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[[File:ACOD Alektryon the Rooster.png|thumb|250px|Alektryon the Rooster]] | |||
'''Alektryon the Rooster''' (died c. 420s BCE) was a [[mercenary]] who operated in [[Greece]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. | '''Alektryon the Rooster''' (died c. 420s BCE) was a [[mercenary]] who operated in [[Greece]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
It is believed that Alektryon fought the best whenever he had his pet rooster by his side. He even loved telling a story of how he was saved from captors by that very same rooster. A number of witnesses claimed to have seen him freeing chickens | It is believed that Alektryon fought the best whenever he had his pet [[Chicken|rooster]] by his side. He even loved telling a story of how he was saved from captors by that very same rooster. A number of witnesses claimed to have seen him freeing chickens wherever he went to repay his brave rooster.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
During the war, he crossed paths with [[Sparta]]n ''misthios ''[[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Bounty on a Mercenary]]</ref> | During the war, he crossed paths with [[Sparta]]n ''misthios ''[[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Bounty on a Mercenary]]</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The character is based on the story of [[Alektryon]] in the Greek mythology. | *The character is based on the story of [[Alektryon]] in the Greek mythology. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOD Kassandra fighting Alektryon the Rooster.jpg|Alektryon fighting the ''misthios'' Kassandra | |||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}}[[Category:420s BCE deaths]] | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:420s BCE deaths]] | |||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Greeks]] | [[Category:Greeks]] | ||
[[Category:Ethnic Greeks]] | [[Category:Ethnic Greeks]] | ||
[[Category:Mercenaries]] | [[Category:Mercenaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:28, 17 October 2024
Alektryon the Rooster (died c. 420s BCE) was a mercenary who operated in Greece during the Peloponnesian War.
Biography[edit | edit source]
It is believed that Alektryon fought the best whenever he had his pet rooster by his side. He even loved telling a story of how he was saved from captors by that very same rooster. A number of witnesses claimed to have seen him freeing chickens wherever he went to repay his brave rooster.[1]
During the war, he crossed paths with Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The character is based on the story of Alektryon in the Greek mythology.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Alektryon fighting the misthios Kassandra
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bounty on a Mercenary