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[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg|thumb|150px|Papaver orientale]]
[[File:ACS DB Poppy.jpg|thumb|150px|Papaver orientale]]
The '''poppy''' is a term used of the flowers in the family {{Wiki|Papaveraceae}}, informally known as the 'poppy family'.
A '''poppy''' is a flowering plant in the family ''{{Wiki|Papaveraceae}}''. Its juices are used to create [[opium]], which medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of [[poison]]s.


==History==
==History==
===5th century BCE===
===Antiquity===
In 5th century BCE [[Greece]], the poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself. The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], asked the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)|Family Values]]</ref>
In 5th century BCE [[Greece]], poppies were grown in abundance throughout [[Lakonia]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


Due to their red colour, the flowers were also grown in abundance in [[Sparta]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
The [[blacksmith]] of [[Opous]], [[Kosta]], once asked the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the [[Red Lake]], as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a [[human]], carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".<ref name="Family Values">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Family Values (Lokris)|Family Values]]</ref>


===1st century BCE===
In the 1st century BCE, a type of [[mace]] called the [[Minoan Poppy Pin]], was used across the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]]. It was so named due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
In the 1st century BCE [[Egypt]] the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] found a [[mace]] named [[Minoan Poppy Pin]], named so due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>


===Renaissance===
===Renaissance===
During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] gathered {{Wiki|Papaver silvaticum}} in [[Rome]]. It was noted as the source of the addicting drug opium, named after the flower.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
During the [[Renaissance]], the ''{{Wiki|Papaver somniferum|Papaver silvaticum}}'' was known as a source for the addicting drug opium.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' − [[Trade objects]]</ref> The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] would mix this drug with [[nutmeg]] and [[ricinus]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)|concoct]] one of their many [[poison]]s, with [[Tessa Varzi]] being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> Her team would gather these in [[Rome]],<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3" /> as did their [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>


===19th century===
==Symbolism==
In [[Victorian era]] [[United Kingdom]], gathering flowers was a pastime well looked-upon, and the hobby grew popular enough for a {{Wiki|Language of flowers|book}} to be written on the meanings of different flowers. The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir|Henry Green]] participated in it as well, communicating their relationship in a covert manner.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> The poppies of the species {{Wiki|Papaver orientale}}, the Oriental poppy, were among the ones they gathered. According to the ''Language of Flowers'', the red poppy was a symbol of consolation, while the white poppy was used to express "my bane, my antidote." The poppies' juice was also noted to be used as a sedative for both pain and restlessness.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>
To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of [[Aphrodite]]', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.<ref name="ACOd" />
 
According to the [[Victorian era]] document the ''[[Language of Flowers]]'', the red Oriental poppy ({{Wiki|Papaver orientale}}) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.<ref name="Db:Poppy">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Poppy]]</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{c|as 'opium'}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]] {{c|as 'opium'}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Valley of Memory]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Flowers]]
[[Category:Flowers]]
[[Category:Medicine]]
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Papaver orientale

A poppy is a flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. Its juices are used to create opium, which medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of poisons.

History[edit | edit source]

Antiquity[edit | edit source]

In 5th century BCE Greece, poppies were grown in abundance throughout Lakonia.[1]

The blacksmith of Opous, Kosta, once asked the misthios Kassandra to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the Red Lake, as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a human, carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".[2]

In the 1st century BCE, a type of mace called the Minoan Poppy Pin, was used across the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. It was so named due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.[3]

Renaissance[edit | edit source]

During the Renaissance, the Papaver silvaticum was known as a source for the addicting drug opium.[4] The Italian Assassins would mix this drug with nutmeg and ricinus to concoct one of their many poisons, with Tessa Varzi being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.[5] Her team would gather these in Rome,[5] as did their Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[6]

Symbolism[edit | edit source]

To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of Aphrodite', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.[1]

According to the Victorian era document the Language of Flowers, the red Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.[7]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • The 'opium' flower
    The 'opium' flower
  • A poppy growing in 5th century BCE Greece
    A poppy growing in 5th century BCE Greece
  • Minoan Poppy Pin with its seedpod-like head
    Minoan Poppy Pin with its seedpod-like head

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Family Values
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood − Trade objects
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy − Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Poppy
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