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'''Zita''' was the mother of [[Zopheras]], living in [[Sparta]] in [[Lakonia]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE.
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|active = fl. 429 BCE<br />[[Sparta]], [[Greece]]
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'''Zita''' was a [[Sparta]]n noblewoman and the mother of [[Zopheras]] who lived during the 5th century BCE.


After helping [[Xanthe]], the magistrate of the village of [[Pitana]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' [[Training Days]]</ref> the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] was told that there were others in Lakonia who might use her skills. Xanthe mentioned Zita and Zopheras as one case she might look into.<ref name="Not My Mother's Daughter">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Not My Mother's Daughter]]</ref>
==Biography==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Zita came into a dispute with her daughter Zopheras at the [[Temple of Athena Chalkioikos]]. Zopheras refused to stay at home like other Spartan women and desired to travel and explore the world like her brothers. Displeased with her opinions, Zita sought the aid of the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who sought them out on the suggestion of the [[Pitana]] magistrate [[Xanthe]].<ref name="Not My Mother's Daughter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Not My Mother's Daughter]]</ref>
 
Seeing Kassandra's strength and reputation as the mighty Eagle-Bearer, Zita requested her to help teach Zopheras how a Spartan woman should behave. Kassandra agreed, but suggested to train Zopheras's physical strength, which Zita relunctantly agreed to.<ref name="Not My Mother's Daughter" />
 
==Gallery==
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ACOd-Zitabody.jpg|Zita outside the temple
ACOd-ZopherasZitaargue.jpg|Zita arguing with Zopheras
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 17 May 2023

"Oh Hera and Aphrodite, please grant my daughter the virtue of obedience."
―Zita on her daughter Zopheras, 429 BCE[src]-[m]

Zita was a Spartan noblewoman and the mother of Zopheras who lived during the 5th century BCE.

Biography[edit | edit source]

During the Peloponnesian War, Zita came into a dispute with her daughter Zopheras at the Temple of Athena Chalkioikos. Zopheras refused to stay at home like other Spartan women and desired to travel and explore the world like her brothers. Displeased with her opinions, Zita sought the aid of the misthios Kassandra, who sought them out on the suggestion of the Pitana magistrate Xanthe.[1]

Seeing Kassandra's strength and reputation as the mighty Eagle-Bearer, Zita requested her to help teach Zopheras how a Spartan woman should behave. Kassandra agreed, but suggested to train Zopheras's physical strength, which Zita relunctantly agreed to.[1]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]