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'''Tyche''' is the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess and personification of chance, luck and fate. Her [[Rome|Roman]] equivalent is [[Fortuna]].


'''Tyche''' is the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess and personification of chance, luck and fate. Her [[Rome|Roman]] equivalent is [[Fortuna]].
==Influence==
The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,<ref name="Monger Down">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Monger Down]]</ref> or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.<ref name="Journey into War">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Journey into War]]</ref><ref name="Serpent's Lair">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n commander [[Taureas]] had a [[sword]] named [[Tyche's Folly]], which he considered to be his own 'token of luck'.<ref name="Evening the Odds">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Evening the Odds]]</ref>


The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on, or thanked after a success.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[A Journey into War]]</ref> <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' ''[[Monger Down]]''</ref>
==Behind the scenes==
Her name, [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/τύχη τῠ́χη] (''túkhē''), is Greek for 'luck, chance, fate'.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1stm}}
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Greek deities]]
[[Category:Greek deities]]
[[Category:Greek mythology]]

Latest revision as of 03:14, 25 May 2026

Tyche is the Greek goddess and personification of chance, luck and fate. Her Roman equivalent is Fortuna.

Influence[edit | edit source]

The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,[1] or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.[2][3]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan commander Taureas had a sword named Tyche's Folly, which he considered to be his own 'token of luck'.[4]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Her name, τῠ́χη (túkhē), is Greek for 'luck, chance, fate'.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyMonger Down
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyA Journey into War
  3. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Serpent's Lair
  4. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyEvening the Odds