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Lysander (died 395 BCE) was a Spartan admiral and general who participated in the Peloponnesian War.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Lysander was not a Spartan citizen by birth, having grown up as an enslaved helot, but his ambitions allowed him to overcome his origins and become a general in the Spartan army. Around 429 BCE, he made the acquaintance of the Spartan misthios Kassandra, tasking her to retrieve the military seals of Athenian strategoi.^[1]

At some point during the Peloponnesian War, a spy working for Athens reported that Lysander was travelling aboard the ship Lakedaimonia. This was enough for Athens to offer a notable bounty to whoever could sink the ship. The report turned out to be wrong, however.^[2]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Lysander is a historical character appearing in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, set during the first part of the Peloponnesian War.

Historically, Lysander was not known to be a major participant in the war until the later half of its second part, as he would have likely been too young at the time for a position of command. The game also portrays him as a polemarch when the real Lysander was famous for being a navarch. While some historians have described Lysander as a helot, only his mother was supposedly a helot, as his father was a Spartan aristocrat.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name Lysander is Greek in origin, derived from the name Λύσανδρος (Lysandros), which means 'release of man'.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Lysander addressing his troops at the Tomb of Leonidas

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Ambition
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bounty on a Spartan Ship

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)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

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

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

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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 {{Character Infobox
 |name = Lysander
 |image = ACOd-Lysander.jpg
-|death = 395 BCE<br />{{Wiki|Haliartus}}, [[Boeotia]], [[Greece]]
+|death = 395 BCE<br>{{Wiki|Haliartus}}, [[Boeotia]], [[Greece]]
 |species = [[Human]]
-|affiliates = [[Spartan Army]]}}
+|affiliates = [[Spartan army|Spartan Army]]
-'''Lysander''' (died 395 BCE) was a [[Sparta]]n admiral who lived during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
+}}
+'''Lysander''' (died 395 BCE) was a [[Sparta]]n admiral and general who participated in the [[Peloponnesian War]].
 ==Biography==
-Not born a Spartan, but rather a [[helot]], Lysander was ambitious enough to overcome his origins and become a general in the Spartan army.<ref name="Ambition">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Ambition]]</ref>
+Lysander was not a Spartan citizen by birth, having grown up as an enslaved [[helot]], but his ambitions allowed him to overcome his origins and become a general in the Spartan army. Around 429 BCE, he made the acquaintance of the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], tasking her to retrieve the military seals of [[Athens|Athenian]] ''[[Strategos|strategoi]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Ambition]]</ref>
-In 429 BCE, Lysander made the acquaintance of the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], tasking her to retrieve the military seals of [[Athens|Athenian]] ''[[Strategos|strategoi]]''.<ref name="Ambition" />
+At some point during the Peloponnesian War, a spy working for Athens reported that Lysander was travelling aboard the ship ''[[Lakedaimonia]]''. This was enough for Athens to offer a notable bounty to whoever could sink the ship. The report turned out to be wrong, however.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Bounty on a Spartan Ship]]</ref>
-At some point during the Peloponnesian War, a spy working for [[Athens]] reported that Lysander was travelling aboard the ship ''[[Lakedaimonia]]''. This was enough for Athens to offer a notable bounty to whoever could sink the ship. The report turned out to be wrong, however.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Bounty on a Spartan Ship]]</ref>
+==Behind the scenes==
+Lysander is a historical character appearing in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', set during the first part of the Peloponnesian War.
-==Behind the scenes==
+Historically, Lysander was not known to be a major participant in the war until the later half of its second part, as he would have likely been too young at the time for a position of command. The game also portrays him as a polemarch when the real Lysander was famous for being a navarch. While some historians have described Lysander as a helot, only his mother was supposedly a helot, as his father was a Spartan aristocrat.
-The name Lysander is [[Greece|Greek]] in origin, derived from the name [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CF%8D%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82 Λυσανδρος] (''Lysandros'') which means 'release of man'.
-Historically, Lysander is not known to have been a major participant in the Peloponnesian War until the later half of the second part as he would likely have been too young at the time for a position of command. Also he is portrayed as being a polemarch but is actually famous for being a navarch. While sometimes described as a helot by some historians he was born of an aristocratic Spartan father and a supposed helot mother.
+===Etymology===
+The name Lysander is [[Greece|Greek]] in origin, derived from the name [[wikt:Λύσανδρος|Λύσανδρος]] (''Lysandros''), which means 'release of man'.
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 [[Category:Heraclidae]]
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