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Ikaros was a male golden eagle companion of the Spartan misthios Kassandra.

Biography

Ikaros was the oldest and dearest friend of Pythagoras. He somehow arranged to have the eagle sent to watch over his daughter Kassandra.^[1]

In the 440s BCE, after the girl was cast down from the top of Mount Taygetos by her adopted father Nikolaos, Ikaros was found – as a hatchling – by Kassandra.^[2] The eagle remained by her side as she fled from Sparta and ended up on Kephallonia.^[3] Forming a close bond, Ikaros often operated alongside Kassandra during her future career as a famed misthios to the extent that her epithet was "Eagle Bearer".^[1] Due to their connection, many considered Ikaros to be "eagle of Zeus", as eagles were the sacred animals of the Greek god.^[4]^[5]^[6]

As the natural life expectancy of a Golden Eagle is 30 years,^[7] by 422 BCE Ikaros was nearing the end of his natural life. When Kassandra met Layla at the Gateway to the Lost City in 2018, she merely mentioned that Ikaros had long since passed away.^[8]

Skills

Ikaros' reconnaissance ability was of great help to Kassandra during her travels. In addition to this, Ikaros helped her also by attacking those who had targeted her, and by distracting Kassandra's human enemies at her bidding.^[1]

If Kassandra was hunting, Ikaros occasionally swept down to get a kill of his own.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Ikaros in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey functions mostly the same as Senu in Assassin's Creed: Origins; the major difference is that Ikaros can hurt and even kill humans on his own, unlike Senu.^[1]^[9]

Ikaros shares his name with Daidalos' son Ikaros, who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death in Greek mythology.^[10]

Gallery

Young Kassandra with Ikaros

Young Kassandra with Ikaros
Ikaros and Kassandra
Ikaros and Phoibe

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel
Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide (2nd edition)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Loadscreen hint
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – So It Begins
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Big Break
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Trouble in Paradise
↑ Golden Eagle on Wikipedia
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Modern day
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
↑ Ikaros

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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 Ikaros was the oldest and dearest friend of [[Pythagoras]]. He somehow arranged to have the eagle sent to watch over his daughter [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
-In the 440s BCE, after the girl was cast down from the top of [[Mount Taygetos]] by her adopted father [[Nikolaos]], Ikaros was found – as a hatchling – by Kassandra.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]</ref> The eagle remained by her side as she fled from [[Sparta]] and ended up on [[Kephallonia]]. Forming a close bond, Ikaros often operated alongside Kassandra during her future career as a famed ''misthios'' to the extent that she gained the nickname "Eagle Bearer".<ref name="ACOd" />
+In the 440s BCE, after the girl was cast down from the top of [[Mount Taygetos]] by her adopted father [[Nikolaos]], Ikaros was found – as a hatchling – by Kassandra.<ref name="ACOd novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]</ref> The eagle remained by her side as she fled from [[Sparta]] and ended up on [[Kephallonia]].<ref name="ACOd Loadscreen">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Loadscreen hint</ref> Forming a close bond, Ikaros often operated alongside Kassandra during her future career as a famed ''misthios'' to the extent that her epithet was "Eagle Bearer".<ref name="ACOd" /> Due to their connection, many considered Ikaros to be "eagle of [[Zeus]]", as eagles were the sacred animals of the Greek god.<ref name="So It Begins">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[So It Begins]]</ref><ref name="Big Break">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref><ref name="Trouble in Paradise">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Trouble in Paradise]]</ref>
-==Abilities==
+As the natural life expectancy of a Golden Eagle is 30 years,<ref name="Golden Eagle">{{WP|Golden Eagle}}</ref> by 422 BCE Ikaros was nearing the end of his natural life. When Kassandra met [[Layla Hassan|Layla]] at the [[Gateway to the Lost City]] in 2018, she merely mentioned that Ikaros had long since passed away.<ref name="Modern day">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Modern day</ref>
+==Skills==
 Ikaros' reconnaissance ability was of great help to Kassandra during her travels. In addition to this, Ikaros helped her also by attacking those who had targeted her, and by distracting Kassandra's [[human]] enemies at her bidding.<ref name="ACOd" />
-If Kassandra was hunting, Ikaros would occasionally swoop down to get a kill of his own.<ref name="ACOd" />
+If Kassandra was [[hunting]], Ikaros occasionally swept down to get a kill of his own.<ref name="ACOd" />
+==Behind the scenes==
+Ikaros in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' functions mostly the same as [[Senu]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''; the major difference is that Ikaros can hurt and even kill humans on his own, unlike Senu.<ref name="ACOd" /><ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
-==Trivia==
+Ikaros shares his name with [[Daidalos]]' son [[Ikaros (mythology)|Ikaros]], who flew too close to the [[sun]] and fell to his death in [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]].<ref name="Ikaros">[[Ikaros (mythology)|Ikaros]]</ref>
-*Ikaros functions mostly the same as [[Senu]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''; the major difference is that Ikaros can hurt and even kill humans on his own, unlike Senu.
-*Ikaros may be named after [[Ikaros (mythology)|Ikaros]], who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.
-*According to numerous individuals, Ikaros is the "eagle of [[Zeus]]", giving Kassandra her epithet of 'Eagle Bearer'.
-*The natural life expectancy of a Golden Eagle is 30 years, if Ikaros had been watching over Kassandra since she was born, he could be nearing the end of his life by 422 BCE.
-**By the time of the modern day, when Kassandra meets [[Layla Hassan|Layla]] in Atlantis, she mentions that Ikaros has long since passed away.
-*In a loadscreen blurb, it's mentioned how Ikaros had been a "part of (Kassandra's) family ever since Sparta."
 ==Gallery==