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'''Odysseus''' was a legendary [[Greece|Greek]] king of [[Ithaka]] and the hero of [[Homer]]'s epic poem, the ''[[Odyssey]]''.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> The husband of [[Penelope]], he is well renowned as the hero who helped end the [[Trojan War]]. | '''Odysseus''' was a legendary [[Greece|Greek]] king of [[Ithaka]] and the hero of [[Homer]]'s epic poem, the ''[[Odyssey]]''.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> The husband of [[Penelope]], he is well renowned as the hero who helped end the [[Trojan War]]. | ||
As King of Ithaka, Odysseus owned a [[Odysseus' Palace|palace]] on the island, which he left to his son's supervision after setting out for [[Troy]]. It would not be until twenty years later when he would finally return to the island to be reunited with his family. Odessa | As King of Ithaka, Odysseus owned a [[Odysseus' Palace|palace]] on the island, which he left to his son's supervision after setting out for [[Troy]]. It would not be until twenty years later when he would finally return to the island to be reunited with his family. | ||
In 431 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] encountered a women named [[Odessa]], who beleived herself to be a decendant of Odysseus.<ref name="A Small Odyssey">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Small Odyssey]]</ref> | |||
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Odysseus was a legendary Greek king of Ithaka and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey.[1] The husband of Penelope, he is well renowned as the hero who helped end the Trojan War.
As King of Ithaka, Odysseus owned a palace on the island, which he left to his son's supervision after setting out for Troy. It would not be until twenty years later when he would finally return to the island to be reunited with his family.
In 431 BCE, the Spartan misthios Kassandra encountered a women named Odessa, who beleived herself to be a decendant of Odysseus.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
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