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[[File:AC2 - Samson and Delilah.jpg|thumb|250px|''Samson and Delilah'' by Peter Paul Rubens]]
[[File:AC2_-_Samson_and_Delilah.jpg|thumb|250px|''{{Wiki|Samson and Delilah (Rubens)|Samson and Delilah}}'' by {{Wiki|Peter Paul Rubens}}]]
'''Delilah''' is a legendary figure in {{Wiki|Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic mythology}}. Despite being a {{Wiki|Philistines|Philistine}}, a people in regular conflict with the {{Wiki|Israelites}}, she was the lover of the [[Judaism|Jewish]] man [[Samson]], whom she was bribed to betray by cutting off his long hair that gave him divine strength because he was a {{Wiki|Nazirite}}, before releasing him to her Philistine lords.<ref>{{WP}}</ref>
'''Delilah''' is a legendary figure in [[Islam]]. She was the lover of the {{Wiki|Nazirite}} [[Samson]], one of the last {{Wiki|Biblical judges|judges}} of the ancient {{Wiki|Israelites}}, and one of the last leaders who "judged" [[Israel]] before it became a {{Wiki|United Monarchy of Israel|monarchy}}.
 
==Mythology==
Delilah betrayed her lover Samson, by cutting off his hair before throwing him to his Philistine enemies.<ref>{{WP|Samson}}</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Around 1609, the story of Samson and Delilah inspired artist {{Wiki|Peter Paul Rubens}} to paint ''{{Wiki|Samson and Delilah (Rubens)|Samson and Delilah}}''.<ref name="glyph5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>
Around 1609, the story of Samson and Delilah inspired artist {{Wiki|Peter Paul Rubens}} to paint ''{{Wiki|Samson and Delilah (Rubens)|Samson and Delilah}}''.<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref>


In 2012, the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included Rubens' painting of ''Samson and Delilah'' in one of the [[Glyphs]] inside the [[Animus]] for [[Desmond Miles]] to find.<ref name="glyph5" /> Desmond did so in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Some time later, Desmond explored Clay's alternatively represented memories via the Animus' [[Black Room]]. During Clay's induction into the Assassin Brotherhood, the walls of the simulation displayed stylistic Hebrew reading ""Dlila" from top to bottom.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End Is Only the Beginning]]</ref>
In 2012, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] found a digital copy of Rubens' painting while [[Abstergo Industries]] held him captive at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the art within the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], to find.<ref name="Glyphs"/> Sometime in early September,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", which contained Rubens' painting.<ref name="Glyphs"/> Some time later, Desmond explored Clay's [[genetic memories]] via the Animus' [[Black Room]]. During Clay's Assassin [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiation]], the simulation's walls displayed stylistic {{Wiki|Hebrew language|Hebrew}} that read "Dlila" from top to bottom.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End Is Only the Beginning]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|Glyphs only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}} {{Io|paint}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c|name only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c|name only}}


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Latest revision as of 05:50, 24 December 2025

Samson and Delilah by Peter Paul Rubens

Delilah is a legendary figure in Abrahamic mythology. Despite being a Philistine, a people in regular conflict with the Israelites, she was the lover of the Jewish man Samson, whom she was bribed to betray by cutting off his long hair that gave him divine strength because he was a Nazirite, before releasing him to her Philistine lords.[1]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Around 1609, the story of Samson and Delilah inspired artist Peter Paul Rubens to paint Samson and Delilah.[2]

In 2012, the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek found a digital copy of Rubens' painting while Abstergo Industries held him captive at their Animus Project laboratory in Rome. He then hid the art within the Animus 1.28 in Glyph puzzles for his successor, Desmond Miles, to find.[2] Sometime in early September,[3] Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", which contained Rubens' painting.[2] Some time later, Desmond explored Clay's genetic memories via the Animus' Black Room. During Clay's Assassin initiation, the simulation's walls displayed stylistic Hebrew that read "Dlila" from top to bottom.[4]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Delilah on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Lost Archive – The End Is Only the Beginning
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