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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Melanthos | As the son of the [[Nation Leader|leader]] of [[Messara]], Melanthos sought to follow his father to the same position.<ref name="Bio">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – biography of Melanthos</ref><ref name="Leader's Note from his Son">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Leader's Note from his Son]]</ref> While his father still lived, however, Melanthos was content to bide his time, haunting the {{Wiki|Sea of Crete|waters}} around [[Krete]] and the [[Volcanic Islands]] aboard his [[trireme]], the ''[[Kronos (ship)|Kronos]]''.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
Ambitious to a fault, Melanthos also sought glory among the ranks of the Cult of Kosmos, proclaiming his goal to "be a son to [[Kosmos]]." One step on the way was to become the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of his branch, the Gods of the [[Aegean Sea]]. He was encouraged in this by his peer, [[The Mytilenian Shark]], who mentioned in a letter to Melanthos that he had "the blood of a true leader."<ref name="Letter to Melanthos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Letter to Melanthos]]</ref> | |||
To impress his father and prove himself to him, Melanthos sank ships. After sinking a small fleet, he sent a letter to his father, telling him that he understood what his father had meant as his crew had looked up to him with fear. In that same letter, Melanthos announced his intention to follow in his father's footsteps, and with him as the leader of Messara, Messarans would "know true fear."<ref name="Leader's Note from his Son" /> | |||
After, Melanthos sailed west, following the acting Sage of his branch, [[The Hydra]].<ref name="Letter to the Octopus">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Letter to the Octopus]]</ref> | |||
However, while still in the waters between Krete and [[Kythera Island]], Melanthos crossed paths with the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her ship, the ''[[Adrestia]]''. In the ensuing scuffle, ''Kronos'' was sunk, and Melanthos slain.<ref name="Gods of the Aegean Sea">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Gods of the Aegean Sea]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | |||
ACOd-Melanthos-stand.jpg|Melanthos at the head of the ''Kronos'' | |||
ACOd-Melanthos-bow.jpg|Melanthos aiming his bow | |||
ACOd-Melanthosfight.jpg|Melanthos and the crew of ''Kronos'' engaging Kassandra and her crew | |||
ACOd-Melanthosdead.jpg|Melanthos dead | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Revision as of 12:08, 9 August 2020
- "I will be a son to Kosmos. And the Cult will be my Family."
- ―Melanthos[src]
Melanthos (died c. 420s BCE) was a member of the Gods of the Aegean Sea branch of the Cult of Kosmos.
Biography
As the son of the leader of Messara, Melanthos sought to follow his father to the same position.[1][2] While his father still lived, however, Melanthos was content to bide his time, haunting the waters around Krete and the Volcanic Islands aboard his trireme, the Kronos.[3]
Ambitious to a fault, Melanthos also sought glory among the ranks of the Cult of Kosmos, proclaiming his goal to "be a son to Kosmos." One step on the way was to become the Sage of his branch, the Gods of the Aegean Sea. He was encouraged in this by his peer, The Mytilenian Shark, who mentioned in a letter to Melanthos that he had "the blood of a true leader."[4]
To impress his father and prove himself to him, Melanthos sank ships. After sinking a small fleet, he sent a letter to his father, telling him that he understood what his father had meant as his crew had looked up to him with fear. In that same letter, Melanthos announced his intention to follow in his father's footsteps, and with him as the leader of Messara, Messarans would "know true fear."[2]
After, Melanthos sailed west, following the acting Sage of his branch, The Hydra.[5]
However, while still in the waters between Krete and Kythera Island, Melanthos crossed paths with the Spartan misthios Kassandra and her ship, the Adrestia. In the ensuing scuffle, Kronos was sunk, and Melanthos slain.[6]
Gallery
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Melanthos at the head of the Kronos -
Melanthos aiming his bow -
Melanthos and the crew of Kronos engaging Kassandra and her crew -
Melanthos dead
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – biography of Melanthos
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Leader's Note from his Son
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to Melanthos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to the Octopus
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Gods of the Aegean Sea