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'''Nikolaos''' was a [[Sparta]]n man who lived in the middle of the 5th century BCE. With [[Myrrine]], he was the father of [[Alexios]] and [[Kassandra]] latter of whom would become a [[Misthios|renowned mercenary]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd book">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novelization]]</ref> | '''Nikolaos''' was a [[Sparta]]n man who lived in the middle of the 5th century BCE. With [[Myrrine]], the daughter of King [[Leonidas]], he was the father of [[Alexios]] and [[Kassandra]] latter of whom would become a [[Misthios|renowned mercenary]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd book">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novelization]]</ref> | ||
Because his children were descended from Leonidas, Nikolaos had high hopes for them to live up to their grandfather's fame and valor. However, a catastrophe befell the family one fateful day when the children were about a decade old, and in the aftermath, Kassandra was held responsible and was to be executed. Nikolaos steadfastly stood by this sentence and even personally attempted to carry it out, only for Kassandra to survive, and, in exile, grew up to become a legendary mercenary.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_Ucy3WUN8 "Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 World Reveal Gameplay Trailer"], uploaded by Assassin's Creed UK, 11 June 2018.</ref> | |||
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Nikolaos was a Spartan man who lived in the middle of the 5th century BCE. With Myrrine, the daughter of King Leonidas, he was the father of Alexios and Kassandra latter of whom would become a renowned mercenary during the Peloponnesian War.[1]
Because his children were descended from Leonidas, Nikolaos had high hopes for them to live up to their grandfather's fame and valor. However, a catastrophe befell the family one fateful day when the children were about a decade old, and in the aftermath, Kassandra was held responsible and was to be executed. Nikolaos steadfastly stood by this sentence and even personally attempted to carry it out, only for Kassandra to survive, and, in exile, grew up to become a legendary mercenary.[2]
Trivia
- In real-life, the only son of Leonidas which modern scholars know of is Pleistarchus.[3]
Appearance
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novelization
- ↑ "Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 World Reveal Gameplay Trailer", uploaded by Assassin's Creed UK, 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Pleistarchus 1". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Edited by William Smith. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1870.