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Meliton (died c. 425 BCE) was a Greek man active during the 5th century BCE.
Biography
Years ago, Meliton married a Naxian woman named Photina and they were happy together. However when he was shipwrecked on Thera, his wife assumed him dead for many years.[1] During his time stuck on Thera, Meliton found and analyzed ancient carvings he found. Surmising them to be the lost knowledge of Pythagoras.[2]
Once he made it off the island in a makeshift raft, he drifted for months. One one occasion, he met the historian Herodotos and told him of his wild journeys. Most of the tales washed over the historian's head, but his telling of what he discovered on Thera particularly interested Herodotos and he desired to know more.[3]
Sometime in or before 425 BCE, Meliton was captured by the Cult of Kosmos and held in a tiny prison cell in Athens. It was here he met the Spartan misthios Kassandra who recognized the name of his wife he prayed to. After a quick warning, he told her what he knew of the Theran carvings and Pythagoras. The next day he was tortured to death by the Cult.[2]
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References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel – Chapter 12
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel – Chapter 16
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel – Chapter 6