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[[File:ACOD_Minotaur's_Labrys_render.png|thumb|250px|Minotaur's Labrys]]
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The '''Minotaur's Labrys''' was a colossal double-headed axe, or ''[[labrys]]'', wielded by the [[Minotaur]].
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The '''Minotaur's Labrys''' was a colossal double-headed axe, or ''labrys'', wielded by the [[Minotaur]].


Forged in the [[Ancient Forge]] on the island that would become known as [[Andros]], the Minotaur's Labrys was a [[Precursor relic]] designed specifically for use by the Minotaur; itself a creation of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
==Description==
Apparently forged in the [[Ancient Forge]] on the island later known as [[Andros]], the Minotaur's Labrys was a [[Precursor relic]] designed specifically to be used by the Minotaur; itself a creation of the [[Olympos Project]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


At some point between 429 and 422 BCE the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] explored the [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls|Labyrinth]] beneath the [[Knossos Palace]] and defeated the Minotaur. She then claimed the axe as her own.<ref name="Myths and Minotaurs">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' [[Myths and Minotaurs]]</ref>
==History==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls|labyrinth]] beneath the [[Knossos Palace]] in [[Messara]] and defeated the Minotaur. She then claimed the labrys as her own.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Myths and Minotaurs]]</ref>
 
==Weapon statistics==
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!Rarity
!DPS (Lvl 99)
!Default Engravings
!Availability
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{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Minotaur's Labrys"}}
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!colspan="5"|Description
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|colspan="5"|''This double-sided battle axe will wreak havoc on whoever receives its blow.''
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==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
ACOd-conceptartMinotaurLabrys.jpg|Concept art
TheMinotaur.jpg|Minotaur wielding the Labrys
ACOd-MinotaurLabrysKassandra.jpg|Kassandra wielding the Labrys
</gallery>
 
==Behind the scenes==
Minotaur's Labrys is a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', and its design is based on the largely votive [[bronze]] 'double labrys', or quadruple-axes, complete with the rows of holes between the 'blades'.<ref>[http://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/weapons4.htm The Greek Age of Bronze - Other weapons]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 25 May 2025

Minotaur's Labrys

The Minotaur's Labrys was a colossal double-headed axe, or labrys, wielded by the Minotaur.

Description[edit | edit source]

Apparently forged in the Ancient Forge on the island later known as Andros, the Minotaur's Labrys was a Precursor relic designed specifically to be used by the Minotaur; itself a creation of the Olympos Project.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the labyrinth beneath the Knossos Palace in Messara and defeated the Minotaur. She then claimed the labrys as her own.[2]

Weapon statistics[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Minotaur's Labrys"}}
Rarity DPS (Lvl 99) Default Engravings Availability
Description
This double-sided battle axe will wreak havoc on whoever receives its blow.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Minotaur's Labrys is a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, and its design is based on the largely votive bronze 'double labrys', or quadruple-axes, complete with the rows of holes between the 'blades'.[3]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]