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This article is about the younger brother of Podarkes. For other uses, see Diokles.

Diokles (died c. 420s BCE) was a large Greek man fighting for Athens in the battle for the Silver Islands during the Peloponnesian War.

He was the brother of Podarkes, the so-called King of the Silver Islands, and as such, the uncle of Kyra.

Biography[edit | edit source]

During the 420s BCE, Diokles participated in the battle for the Silver Islands, where he clashed against the misthios Kassandra, who fought alongside the Spartans led by Herodianos.^[1] Kassandra killed Diokles, and found a letter from Podarkes on his corpse. The letter revealed that Diokles had been charged by Podarkes to bring Kassandra in, alive if possible, as well as confirming Diokles' own connection to the Cult of Kosmos.^[2] This was also confirmed by a letter to Podarkes from another member of the Delian League branch of the Cult, Kodros.^[3]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

In the gameplay video showcased by Ubisoft at E3 2018, Kyra's message to Kassandra mentions Diokles instead of Podarkes: "We are a small but fierce group of rebels who'd pay you handsomely to help us overthrow our Athenian oppressors. A warrior named Diokles fights with them. None who face him survive." Barnabas and Kassandra also discuss Diokles shortly in the gameplay video. Kyra also mentions that "-Diokles fights with the fury of Ares!"^[4]

If any of the quests for Lysander are active, killing Diokles counts as killing an ordinary Athenian polemarch and yields one of the seals.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Diokles in battle
Diokles in battle

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Call to Arms
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – Podarkes: Note from Podarkes
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – Kodros the Bull: Letter to Podarkes
↑ Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 Gameplay Walkthrough | Ubisoft [NA] on the Ubisoft North America YouTube channel

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)

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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 (Abstergo Industries • 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

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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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+'''Diokles''' (died c. 420s BCE) was a large [[Greece|Greek]] man fighting for [[Athens]] in the [[battle for the Silver Islands]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
-During the [[Battle of the Silver Islands]] Diokles came after the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]], who was fighting with the Spartan forces led by [[Herodianos]].<ref name="Call to Arms">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Call to Arms]]</ref> Kassandra killed Diokles, and afterwards found a letter from Podarkes. The letter revealed that Diokles had been charged by Podarkes to bring Kassandra in, alive if possible, as well as Diokles' own connection to the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. This was also confirmed by a letter to Podarkes from another member of the [[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]] branch of the Cult, [[Kodros]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+He was the brother of [[Podarkes]], the so-called King of the [[Silver Islands]], and as such, the uncle of [[Kyra]].
-==Appearance==
+==Biography==
+During the 420s BCE, Diokles participated in the battle for the Silver Islands, where he clashed against the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who fought alongside the [[Sparta]]ns led by [[Herodianos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Call to Arms (Mykonos)|Call to Arms]]</ref> Kassandra killed Diokles, and found a [[Cult of Kosmos notes#Delian League|letter]] from Podarkes on his corpse. The letter revealed that Diokles had been charged by Podarkes to bring Kassandra in, alive if possible, as well as confirming Diokles' own connection to the [[Cult of Kosmos]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos notes]] – Podarkes: Note from Podarkes</ref> This was also confirmed by a letter to Podarkes from another member of the [[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]] branch of the Cult, [[Kodros]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos notes – Kodros the Bull: Letter to Podarkes</ref>
+==Behind the scenes==
+In the gameplay video showcased by [[Ubisoft]] at {{Wiki|Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2018}}, Kyra's message to Kassandra mentions Diokles instead of Podarkes: "We are a small but fierce group of rebels who'd pay you handsomely to help us overthrow our Athenian oppressors. A warrior named Diokles fights with them. None who face him survive." Barnabas and Kassandra also discuss Diokles shortly in the gameplay video. Kyra also mentions that "-Diokles fights with the fury of [[Ares]]!"<ref name="Youtube">{{Youtube|eSw6JeHge1Y|Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 Gameplay Walkthrough <nowiki>| Ubisoft [NA]</nowiki>|UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|Ubisoft North America}}</ref>
+If any of the [[Ambition|quests]] for [[Lysander]] are active, killing Diokles counts as killing an ordinary Athenian ''[[polemarch]]'' and yields one of the seals.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
+ACOd-Dioklesbody.jpg|Diokles in battle
+ACOd-Dioklesbattle.jpg|Diokles in battle
+</gallery>
+==Appearances==
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
 ==References==
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 [[Category:420s BCE deaths]]
 [[Category:Individuals]]
 [[Category:Greeks]]
 [[Category:Ethnic Greeks]]
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+[[Category:Athenian Army]]
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+[[Category:Cult of Kosmos allies]]