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[[File:ACOd-Hemlock.jpg|thumb|250px|Hemlock growing in 5th century BCE Greece]]
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'''Hemlock''' (''Conium maculatum'') is a highly [[poison]]ous plant, though it has been used medically since antiquity.<ref>{{WP|Conium maculatum}}</ref>
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'''Hemlock''' is a highly poisonous plant, though it has been used medically since the antiquity.


==History==
==History==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] was asked by the [[Doctor|healer]] [[Hippokrates]] to gather some hemlock for his elderly patient, [[Pentheus (Thebian)|Pentheus]].<ref name="Inheritance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Inheritance Insurance]]</ref>
===5th century BCE===
Given hemlock's high toxicity, ingesting too much of it could lead to a quick death.<ref name="Good Thing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Too Much of a Good Thing]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)|A Night to Remember]] </ref> During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Piracy|pirates]] who took over the island of [[Keos]] avoided the looming famine by forcing everyone over the age of 60 to drink a concoction made of hemlock, killing them.<ref name="Odyssey site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/paradise-islands "''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Paradise Islands"]. ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'', Ubisoft. Accessed 20 May 2020.</ref> At another point during the same conflict, the [[Doctor|healer]] [[Hippokrates]] asked the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to gather some hemlock for his elderly patient [[Pentheus (Thebian)|Pentheus]].<ref name="Good Thing"/> Hemlock was also used to execute [[Sokrates]] in 399 BCE.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: The Agora of Athens]]: "Judicial Court"</ref>


Given hemlock's high toxicity, too high amount would lead to quick death.<ref name="Inheritance" /><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)|A Night to Remember]] </ref> During the Peloponnesian War, the [[Piracy|pirates]] who took over the island of [[Keos]] avoided the looming famine by forcing everyone over the age of 60 to drink a concoction made of hemlock, killing them.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
===1st century BCE===
In the 1st century BCE, the scientist [[Melina]] used hemlock and [[hellebore]] to concoct a poison which caused the sacred [[crocodile]]s of [[Krokodilopolis]]' [[Temple of Sobek]] to become ill, irritable, and bleed from their eyes.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Sobek's Tears]]</ref>


During the 1st century BCE in [[Ptolemy XIII|Ptolemaic]] [[Egypt]], a poisoner [[Melina the Hibiscus]] used hemlock as part of the concoction which made the sacred [[crocodile]]s of [[Krokodilopolis]]' [[Temple of Sobek]] ill, irritable, and bleed from their eyes.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Sobek's Tears]]</ref>
===Renaissance===
When the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] upgraded his [[Hidden Blade]] to include [[Poison Blade|poison]], it originally used distilled hemlock, before he later replaced it with {{Wiki|Hyoscyamus niger|henbane}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>


===American Revolution===
The deadliness of hemlock was also utilized by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolution]], as his arsenal included small [[Throwing knife|knives]] coated with a poison derived from hemlock.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>


When the [[hidden blade]] of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassin]], was upgraded to include [[Poison Blade|poison]], the poison used was originally distillation of hemlock, though he later replaced it with {{Wiki|Hyoscyamus niger|henbane}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>
==Behind the scenes==
 
The same model is used for both hemlock and [[moly]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''.
The deadliness of hemlock was also utilized by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolution]], as his arsenal included small [[Throwing knife|knives]] coated with a poison derived from the hemlock.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:45, 26 July 2025

Hemlock growing in 5th century BCE Greece

Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a highly poisonous plant, though it has been used medically since antiquity.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

5th century BCE[edit | edit source]

Given hemlock's high toxicity, ingesting too much of it could lead to a quick death.[2][3] During the Peloponnesian War, the pirates who took over the island of Keos avoided the looming famine by forcing everyone over the age of 60 to drink a concoction made of hemlock, killing them.[4] At another point during the same conflict, the healer Hippokrates asked the misthios Kassandra to gather some hemlock for his elderly patient Pentheus.[2] Hemlock was also used to execute Sokrates in 399 BCE.[5]

1st century BCE[edit | edit source]

In the 1st century BCE, the scientist Melina used hemlock and hellebore to concoct a poison which caused the sacred crocodiles of Krokodilopolis' Temple of Sobek to become ill, irritable, and bleed from their eyes.[6]

Renaissance[edit | edit source]

When the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore upgraded his Hidden Blade to include poison, it originally used distilled hemlock, before he later replaced it with henbane.[7]

American Revolution[edit | edit source]

The deadliness of hemlock was also utilized by the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton during the American Revolution, as his arsenal included small knives coated with a poison derived from hemlock.[8]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The same model is used for both hemlock and moly in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Conium maculatum on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Too Much of a Good Thing
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Night to Remember
  4. ↑ "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Worlds: Paradise Islands". Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Ubisoft. Accessed 20 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: The Agora of Athens: "Judicial Court"
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Sobek's Tears
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed III
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