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'''Orphnaeus''' was the immortal [[horse|mount]] of the [[Isu]] who was revered as the [[Greece|Greek]] god [[Hades]]. Orphnaeus drew Hades' [[chariot]] alongside Aethon, Nycteus and Alastor. | '''Orphnaeus''' was the immortal [[horse|mount]] of the [[Isu]] who was revered as the [[Greece|Greek]] god [[Hades]]. Orphnaeus drew Hades' [[chariot]] alongside Aethon, Nycteus and Alastor. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], Orphnaeus was discovered in [[Elysium]] and not his home-realm of [[ | At some point during the [[Peloponnesian War]], Orphnaeus was discovered in [[Elysium]] and not his home-realm of the [[underworld]]. [[Persephone]] tasked Kassandra, a living [[human]], to retrieve the beast. Kassandra eventually found him not too far away in the [[Asphodel Arboretum]] with a man named [[Mulios]], who had nicknamed the beast 'Orphie'.<ref name="Dark Horse">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – [[Dark Horse]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of the steed is derived from the Greek word [ | *The name of the steed is derived from the Greek word [[wikt:ὄρφνη|ὄρφνη]] (''órphnē''), meaning 'darkness'. | ||
*The names of Hades' mounts are taken from the [[Rome|Roman]] poet {{Wiki|Claudian|Claudius Claudianus'}} work ''The Rape of Proserpine''. | *The names of Hades' mounts are taken from the [[Rome|Roman]] poet {{Wiki|Claudian|Claudius Claudianus'}} work ''The Rape of Proserpine''. | ||
*The player has four choices on what to do with Orphnaeus; | *The player has four choices on what to do with Orphnaeus; | ||
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[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
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[[Category:Companion animals]] | [[Category:Companion animals]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Isu servants]] | ||
[[Category:Greek mythology]] | [[Category:Greek mythology]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Mythical creatures]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 20 July 2021
Orphnaeus was the immortal mount of the Isu who was revered as the Greek god Hades. Orphnaeus drew Hades' chariot alongside Aethon, Nycteus and Alastor.
Biography[edit | edit source]
At some point during the Peloponnesian War, Orphnaeus was discovered in Elysium and not his home-realm of the underworld. Persephone tasked Kassandra, a living human, to retrieve the beast. Kassandra eventually found him not too far away in the Asphodel Arboretum with a man named Mulios, who had nicknamed the beast 'Orphie'.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The name of the steed is derived from the Greek word ὄρφνη (órphnē), meaning 'darkness'.
- The names of Hades' mounts are taken from the Roman poet Claudius Claudianus' work The Rape of Proserpine.
- The player has four choices on what to do with Orphnaeus;
- Let Mulios keep him
- Kassandra keeps him
- Give to Adonis and his rebellion
- Give to Persephone
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (first appearance)