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{{Quote|The gods would never lie. Aside from Dolos. And Apate. But never mind them.|Barnabas to Kassandra.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Wine for the Swine}} | {{Quote|The gods would never lie. Aside from Dolos. And Apate. But never mind them.|Barnabas to Kassandra.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Wine for the Swine}} | ||
'''Dolos''' is the personification and the spirit of trickery, guile, deception, treachery, and lies in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | '''Dolos''' is the personification and the spirit of trickery, guile, deception, treachery, and lies in [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]]. His female counterpart is [[Apate (deity)|Apate]], and his [[Rome|Roman]] equivalent is '''Mendacius'''. | ||
His female counterpart is [[Apate (deity)|Apate]], and his [[Rome|Roman]] equivalent is Mendacius. | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], [[Barnabas]], the captain of the ship ''[[Adrestia]]'', | ==Influence== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], [[Barnabas]], the captain of the [[ship]] ''[[Adrestia]]'', acknowledged Dolos on a couple of occasions<ref name="Odyssey">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Odyssey Into the Past]]</ref> during his adventures with the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="Wine">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Wine for the Swine]]</ref> | |||
In 48 BCE, the [[Cyrene]]an [[Sminthos]] believed that Dolos, "the spirit of cunning", had sent the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] to help him.<ref name="Smugglers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Smugglers of Cyrene]]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 6 June 2020
Dolos is the personification and the spirit of trickery, guile, deception, treachery, and lies in Greek mythology. His female counterpart is Apate, and his Roman equivalent is Mendacius.
Influence
During the Peloponnesian War, Barnabas, the captain of the ship Adrestia, acknowledged Dolos on a couple of occasions[1] during his adventures with the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2]
In 48 BCE, the Cyrenean Sminthos believed that Dolos, "the spirit of cunning", had sent the Medjay Bayek of Siwa to help him.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Odyssey Into the Past
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Wine for the Swine
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Smugglers of Cyrene