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{{Character_Infobox|image = ACOD Chrysis.png|death = 431 BCE<br>[[Argolis]], [[Greece]]|species = [[Human]]|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
|name = Chrysis
*[[Worshippers of the Bloodline]]|voice = Martha Tompoulidou}}
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{{quote|Hush my child. May Hera bless our sacred family.|Chrysis, 431 BCE}}
|death = 420s BCE<br>[[Argolis]], [[Greece]]
'''Chrysis''' (died 431 BCE) was a priestess of [[Juno|Hera]] and a member of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], operating under the [[Worshippers of the Bloodline]] branch. She was the mother of [[Dolops]]. She kept his birth a secret as it brought shame to her.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Herald of Murder]]</ref>
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
*[[Worshippers of the Bloodline]]
|voice = Martha Tompoulidou}}
{{quote|Hush my child. May Hera bless our sacred family.|Chrysis|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
'''Chrysis''' (died 420s BCE) was a priestess of [[Hera]] and a member of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], operating under the [[Worshippers of the Bloodline]] branch. She was the mother of [[Dolops]]. She kept his birth a secret as it brought shame to her.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Herald of Murder]]</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
In 448 BCE, she was responsible for saving a young [[Alexios]], faking his death to his mother, [[Myrrine]], and eventually she indoctrinated him into the Cult. She did the same with many other children, raising them to be weapons for the Cult. She then forced the elder priest, [[Mydon]], to cut out his tongue in order to conceal his involvement.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[Speak No Evil]]</ref>
===Early life===
When Chrysis was but a child, she was left as an orphan at the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]].<ref name="Written in Stone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Written in Stone]]</ref> The priests of the sanctuary raised her as one of their own, teaching her all they knew about gods and healing.<ref name="Heart for a Head">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Heart for a Head]]</ref> She was well-loved by the priests, as well as a fast learner and strong-willed.<ref name="Written in Stone" />


In 431 BCE, Chrysis publicly opposed the medical practices of [[Hippokrates]] and demanded he publicly prostrate himself before the gods and claims his skills to be god-given. She subsequently confronted his apprentice, [[Sostratos]], and threatened to rally a mob and shut down Hippokrates' clinic if he did not submit to her demands. Around the same time, she encountered the [[Mercenary|misthios]] [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[First Do No Harm]]</ref>
Growing up, Chrysis became a priestess of [[Hera]] serving at the nearby [[Heraion of Argos|sanctuary]] dedicated to the goddess,<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> and even rose through the ranks to become the greatest.<ref name="Death Comes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death Comes For Us All]]</ref>


With Kassandra currently unaware of her affiliation with the Cult, Chrysis gave orders to the Priests of Asklepios, threatening them to keep their silence regarding Myrinne and Alexios, but the ''misthios'' was able to obtain the information nonetheless through Mydon.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[The Priests of Asklepios]]</ref>
===Cult of Kosmos===
At some point, the Cult of Kosmos approached Chrysis and she was seen with them. Their ideas appealed to her and she left her old teachers' ideas for theirs. With the Cult, her power and influence grew, her role as a 'servant of Hera' protecting her from backlash.<ref name="Heart for a Head" />
Eventually she held every priest of the sanctuary of Asklepios in her sway, either as her allies or as her subjects.<ref name="Written in Stone" />


Knowing that Kassandra was on to her, Chrysis left a dead eagle at [[Altar of Apollo Maleatas]] as a warning. Subsequently, the ''misthios'' was drawn to a nearby building by an infant boy's cries, where Chrysis was waiting. The cultist boasted of her past deeds and tried to recruit Kassandra to the Cult but the latter threatened her with death. Calling out Kassandra as hypocrite as well as a killer no different than her brother, Chrysis set the building aflame in an effort to escape but was assassinated by Kassandra nonetheless.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[Ashes to Ashes]]</ref>
In 448 BCE, when [[Myrrine]] came from [[Sparta]] to the sanctuary, the priests offered her food and bath, but could not help her badly injured [[Alexios|baby]]. Despite the priest [[Mydon]]'s best attempts, he had to tell her that the baby would die.
Thus Myrrine cradled the baby, sang to him, and left him at the [[Altar of Apollo Maleatas]], "for the gods."<ref name="Ashes to Ashes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Ashes to Ashes]]</ref>
 
Instead of gods, though, Chrysis came to the altar and took the baby after Myrrine turned her back. She healed him, and then raised him as her own among many to serve the Cult of Kosmos, teaching him that the world is pain.<ref name="Ashes to Ashes" />
To ensure that her practice remained secret, and as a proof of loyalty, Chrysis forced Mydon to cut out his own tongue to prevent him from telling all that he knew, lest it reach wrong ears.<ref name="Ashes to Ashes" />
 
