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"I will lead those who oppose us to the gates of the underworld. Kosmos be my guide."

―Kodros the Bull^[src]

Kodros of Lesbos (died 420s BCE), also known as Kodros the Bull, was a member of the branch of the Cult of Kosmos which had allied with the Delian League during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography

A former fighter himself, when Kodros became the king of the Petrified Islands, he continued to visit the pits and the arenas. He understood that to keep the 'masses' content, all one needed to do was to provide them with food and entertainment, and prize fighting provided the latter, in addition whetting the people's hunger for blood. His history as a fighter, as well as his penchance for wearing a helmet adorned with horns akin to those of a bull.^[1]

Kodros also used the pits and the arenas to recruit powerful warriors as champions and enforcers for the Cult of Kosmos, and to march under the banner of the Delian League. In a letter encouraging Podarkes to do the same, Kodros considered these methods safe and cheap, while also noting that the fighters so recruited "put on a good show" as well. This habit also drew the attention of the Sage of Kodros' branch, who wrote him a letter extolling the excellency of the idea. Kodros himself considered every man he sent out to battle as his own sacrifices to Kosmos.^[2]

Eventually, Kodros offered a job to Titos, a champion of the Arena in Pephka, inviting him to join him in Lesbos. However, the Spartan misthios Kassandra challenged Titos in combat and was victorious against him, claiming evidence of the job offer from his corpse. This proved to be Kodros' downfall, as it subsequently enabled Kassandra to find him at his residence in Mytilene and kill him. Kassandra subsequently recovered a hood and a note from the Ghost of Kosmos from his body.^[2]

Trivia

The letter to Podarkes also provides directions to the clue that unveils Iobates, who prefers hiring mercenaries to arena champions. However, when that letter is claimed from Podarkes at the conclusion of Hades, Meet Podarkes, it only provides explicit directions to the Job Offer that unveils Kodros, in the form of a masked icon on the Cultists menu. The same exact letter must be claimed a second time from Kodros in order to reveal the masked icon for Iobates.
If the clue is not discovered (or his entry in the Cult of Kosmos screen is not unlocked), viewing Kodros via Ikaros shows him like any other nation leader, claiming that he can be knocked out and recruited aboard the Adrestia as an epic or legendary lieutenant. Despite this, Kodros cannot be recruited nor can any other member of the Cult of Kosmos.

Gallery

Kodros fighting against Kassandra
Kodros' death

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Delian League

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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 {{Character Infobox
 |image = ACOD Kodros.png
-|death = 420s BCED<br />[[Lesbos]], [[Greece]]
+|death = 420s BCE<br>[[Lesbos]], [[Greece]]
 |species = [[Human]]
 |affiliates = [[Cult of Kosmos]]
-*[[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]]}}
+*[[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]]
+}}
 '''Kodros of Lesbos''' (died 420s BCE), also known as '''Kodros the Bull''', was a member of the [[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|branch]] of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] which had allied with the [[Delian League]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
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 Kodros also used the pits and the arenas to recruit powerful warriors as champions and enforcers for the Cult of Kosmos, and to march under the banner of the Delian League. In a [[Cult of Kosmos notes#Delian League|letter]] encouraging [[Podarkes]] to do the same, Kodros considered these methods safe and cheap, while also noting that the fighters so recruited "put on a good show" as well. This habit also drew the attention of the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of Kodros' branch, who wrote him a letter extolling the excellency of the idea. Kodros himself considered every man he sent out to battle as his own sacrifices to [[Kosmos]].<ref name="Delian League">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Delian League]]</ref>
-Eventually, Kodros offered a job to [[Titos]], a champion of the [[Pephka Arena|Arena]] in [[Pephka]], inviting him to join him in [[Lesbos]]. However, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] challenged Titos in combat and was victorious against him, claiming evidence of the job offer from his corpse. This proved to be Kodros' downfall, as it subsequently enabled Kassandra to find him at his [[Leader House, Petrified Islands|residence]] in [[Mytilene]] and kill him.<ref name="Delian League" />
+Eventually, Kodros offered a job to [[Titos]], a champion of the [[Pephka Arena|Arena]] in [[Pephka]], inviting him to join him in [[Lesbos]]. However, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] challenged Titos in combat and was victorious against him, claiming evidence of the job offer from his corpse. This proved to be Kodros' downfall, as it subsequently enabled Kassandra to find him at his [[Leader House, Petrified Islands|residence]] in [[Mytilene]] and kill him. Kassandra subsequently recovered [[Athenian War Hero Helmet|a hood]] and a note from the [[Ghost of Kosmos]] from his body.<ref name="Delian League" />
 ==Trivia==
 *The letter to Podarkes also provides directions to the clue that unveils [[Iobates]], who prefers hiring mercenaries to arena champions. However, when that letter is claimed from Podarkes at the conclusion of [[Hades, Meet Podarkes]], it only provides explicit directions to the Job Offer that unveils Kodros, in the form of a masked icon on the Cultists menu. The same exact letter must be claimed a second time from Kodros in order to reveal the masked icon for Iobates.
-*Despite wearing a helmet, [[Athenian War Hero Helmet|a hood]] is claimed from Kodros' corpse.
+*If the clue is not discovered (or his entry in the Cult of Kosmos screen is not unlocked), viewing Kodros via [[Ikaros]] shows him like any other nation leader, claiming that he can be knocked out and recruited aboard the ''[[Adrestia]]'' as an epic or legendary lieutenant. Despite this, Kodros cannot be recruited nor can any other member of the Cult of Kosmos.
-*If the clue is not discovered (or his entry in the Cult of Kosmos screen is not unlocked), viewing Kodros via [[Ikaros]] shows him like any other nation leader, claiming that he can be knocked out and recruited aboard the ''[[Adrestia]]'' as an epic or legendary lieutenant. Despite this, Kodros cannot be recruited nor can any other member of the Cult of Kosmos.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
+ACOD Kassandra vs Kodros.png|Kodros fighting against Kassandra
+ACOD Kodros' death.png|Kodros' death
+</gallery>
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''