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"The Cult has existed for decades and will exist for centuries more."

―Melite's motto.^[src]

Melite (died 420s BCE) was a former priest and a member of the Worshippers of the Bloodline branch of the Cult of Kosmos in Messara, Greece, during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Prior to joining the Cult, Melite served as a priest in a temple in Greece. At some point, he made the acquaintance of Iokaste, the Sage of the Worshippers of the Bloodline branch of the Cult of Kosmos. At her command, Melite killed all the devotees serving the gods under him.^[1]

Following this, Melite left his old life behind, only telling Diona, a fellow Worshipper, of this in a letter.^[1] Soon after, Iokaste commende Melite's obedience,^[2] and ordered Melite to go to Pephka,^[1] and look there for the origins of Deimos' bloodline, the object of the branch's worship.^[3]

As soon as he reached Krete, he could tell he was on the right track, finding the Knossos Palace's ruins, and feeling something older and darker beneath them.^[1] However, unbeknownst to Iokaste, or any of Melite's peers, he was not looking to fulfill the Sage's intents, but his own: to harness the powers of the bloodline's source solely for his own benefit.^[3]

Melite also made the acquaintance of the bandits in the ruins of Zakros, and discussed with them about meeting at a villa in Kydonia, Messara.^[4] While Melite waited at the villa for his accomplices, he instead met the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who was hunting down all members of the Cult of Kosmos.^[5]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The name of Melite, a character in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, is derived from the Greek word μέλῐ (méli), meaning 'honey'. He shares the name with multiple female figures in Greek mythology.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Melite wandering around his Kydonian residence
Melite before a statue of Dionysos
Melite fighting with Kassandra
Melite dead

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to Diona
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Sage's Letter to Melite
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – biography of Melite
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – No More Bull
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Worshippers of the Bloodline

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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+'''Melite''' (died 420s BCE) was a former priest and a member of the [[Worshippers of the Bloodline]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]], during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
-'''Melite''' (died 420s BCE) was a member of the [[Worshippers of the Bloodline]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]], during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
-Sometime during the 420s BCE he was assassinated by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] in the ''polis'' of [[Kydonia]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+==Biography==
+Prior to joining the Cult, Melite served as a priest in a temple in Greece. At some point, he made the acquaintance of [[Iokaste]], the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the Worshippers of the Bloodline branch of the Cult of Kosmos. At her command, Melite killed all the devotees serving the gods under him.<ref name="Letter to Diona">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Worshippers of the Bloodline|Letter to Diona]]</ref>
-==Trivia==
+Following this, Melite left his old life behind, only telling [[Diona]], a fellow Worshipper, of this in a letter.<ref name="Letter to Diona" /> Soon after, Iokaste commende Melite's obedience,<ref name="Sage's Letter to Melite">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#|Sage's Letter to Melite]]</ref> and ordered Melite to go to [[Pephka]],<ref name="Letter to Diona" /> and look there for the origins of [[Alexios|Deimos]]' bloodline, the object of the branch's worship.<ref name="Bio">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – biography of Melite</ref>
-*His name is derived from the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B9 μέλῐ] (''méli''), meaning 'honey'.
-*He shares the name with {{Wiki|Melite (mythology)|multiple female figures}} in Greek mythology.
+As soon as he reached [[Krete]], he could tell he was on the right track, finding the [[Knossos Palace]]'s ruins, and feeling something older and darker [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls|beneath them]].<ref name="Letter to Diona" /> However, unbeknownst to Iokaste, or any of Melite's peers, he was not looking to fulfill the Sage's intents, but his own: to harness the powers of the bloodline's source solely for his own benefit.<ref name="Bio" />
+Melite also made the acquaintance of the [[bandit]]s in the ruins of [[Zakros]], and discussed with them about meeting at a [[Kresilas' Residence|villa]] in [[Kydonia]], Messara.<ref name="No More Bull">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[No More Bull]]</ref> While Melite waited at the villa for his accomplices, he instead met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who was hunting down all members of the Cult of Kosmos.<ref name="Worshippers">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Worshippers of the Bloodline]]</ref>
+==Behind the scenes==
+The name of Melite, a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', is derived from the Greek word [[wikt:μέλῐ|μέλῐ]] (''méli''), meaning 'honey'. He shares the name with {{Wiki|Melite (mythology)|multiple female figures}} in [[Greek mythology]].
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
+ACOd-MeliteKresilasResidence.jpg|Melite wandering around his Kydonian residence
+ACOd-MeliteDionysos.jpg|Melite before a statue of Dionysos
+ACOd-MeliteKass.jpg|Melite fighting with Kassandra
+ACOd-Melitedead.jpg|Melite dead
+</gallery>
 ==Appearances==
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+[[Category:Priests]]
-[[Category:Cretans]]
+[[Category:Cult of Kosmos]]
-[[Category:Cult of Kosmos members]]
 [[Category:Worshippers of the Bloodline]]
+[[Category:Explorers]]