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'''Vesta''' (born '''Oidipous''', died 47 BCE) was a [[Roman civilization|Roman]] citizen of [[Cyrene]], [[Cyrenaica]] who lived during the 1st century BCE.


'''Oidipous''' (died 47 BCE) was a [[Rome|Roman]] citizen of [[Cyrene]], [[Cyrenaica]] who lived during the 1st century BCE.
==Biography==
The daughter of the prostitute named [[Vesta]], she embarked on a quest of vengeance against three men who she believed to be involved in her mother's death, including her father [[Akakios]].<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>


The son of a prostitute, [[Vesta]], he embarked on a quest of vengeance against three men who he believed to be involved in her death, including his father [[Akakios]].<ref name="Cat and Mouse">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Cat and Mouse (Origins)|Cat and Mouse]]</ref>
==Behind the scenes==
Vesta's {{Wiki|Deadnaming|deadname}} is a variant of the name [[Oedipous]], alluding to the figure in [[Greek mythology]] who, after being adopted as a baby, inadvertently slew his birth father [[Laios]] and then married his own mother, {{Wiki|Jocasta}}.


According to Akakios, Oidipous was androgynous, and on at least one occasion he dressed up as a woman to kill [[Paulus Aurelius]].<ref name="Cat and Mouse" />
==Gallery==
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ACO Cat and Mouse 9.png|Vesta's death under the hands of Bayek
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==Trivia==
==Appearances==
*The name of the character is a variant of the name [[Oedipous]], referencing the figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, who ended up killing his father and marrying his mother.
 
==Appearance==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''


==Reference==
==References==
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This article is about the serial killer active in Cyrene. You may be looking for her mother.
Vesta

Vesta (born Oidipous, died 47 BCE) was a Roman citizen of Cyrene, Cyrenaica who lived during the 1st century BCE.

Biography[edit | edit source]

The daughter of the prostitute named Vesta, she embarked on a quest of vengeance against three men who she believed to be involved in her mother's death, including her father Akakios.[1]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Vesta's deadname is a variant of the name Oedipous, alluding to the figure in Greek mythology who, after being adopted as a baby, inadvertently slew his birth father Laios and then married his own mother, Jocasta.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]