When the Worshippers of the Bloodline were commanded to scour the ruins and tombs for ancient artifacts, another Worshipper, [[Harpalos]], sent a letter to Chrysis, telling her about the [[Followers of Ares]] he'd discovered and joined.<ref name="ACOd" />
 
Chrysis also at some point was impregnated by an unknown person, and gave birth to Dolops. They grew apart, however, and he pursued a career first as a [[Doctor|healer]], and then as a farmer.<ref name="Herald of Murder">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Herald of Murder]]</ref>
 
===The Peloponnesian War===
When stories begun to circulate about an "[[Ikaros|eagle]]-[[Kassandra|bearing]][[Mercenary|''misthios'']]", Chrysis tightened her hold on the priests of Asklepios, forcing them to swear not to tell the mercenary a single thing, especially about a Spartan woman and her baby, or face death. Most acquiesced, some like [[Pleistos]] allied themselves with her, some like [[Timoxenos]] protested.<ref name="Heart for a Head" />
 
Chrysis also publicly accused an Argivean healer, [[Hippokrates]], of impiety. Kassandra happened to witness Chrysis and [[Sostratos]], Hippokrates' assistant and student, exchanging words about the accusations, and Hippokrates' whereabouts.<ref name="First Do No Harm">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[First Do No Harm]]</ref>
 
After Kassandra figured out Chrysis' affiliation with the Cult of Kosmos, as well as her part in Alexios' life, Kassandra hunted Chrysis down to the Altar of Apollo Maleatas. There, Chrysis had left a slain [[eagle]] as a warning. Following the cries of an infant, Kassandra found a small shrine nearby, as well as [[guard]]s loyal to the Cult. After besting them, Kassandra entered the shrine.<ref name="Ashes to Ashes" />
 
Inside, Chrysis laid the baby on the altar and spoke with Kassandra, entreating her to join the Cult, make Chrysis' family "complete." At the end, she set the shrine on fire, forcing Kassandra to either save the baby, or go after Chrysis.<ref name="Ashes to Ashes" />


==Personality and characteristics==
==Personality and characteristics==
In the beginning, Chrysis was a devote worshiper of the Greek gods until she was recruited by the [[Cult of Kosmos]], becoming a cruel and fanatical individual. As exemplified by her opposition to Hippokrates' medical practices, she believes that only deities could deliver healing and not the hands of man.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[First Do No Harm]]</ref>
In the beginning Chrysis was a devote worshiper of the Greek gods until she was recruited by the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. Their teachings either "turned her heart black"<ref name="Heart for a Head" /> or merely encouraged the "anger in her heart that could not be soothed"<ref name="Written in Stone" />. In any case, she became a cruel and fanatical individual. As exemplified by her opposition to Hippokrates' medical practices, she believed that only deities could deliver healing and not the hands of man.<ref name="First Do No Harm" />


In her interactions with Kassandra, Chrysis demonstrated an delusional obsession with the Bloodline, believing herself a "mother" to the grandchildren of [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[Ashes to Ashes]]</ref>
In her interactions with Kassandra, Chrysis demonstrated a delusional obsession with the Bloodline, believing herself a "mother" to the grandchildren of [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas]].<ref name="Ashes to Ashes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[Ashes to Ashes]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the novel Chrysis is killed by her son [[Dolops]] (who is a composite character of his game counterpart and [[Mydon]]) as she is fleeing the [[Altar of Apollo Maleatas]] after setting it aflame to stall Kassandra.
*In the novel Chrysis is killed by her son Dolops (who is a composite character of his game counterpart and Mydon) as she is fleeing the Altar of Apollo Maleatas after setting it aflame to stall Kassandra.
*In [[Ashes to Ashes]], the player can choose to either save the baby from the fire Chrysis caused or assassinate the cultist. If the former was chosen, Chrysis can still be killed in [[Death Comes For Us All]].
*In [[Ashes to Ashes]], the player can choose to either save the baby from the fire Chrysis caused or assassinate the cultist. If the former was chosen, Chrysis was slain in [[Death Comes For Us All]].
*Chrysis is likely based on the historical {{Wiki|Chrysis (priestess)|figure}} of the same name who served at the [[Heraion of Argos]]. The figure was known for causing a fire that led to the destruction of a temple at the sanctuary, which parallels with the Chrysis ingame who burned down the altar.
*Chrysis burned down the oldest temple dedicated to Hera at the Heraion of Argos in 423 BCE, and thus destroyed the sanctuary.
**This makes Chrysis' date of death debatable.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
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"Hush my child. May Hera bless our sacred family."
―Chrysis[src]

