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'''Charon''' | '''Charon''' was an [[Isu]], revered in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology as the ferryman of [[Hades]] who carried the souls of the dead over the river [[Styx]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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In a simulation created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] after she'd slain [[Cerberos]]. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''</ref> | In a simulation created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] after she'd slain [[Cerberos]]. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''</ref> | ||
==Influence== | ==Legacy and Influence== | ||
It was customary for the dead to be given a coin or couple to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)|A Night to Remember]]</ref> | It was customary for the dead to be given a coin or couple to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)|A Night to Remember]]</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The mural featuring Charon is based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygnotus#/media/File:Reconstruction_of_Nekyia_by_Polygnotus.JPG reconstruction] of {{Wiki|Polygnotus}}' ''{{Wiki|Nekyia}}''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Charon was an Isu, revered in Greek mythology as the ferryman of Hades who carried the souls of the dead over the river Styx.
Biography
Simulation
In a simulation created by the Isu Aletheia, Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the Spartan misthios Kassandra after she'd slain Cerberos. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well.[1]
Legacy and Influence
It was customary for the dead to be given a coin or couple to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some for Podarkes' journey at his funeral.[2]
This tradition was also observed by Pothinus, a member of the Order of the Ancients during the 1st century BCE in Egypt, placing a coin in his own mouth as the Medjay Bayek of Siwa killed him[3], as well as by Jacob Frye, a British Assassin who gave his target Philip Twopenny a coin "for the path of the dead."[4]
Both the river Styx and Charon were visually manifested in the Animus Black Room simulation of Clay Kaczmarek's memories.[5]
Trivia
- The mural featuring Charon is based on the reconstruction of Polygnotus' Nekyia.
Gallery
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A 5th century BCE mural featuring Charon -
Kassandra meeting Charon on the banks of the Styx -
Manifestation of Charon in the Animus Black Room
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- The Lost Archive (statue only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (artwork only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades (simulation only)
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