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"Men make swords and spears, but teeth and claws are fashioned by the gods."

― Phratagounè^[src]^-[m]

Phratagounè (died c. 429 BCE), also known by her epithet the Keeper, was an Order of the Ancients member in the Order of Hunters branch that was active in Makedonia during the peak of the Peloponnesian War.

Biography[edit | edit source]

While the Peloponnesian War raged in Greece, Phratagounè followed her branch's Magus Pactyas to hunt for "Tainted Ones", which included people like Darius and his only surviving son, Natakas.^[1] However, due to her recluse nature, Phratagounè left her comrades and preferred to live away from civilization in the company of her animals, admiring them for their loyalty and inability to lie.^[2] At some point before 429 BCE, Phratagounè grew close enough to Pactyas for him to entrust his animals into her care. She trained them to be loyal so that when the Order found their quarry, they would kill any "Tainted Ones" without objection.^[2]

However, despite Phratagounè living far from society in a den of bears within the Unexplored Mount Pangeon, it was not enough to prevent her death. In 429 BCE, the misthios Kassandra travelled through Makedonia and happened upon Phratagounè in her base, though she could not immediately identify her, with Ikaros mistaking Phratagounè for a Beastmaster from the Daughters of Artemis.^[3] After Kassandra followed a series of clues that correctly identified the woman in the bear caves as an Order member, she returned and assassinated her, ending Pactyas' source of trained wild animals.^[4]

Personality and traits[edit | edit source]

Phratagounè preferred the company of her animals to people, believing them to be more loyal than people. She also believed that her animals killing ability surpassed that of man's, as they would not kill without reason. Phratagounè gave them a reason to kill.^[2]

Skills and equipment[edit | edit source]

Phratagounè had the ability to tame even the most vicious of beasts, being able to tame bears around Makedonia to fight for her.^[5] She wore a variant of the Tracker armor, commonly found across Greece. Her weapons of choice were a curved sword and a simple bow.^[1]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Phratagounè is a fictional character introduced in the first entry of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey's three-part 2021 downloadable expansion Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted. She shares her name with the Achaemenid princess Phratagune, one of King Darius I's consorts, though there is no other connection between the two.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Phratagounè
Phratagounè with her bear
Phratagounè hunting
Phratagounè dead

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted – Target menu: "Phratagounè: Bio"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted – The Order of Hunters
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted – Order of the Ancients clues: "Phratagounè: Darius' Notes on the Keeper

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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-{{quote|Men make swords and spears, but teeth and claws are fashioned by the gods.| Phratagounè|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
+'''Phratagounè''' (died c. 429 BCE), also known by her epithet the '''Keeper''', was an [[Order of the Ancients]] member in the [[Order of Hunters]] branch that was active in [[Makedonia]] during the peak of the [[Peloponnesian War]].
-'''Phratagounè''' (died c. 422 BCE), also known by her cryptonym the '''Keeper''' was a member of the [[Order of Hunters]], a branch of the Persian [[Order of the Ancients]], active in [[Makedonia]] during the peak of the [[Peloponnesian War]].
 ==Biography==
-Phratagounè was a recluse, preferring to live away from civilization in the company of her animals. Admiring them for their loyalty and inability to lie. At some point before 422 BCE, Phratagounè was approached by [[Pactyas (Ancients)|Pactyas]], who placed his animals in her care. She trained them to be loyal so that when the time came, they would kill the '[[Tainted Ones]]' without objection.<ref name="LotFBH>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''</ref>
+While the Peloponnesian War raged in [[Greece]], Phratagounè followed her branch's [[Magus]] [[Pactyas]] to hunt for "[[Hybrid|Tainted Ones]]", which included people like [[Darius]] and his only surviving son, [[Natakas]].<ref name="LegacyHunted">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''</ref> However, due to her recluse nature, Phratagounè left her comrades and preferred to live away from civilization in the company of her animals, admiring them for their loyalty and inability to lie.<ref name="Cultist">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted'' – [[Target menu]]: "Phratagounè: Bio"</ref> At some point before 429 BCE, Phratagounè grew close enough to Pactyas for him to entrust his animals into her care. She trained them to be loyal so that when the Order found their quarry, they would kill any "Tainted Ones" without objection.<ref name="Cultist"/>
-In 422 BCE, Phratagounè was assassinated by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], after she had followed clues leading to her whereabouts.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted'' – [[The Order of Hunters]]</ref>
+However, despite Phratagounè living far from society in a [[Bear Den|den]] of [[bear]]s within the [[Unexplored Mount Pangeon]], it was not enough to prevent her death. In 429 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] travelled through Makedonia and happened upon Phratagounè in her base, though she could not immediately identify her, with [[Ikaros]] mistaking Phratagounè for a Beastmaster from the [[Daughters of Artemis]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted''</ref> After Kassandra followed a series of clues that correctly identified the woman in the bear caves as an Order member, she returned and [[Assassination|assassinated]] her, ending Pactyas' source of trained wild animals.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted'' – [[The Order of Hunters]]</ref>
-==Trivia==
+==Personality and traits==
-*Phratagounè shares the same name as one of the [[Iran|Persian]] King [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]]'s consort.
+Phratagounè preferred the company of her animals to people, believing them to be more loyal than people. She also believed that her animals killing ability surpassed that of man's, as they would not kill without reason. Phratagounè gave them a reason to kill.<ref name="Cultist"/>
-==Appearance==
+===Skills and equipment===
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''
+Phratagounè had the ability to tame even the most vicious of beasts, being able to tame bears around Makedonia to fight for her.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted'' – [[Order of the Ancients clues]]: "Phratagounè: Darius' Notes on the Keeper</ref> She wore a variant of the [[Tracker's Set|Tracker armor]], commonly found across Greece. Her weapons of choice were a curved [[sword]] and a simple [[bow]].<ref name="LegacyHunted"/>
+==Behind the scenes==
+Phratagounè is a fictional character introduced in the first entry of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''{{'}}s three-part 2021 [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey downloadable content|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''. She shares her name with the [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid]] princess {{Wiki|Phratagune}}, one of King [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]]'s consorts, though there is no other connection between the two.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
+ACOd-LotFB-Phratagoune.jpg|Phratagounè
+ACOd-LotFB-PhratagouneBear.jpg|Phratagounè with her bear
+ACOd-LotFB-Phratagounehunt.jpg|Phratagounè hunting
+ACOd-LotFB-Phratagounedead.jpg|Phratagounè dead
+</gallery>
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]''
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 {{ACOD}}
-[[Category:422 BCE deaths]]
+[[Category:429 BCE deaths]]
 [[Category:Individuals]]
 [[Category:Persians]]
-[[Category:Iranians]]
 [[Category:Order of the Ancients]]
 [[Category:Order of Hunters]]