Chrysis (died 420s BCE) was a priestess of Hera and a member of the Cult of Kosmos, operating under the Worshippers of the Bloodline branch. She was the mother of Dolops. She kept his birth a secret as it brought shame to her.[1]

Biography

Early life

When Chrysis was but a child, she was left as an orphan at the Sanctuary of Asklepios.[2] The priests of the sanctuary raised her as one of their own, teaching her all they knew about gods and healing.[3] She was well-loved by the priests, as well as a fast learner and strong-willed.[2]

Growing up, Chrysis became a priestess of Hera serving at the nearby sanctuary dedicated to the goddess,[4] and even rose through the ranks to become the greatest.[5]

Cult of Kosmos

At some point, the Cult of Kosmos approached Chrysis and she was seen with them. Their ideas appealed to her and she left her old teachers' ideas for theirs. With the Cult, her power and influence grew, her role as a 'servant of Hera' protecting her from backlash.[3] Eventually she held every priest of the sanctuary of Asklepios in her sway, either as her allies or as her subjects.[2]

In 448 BCE, when Myrrine came from Sparta to the sanctuary, the priests offered her food and bath, but could not help her badly injured baby. Despite the priest Mydon's best attempts, he had to tell her that the baby would die. Thus Myrrine cradled the baby, sang to him, and left him at the Altar of Apollo Maleatas, "for the gods."[6]

Instead of gods, though, Chrysis came to the altar and took the baby after Myrrine turned her back. She healed him, and then raised him as her own among many to serve the Cult of Kosmos, teaching him that the world is pain.[6] To ensure that her practice remained secret, and as a proof of loyalty, Chrysis forced Mydon to cut out his own tongue to prevent him from telling all that he knew, lest it reach wrong ears.[6]

When the Worshippers of the Bloodline were commanded to scour the ruins and tombs for ancient artifacts, another Worshipper, Harpalos, sent a letter to Chrysis, telling her about the Followers of Ares he'd discovered and joined.[4]

Chrysis also at some point was impregnated by an unknown person, and gave birth to Dolops. They grew apart, however, and he pursued a career first as a healer, and then as a farmer.[7]

The Peloponnesian War

When stories begun to circulate about an "eagle-bearingmisthios", Chrysis tightened her hold on the priests of Asklepios, forcing them to swear not to tell the mercenary a single thing, especially about a Spartan woman and her baby, or face death. Most acquiesced, some like Pleistos allied themselves with her, some like Timoxenos protested.[3]

Chrysis also publicly accused an Argivean healer, Hippokrates, of impiety. Kassandra happened to witness Chrysis and Sostratos, Hippokrates' assistant and student, exchanging words about the accusations, and Hippokrates' whereabouts.[8]

After Kassandra figured out Chrysis' affiliation with the Cult of Kosmos, as well as her part in Alexios' life, Kassandra hunted Chrysis down to the Altar of Apollo Maleatas. There, Chrysis had left a slain eagle as a warning. Following the cries of an infant, Kassandra found a small shrine nearby, as well as guards loyal to the Cult. After besting them, Kassandra entered the shrine.[6]

Inside, Chrysis laid the baby on the altar and spoke with Kassandra, entreating her to join the Cult, make Chrysis' family "complete." At the end, she set the shrine on fire, forcing Kassandra to either save the baby, or go after Chrysis.[6]

Personality and characteristics

In the beginning Chrysis was a devote worshiper of the Greek gods until she was recruited by the Cult of Kosmos. Their teachings either "turned her heart black"[3] or merely encouraged the "anger in her heart that could not be soothed"[2]. In any case, she became a cruel and fanatical individual. As exemplified by her opposition to Hippokrates' medical practices, she believed that only deities could deliver healing and not the hands of man.[8]

In her interactions with Kassandra, Chrysis demonstrated a delusional obsession with the Bloodline, believing herself a "mother" to the grandchildren of Leonidas.[6]

Trivia

  • In the novel Chrysis is killed by her son Dolops (who is a composite character of his game counterpart and Mydon) as she is fleeing the Altar of Apollo Maleatas after setting it aflame to stall Kassandra.
  • In Ashes to Ashes, the player can choose to either save the baby from the fire Chrysis caused or assassinate the cultist. If the former was chosen, Chrysis was slain in Death Comes For Us All.
  • Chrysis burned down the oldest temple dedicated to Hera at the Heraion of Argos in 423 BCE, and thus destroyed the sanctuary.
    • This makes Chrysis' date of death debatable.

Appearance

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Herald of Murder
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Written in Stone
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Heart for a Head
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Death Comes For Us All
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Ashes to Ashes Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Ashes to Ashes" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Herald of Murder
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – First Do No Harm

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