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They call me many things: Murderer. Cutthroat. Thief. But you may call me The Octopus.

This article is about a subject that lacks an official name and is known only by its nickname, title, or alias.

"The stories will tell of how I killed Poseidon with his own trident and threw his fucking head to the sharks!"

―The Octopus^[src]

The Octopus (died c. 420s BCE) was a member of the Gods of the Aegean Sea branch of the Cult of Kosmos.

Biography[edit | edit source]

The Octopus' real name was lost to history, but she was infamous on the seas, myths and rumors about her including a tale that she was slain by the Erinyes themselves, only to be resurrected in her current form.^[1]

Nevertheless, she rose in the ranks of the Cult of Kosmos close enough to the Sage of the Gods of the Aegean Sea that she was considered to understand him best,^[2] and she informed others of her branch of what their Sage wanted. During the Peloponnesian War, what the Sage demanded was for them to find the rogue Cultist known as Swordfish. While Sokos, the self-proclaimed Protector of the Obsidian Islands, was tasked with this as Swordfish had passed through the Obsidian Islands, the Octopus sent him a letter telling him to "leave this manhunt to (her)".^[3]

Due to this, the Octopus sailed south, towards the Volcanic Islands and Krete.^[3] In the waters between the islands, her trireme, the Theia, was met by ships sent by the leader of Messara, on the request of his son Melanthos, the Octopus' colleague among the Gods of the Aegean Sea.^[2]

Despite these reinforcements, when the Octopus crossed paths with the Adrestia, a ship captained by the Spartan misthios Kassandra, the Octopus was slain and the Theia sunk.^[4]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

After her submenu becomes available upon gaining the clue from Sokos, her attire in the icon on the main Cultists tab will be that of a female Cultist, but her "veiled" appearance in her personal submenu uses the mask and cloak of male cultists.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

The Octopus aboard Theia
Kassandra and the Octopus fighting aboard Theia
The Octopus dead

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – bio
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos clues – Letter to the Octopus
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos clues – Letter to Sokos
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Gods of the Aegean Sea

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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-{{Spoilerhd|5 January 2019}}
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-[[File:ACOD Octopus.png|thumb|200px|The Octopus]]
+{{Quote|The stories will tell of how I killed Poseidon with his own trident and threw his fucking head to the sharks!|The Octopus|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
-'''The Octopus''' (died 420s BCE) was a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]], a branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
+{{Character Infobox
+|name = The Octopus
+|image = ACOD Octopus.png
+|death = c. 420s BCE<br/>[[Aegean Sea]]
+|species = [[Human]]
+|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
+*[[Gods of the Aegean Sea]]}}
+'''The Octopus''' (died c. 420s BCE) was a member of the [[Gods of the Aegean Sea]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].
-She was eventually hunted down and killed by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] on her quest to destroy the Cult.
+==Biography==
+The Octopus' real name was lost to history, but she was infamous on the seas, myths and rumors about her including a tale that she was slain by the [[Erinyes]] themselves, only to be resurrected in her current form.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – bio</ref>
-==Appearance==
+Nevertheless, she rose in the ranks of the Cult of Kosmos close enough to the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the Gods of the Aegean Sea that she was considered to understand him best,<ref name="Letter to Octopus">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Cult of Kosmos clues – Letter to the Octopus]]</ref> and she informed others of her branch of what their Sage wanted. During the [[Peloponnesian War]], what the Sage demanded was for them to find the rogue Cultist known as [[Swordfish]]. While [[Sokos]], the self-proclaimed Protector of the [[Obsidian Islands]], was tasked with this as Swordfish had passed through the Obsidian Islands, the Octopus sent him a letter telling him to "leave this manhunt to (her)".<ref name="Letter to Sokos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Cult of Kosmos clues – Letter to Sokos]]</ref>
+Due to this, the Octopus sailed south, towards the [[Volcanic Islands]] and [[Krete]].<ref name="Letter to Sokos" /> In the waters between the islands, her [[trireme]], the ''[[Theia]]'', was met by ships sent by the leader of [[Messara]], on the request of his son [[Melanthos]], the Octopus' colleague among the Gods of the Aegean Sea.<ref name="Letter to Octopus" />
+Despite these reinforcements, when the Octopus crossed paths with the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a ship captained by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], the Octopus was slain and the ''Theia'' sunk.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Gods of the Aegean Sea]]</ref>
+==Trivia==
+*After her submenu becomes available upon gaining the clue from [[Sokos]], her attire in the icon on the main Cultists tab will be that of a female Cultist, but her "veiled" appearance in her personal submenu uses the mask and cloak of male cultists.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
+ACOd-Ship-TheiaOctopusaboard.jpg|The Octopus aboard ''Theia''
+ACOd-AdrestiaTheia-KassOctopus.jpg|Kassandra and the Octopus fighting aboard ''Theia''
+ACOd-TheOctopusdead.jpg|The Octopus dead
+</gallery>
+==Appearances==
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
-==Reference==
+==References==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
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