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[[File:ACOd-mural-Prokris.jpg|thumb|150px|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Prokris]]
'''Prokris''' was a daughter of [[Erechtheus]], a King of [[Athens]], and the wife of [[Kephalos]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.
 
==Biography==
According to legend, Kephalos gave Prokris a necklace as a promise fidelity.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Shark the Vagrant]]</ref> During an unfortunate hunting trip, Kephalos killed Prokris, mistaking her for an animal in the bushes.<ref name="Footsteps of Gods">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[In the Footsteps of Gods]]</ref>
 
==Influence and legacy==
Prokris' necklace eventually went missing, and later resurfaced in the 5th century BCE, when it came into the possession of a [[bandit]]. The bandit hid the necklace in the sand near a [[Islet of Zeus|temple]] of [[Zeus]] off the coast of Kephallonia in hopes of recovering it later. However, as the waters rose, the coast was soon flooded and [[Great white shark|sharks]] surrounded the now sunken temple.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" />


[[File:ACOD_Prokris'_Necklace.png|thumb|216px|Prokris' necklace]]
In 431 BCE, the [[Kephallonia]]n vegetable [[merchant]]s [[Kreusa]] and her [[Kreusa's husband|husband]] told the story of Prokris' necklace to the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and requested her to fetch the necklace for them.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" />
'''Prokris''' was a daughter of [[Erechtheus]], a King of [[Athens]], and the wife of [[Kephalos]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.


During an unfortunate hunting trip, Kephalos killed Prokris, mistaking her for an animal in the bushes.<ref name="Footsteps of Gods">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[In the Footsteps of Gods]]</ref>
==Trivia==
*The mural featuring Prokris is based on the {{Wiki|File:Reconstruction_of_Nekyia_by_Polygnotus.JPG|reconstruction}} of [[Polygnotos]]' ''{{Wiki|Nekyia}}''.


According to a story, Kephalos gave Prokris a necklace. The piece of jewelry went missing, however, and was later located within the [[Islet of Zeus|sunken ruins]] of a temple, off Kephallonia's coast, guarded by [[shark]]s. In 431 BCE, a [[merchant|vegetable seller]] and his [[Kreusa|wife]] asked the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'', [[Kassandra]], to fetch the necklace for them.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Shark the Vagrant]]</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
ACOD_Prokris'_Necklace.png|Prokris' alleged necklace
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|artwork only}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:54, 22 April 2025

A 5th century BCE mural depicting Prokris

Prokris was a daughter of Erechtheus, a King of Athens, and the wife of Kephalos in Greek mythology.

Biography[edit | edit source]

According to legend, Kephalos gave Prokris a necklace as a promise fidelity.[1] During an unfortunate hunting trip, Kephalos killed Prokris, mistaking her for an animal in the bushes.[2]

Influence and legacy[edit | edit source]

Prokris' necklace eventually went missing, and later resurfaced in the 5th century BCE, when it came into the possession of a bandit. The bandit hid the necklace in the sand near a temple of Zeus off the coast of Kephallonia in hopes of recovering it later. However, as the waters rose, the coast was soon flooded and sharks surrounded the now sunken temple.[1]

In 431 BCE, the Kephallonian vegetable merchants Kreusa and her husband told the story of Prokris' necklace to the misthios Kassandra and requested her to fetch the necklace for them.[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]