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{{Faction infobox
|name = Agiad dynasty
|image =
|founder = {{Wiki|Eurysthenes}}
|leader =
|headquarters = [[Sparta]]
|locations = [[Greece]]
|parent =
|predecessor =
|successor =
|subsidiaries =
|religion = {{Wiki|Ancient Greek religion}}
|active = 10th century BCE – 3rd century BCE
|}}
The '''Agiad dynasty''' was an ancient [[Greece|Greek]] dynasty which ruled the ancient [[Polis|city-state]] of [[Sparta]] in Ancient Greece. Along the Eurypontids, the Agiads claim descent from the legendary hero [[Herakles]] and ruled the city from the {{Wiki|Greek Dark Ages|Dark Ages}} until the {{Wiki|Hellenistic period}}.<ref>{{WP|Agiad dynasty}}</ref>


In the 5th century BCE, the Agiad dynasty saw a prominent involvement in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. King [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]] fought to his last breath at the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] against the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]]. His grandaughter [[Kassandra]] was a prominent ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' during the [[Peloponnesian War]], working for both the [[Peloponnesian League]] and the [[Delian League]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


The House of Agiad is a noble Spartan household.
==Known members==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACOD Leonidas.jpg|[[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]]<br>c. 540 BCE – 480 BCE
Wiki noimage.jpg|{{Wiki|Pleistarchus}}<br>died c. 458 BC
ACOD Pausanias.png|[[Pausanias of Sparta|Pausanias]]<br>died 426/425 BCE
ACOD Elder Myrrine render.png|[[Myrrine]]
ACOD Kassandra Render (no helmet).png|[[Kassandra]]<br>458 BCE – 2018 CE
ACOD Deimos render.png|[[Alexios]]<br>451 BCE – 422 BCE
ACOD Elpidios.jpg|[[Elpidios]]<br>born 420s BCE
</gallery>


{{Faction_Infobox|name = House of Agiad |founder = [[Leonidas]]|locations = [[Sparta]]|formed = 540 BCE|notable = *[[Leonidas]]
==Appearances==
*[[Myrrine]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Kassandra]]
**''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]''
*[[Alexios]]}}
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novelization]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
**''[[The Hunter's Hounds]]'' {{Imo}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Royal houses]]

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The Agiad dynasty was an ancient Greek dynasty which ruled the ancient city-state of Sparta in Ancient Greece. Along the Eurypontids, the Agiads claim descent from the legendary hero Herakles and ruled the city from the Dark Ages until the Hellenistic period.[1]

In the 5th century BCE, the Agiad dynasty saw a prominent involvement in the Greco-Persian Wars. King Leonidas fought to his last breath at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian Empire. His grandaughter Kassandra was a prominent misthios during the Peloponnesian War, working for both the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League.[2]

Known members[edit | edit source]

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  1. ↑ Agiad dynasty on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
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