great-grandfather was Leonidas I of Sparta. Elpidios would also become an ancestor of Aya of Alexandria, one of the co-founders of the Hidden Ones.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Elpidios was born in a period when Kassandra, Natakas, and Darius decided to stop running from the Order of the Ancients and settle in Dyme, Achaia. Wishing to start a family, Kassandra and Natakas conceived Elpidios and bought a house on the cliffs above Dyme where the family resided.^[1]

When the Order eventually tracked them down and attacked Dyme in full force, Natakas was killed and Elpidios was kidnapped, much to the dismay of both Kassandra and Darius.^[2] Kassandra followed the Order to Messenia and eventually hunted down its leader Amorges with the help of Darius. Before his death, Amorges revealed the whereabouts of Elpidios: he was being raised and nurtured by the son of Artaxerxes I of Persia on an island south of Messenia.^[3]

Elpidios was later given back to his mother, but recalling Amorges' warning that the Order would never stop hunting her due to her lineage as a "Tainted One", Kassandra realized that Elpidios would never be safe with her. As such, she made the difficult decision to give him up for his own safety, and left him in the care of his grandfather Darius.^[3]

Darius became a guardian to Elpidios, taking him to Egypt to lead a new life. Elpidios would eventually become an ancestor to Aya of Alexandria^[3] and her son Khemu.^[4]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The name Elpidios (Ἐλπίδιος) is derived from the Greek word ἐλπῐ́ς (elpís), which means 'hope'. Elpidios subsequently means 'hope, hopeful'.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Kassandra holding a baby Elpidios
Darius holding an infant Elpidios
Darius and Elpidios in Egypt

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade (first appearance)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage – Home
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline - A Flight in Fire
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline – Legacy of the First Blade
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins

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 (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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-{{Era|Individuals}}[[File:ACOD_LotFBSH_Kassandra_Elpidios.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra holding a baby Elpidios]]
+{{Era|Individuals}}
-'''Elpidios''' (born c. 422 BCE) was the son of the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her lover [[Natakas]].
+{{Quote|You'll fight and you'll fall. There will be times when you'll think you can't rise again. You'll want to stay down. But you will get up, Elpidios. Because you're strong. Because our bloodline is strong.  And because we always get up, you'll ask why. And while you'll never know me, know this—You are my son, and I'll always fight for you. You, and those that will come after.|Kassandra to Elpidios, 420s BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Legacy of the First Blade (memory)}}
+{{Character Infobox
+|name = Elpidios
+|native =
+|image = ACOD Elpidios.jpg
+|birth = 420s BCE<br>[[Achaia]], [[Greece]]
+|death =
+|species = [[Human]] {{c|[[Hybrid]]}}
+|database =
+|affiliates =
+}}
+'''Elpidios''' was the son of the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her partner [[Natakas]]. As a result of his parentage, he had [[Greece|Greek]] and [[Iran|Persian]] ancestry. His paternal grandfather was [[Darius]] and his maternal great-grandfather was [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas I]] of Sparta. Elpidios would also become an ancestor of [[Amunet|Aya]] of [[Alexandria]], one of the co-founders of the [[Hidden Ones]].
-As a result of his parentage, Elpidios had Spartan and Persian ancestry. His paternal grandfather was [[Darius]], and his maternal great-grandfather was [[Leonidas I of Sparta]]. Elpidios would also become the ancestor of [[Amunet]], one of the [[Hidden Ones]]' founders.
+==Biography==
+Elpidios was born in a period when Kassandra, Natakas, and Darius decided to stop running from the [[Order of the Ancients]] and settle in [[Dyme]], [[Achaia]]. Wishing to start a family, Kassandra and Natakas conceived Elpidios and bought a house on the cliffs above Dyme where the family resided.<ref name="Bloodline">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline|Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]'' – [[Home]]</ref>
-==Biography==
+When the Order eventually tracked them down and attacked Dyme in full force, Natakas was killed and Elpidios was kidnapped, much to the dismay of both Kassandra and Darius.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]'' - [[A Flight in Fire]]</ref> Kassandra followed the Order to [[Messenia]] and eventually hunted down its leader [[Amorges]] with the help of Darius. Before his death, Amorges revealed the whereabouts of Elpidios: he was being raised and nurtured by the [[Darius II of Persia|son]] of [[Artaxerxes I of Persia]] on an island south of Messenia.<ref name=":0">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref>
-Elpidios was born around 422 BCE, when Kassandra, Natakas, and Darius decided to stop running from the [[Order of the Ancients]] and settle in [[Dyme]], [[Achaia]]. Natakas and Kassandra married and bought a house on the cliffs above Dyme.
-When the Order arrived in full force to finally defeat them, Natakas was killed and Elpidios was captured, much to the dismay of Kassandra. Kassandra followed the Order ot [[Messenia]] and eventually hunted down [[Amorges]] with the help of Darius. Before dying to Darius [[hidden blade]], Amorges revealed the location of Elpidios. He was being raised and nurtured by the [[Darius II of Persia|son]] of [[Artaxerxes I of Persia]] on an island south of Messenia .<ref name="Bloodline">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]''</ref>
-Elpidios was later handed over to Kassandra, who learned her child's whereabouts from Amorges before his death. Owing to her lineage as a [[Tainted One]], Kassandra came to the conclusion that Elpidios would never be safe with her and thus made the decision to let Darius take away Elpidios somewhere safe.<ref name="Bloodline" />
+Elpidios was later given back to his mother, but recalling Amorges' warning that the Order would never stop hunting her due to her lineage as a "[[Hybrid|Tainted One]]", Kassandra realized that Elpidios would never be safe with her. As such, she made the difficult decision to give him up for his own safety, and left him in the care of his grandfather Darius.<ref name=":0" />
-Darius became a guardian to Elpidios, taking him to [[Egypt]] to lead a new life. Elpidios would eventually become an ancestor to Aya of [[Alexandria]] and her son [[Khemu]].<ref name="Bloodline" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
+Darius became a guardian to Elpidios, taking him to [[Egypt]] to lead a new life. Elpidios would eventually become an ancestor to Aya of Alexandria<ref name=":0" /> and her son [[Khemu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
-==Trivia==
+==Behind the scenes==
-*The name Elpidios (Ἐλπίδιος) is derived from the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἐλπίς ἐλπῐ́ς] (''elpís''), which means 'hope'. Elpidios subsequently means 'hope, hopeful'.
+The name Elpidios (Ἐλπίδιος) is derived from the Greek word [[wikt:ἐλπίς|ἐλπῐ́ς]] (''elpís''), which means 'hope'. Elpidios subsequently means 'hope, hopeful'.
-*If [[Alexios]] is chosen as the playable protagonist instead of Kassandra, he is placed as Elpidios' father while Natakas' sister [[Neema (Persian)|Neema]] serves as his mother.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
-ACOD Elpidios & Darius.jpg|Darius and Elpidios in Egypt
+ACOD_LotFBSH_Kassandra_Elpidios.png|Kassandra holding a baby Elpidios
-ACOD Elpidios.jpg|Grown-up Elpidios
+ACOD Legacy of the First Blade 28.png|Darius holding an infant Elpidios
+ACOD Legacy of the First Blade 29.png|Darius and Elpidios in Egypt
 </gallery>
-==Appearances==
+==Appearances ==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]'' {{1st}}
-**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage|Shadow Heritage]]'' {{1st}}
-**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline|Bloodline]]''
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