Kassandra

This article is about the legendary Greek misthios Kassandra. You may be looking for the occupation, Mercenary.

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"'To the eagle-bearing Misthios.' That's you."

―Barnabas to Kassandra, 431 BCE.

Kassandra, also known as the Misthios (English: Mercenary), was a Spartan mercenary who fought during the Peloponnesian War. She was the elder sister to Alexios and, through her mother, Myrrine, the grandchild of King Leonidas of Sparta. She is even revealed to be the biological daughter of Pythagoras himself.

During her exploits as a mercenary, Kassandra came at odds with the secretive Cult of Kosmos, an organization with the intent of controlling all of Greece and beyond. For her opposition against the Cult, Kassandra is considered one of the early precursors to the Assassin Brotherhood.

Biography

As a child, Kassandra was presented with the broken Spear of Leonidas, an Isu weapon, as an heirloom by her mother. Because of her prestigious lineage, great hopes were placed upon her to live up to the strength and valor of Leonidas. Her father, Nikolaos, would often train her in hopes that she would follow in her footsteps. At some point, the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi gave a prophecy in which Kassandra's brother, Alexios, would lead to the fall of Sparta in the future. In order to prevent this, Alexios was to be sacrificed at Mount Taygetos, despite Myrrine's plea for Nikolaos to stop it. As a priest was about to drop Alexios, Kassandra attempted to stop the sacrifice, but instead pushed the priest and Alexios to their apparent death. Kassandra was condemned as a traitor to Sparta, leading her father to execute her by dropping her off the mountains.

Kassandra, however, survived the fall, and escaped to the beach with the spear. Refusing to be found by the Spartans, Kassandra fled out to the open seas, with an eagle following her. A storm later turned Kassandra's boat overboard and she woke up on the beaches of Kephallonia. There, she was greeted by Markos, who took her under his wing and tasked her to do errands for him.

Trivia

• Kassandra, Κασσανδρα, is an Ancient Greek name derived from possibly κεκασμαι (kekasmai) 'to excel, to shine' and ανηρ (aner) 'man', altogether meaning 'shining upon men'.
• Kassandra is one of two selectable protagonists in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, alongside Alexios. Regardless of who the player chooses, the two protagonists share the same story. However, the novelization of the video game confirms that Kassandra is the canonical protagonist.
  • If the player chooses Alexios as the protagonist then he and Kassandra's roles in the story are reversed, with Kassandra becoming the younger sibling and becoming known as Deimos in the same way that Alexios canonically does.
• Both Alexios and Kassandra have the same romance options. This means that you can choose your character's sexual orientation.
• Kassandra has a scar on her left upper lip.

Gallery

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  Render of Kassandra with helmet
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  Kassandra cover art
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  Kassandra with Ikaros
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Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel

References

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