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Little by little, Kassandra gathered proof against Pausanias. Still, the King wasn't worried. Following the victory in both the Olympics as well as in Boeotia, Kassandra rendezvoused with Myrrine and Brasidas in Arkadia. They had learned that Lagos, the leader of Arkadia, was a Cultist, and dealt with him. Though he was an unwilling member of the Cult, he didn't consider his chances any better with Kassandra and his old friend Brasidas, and was slain.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Judge, Jury, Executioner (Odyssey)|Judge, Jury, Executioner]]</ref>
Little by little, Kassandra gathered proof against Pausanias. Still, the King wasn't worried. Following the victory in both the Olympics as well as in Boeotia, Kassandra rendezvoused with Myrrine and Brasidas in Arkadia. They had learned that Lagos, the leader of Arkadia, was a Cultist, and dealt with him. Though he was an unwilling member of the Cult, he didn't consider his chances any better with Kassandra and his old friend Brasidas, and was slain.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Judge, Jury, Executioner (Odyssey)|Judge, Jury, Executioner]]</ref>


When Kassandra returned to Sparta to face the kings, she unveiled Pausanias as a member of the Cult of Kosmos, and he was subsequently dethroned by the [[ephors]] and exiled from the city. He sought to flee Lakonia, and was making his way to the [[Village of Gytheion]] within the [[Forest of Eurotas]]. Before he could reach the port, he was slain by Kassandra.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Bloody Feast]]</ref>
When Kassandra returned to Sparta to face the kings, she unveiled Pausanias as a member of the Cult of Kosmos, and he was subsequently dethroned by the [[ephors]] and exiled from the city. He sought to flee Lakonia, and was making his way to the [[Village of Gytheion]] within the [[Forest of Eurotas]]. Before he could reach the port, he was slain by Kassandra.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Bloody Feast]]</ref> On him, Kassandra found a letter from the [[Ghost of Kosmos]], in which the leader of the Cult promised to gift Pausanias Boeotia and Archidamos, assuring him that Kassandra would believe Archidamos to be the "Cultist King" instead.<ref name="TPL" />


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the novel he was given the cryptonym the '''Red-eyed Lion'''. In the game, however, he signed all his correspondence merely with "P."
*In the novel he was given the cryptonym '''Red-eyed Lion'''. In the game, however, he signed all his correspondence merely with "P."
*In the novel the last sight of Pausanias was while he was charged by Archidamos, the ephors, the Gerousia, and the Hippeis before a "blood-chilling scream" was heard. However his fate is ultimately unknown.
*In the novel the last sight of Pausanias was while he was charged by Archidamos, the ephors, the Gerousia, and the Hippeis before a "blood-chilling scream" was heard. However his fate is ultimately unknown.
*Traditionally, Sparta was simultaneously ruled by two kings from two families, the Eurypontids and the Agiads, which according to tradition both descended from Heracles. While Archidamos was an Eurypontid, Pausanias was a scion of the Agiad dynasty like [[Myrrine]], [[Kassandra]] and [[Alexios]], his grandfather being the nephew of [[Leonidas I of Sparta|King Leonidas]].
*Traditionally, Sparta was simultaneously ruled by two kings from two families, the Eurypontids and the Agiads, which according to tradition both descended from Heracles. While Archidamos was an Eurypontid, Pausanias was a scion of the Agiad dynasty like [[Myrrine]], [[Kassandra]] and [[Alexios]], his grandfather being the nephew of [[Leonidas I of Sparta|King Leonidas]].

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"Ares has chosen me to lead the Spartans to glory. There can be only one."
―Pausanias[src]


Pausanias (died in 420s BCE) was one of the Two Kings of Sparta, ruling with Archidamos during the Peloponnesian War. Pausanias was also the Sage of the Peloponnesian League of the Cult of Kosmos.

Biography

A scion of the List of kings of Sparta#Agiad dynasty, Pausanias rose to rule beside Archidamos in around 445 BCE, and was still beside him by the Peloponnesian War. At some point during his life, he made the acquaintance of the Cult of Kosmos, climbing their ranks until he was the Sage of the Peloponnesian League branch.[1]

In 431 BCE, Pausanias participated in the meeting of the Cult within their shrine beneath the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis, the first of its kind in quite a while. While there, he drew aside one of the Cultists within his branch, the Archon of Arkadia Lagos, and reminded him to do what he had been told to, or risk harm to his wife Philonoe and son Niloxenos.[2] Though unbeknownst at the time, Pausanias also saw the misthios Kassandra there, disguised as a Cultist with the mask and black robes she'd taken from Elpenor earlier.[3]

When Archidamos ordered the general Brasidas to Korinthia, Pausanias sent a letter to The Monger, a member of his branch, ordering him to return Brasidas "on his shield." However, due to the intervention of Kassandra, The Monger failed at this task and was slain instead.[4]

Officially Pausanias himself made the acquaintance of Kassandra following her reunion with her mother Myrrine in 429 BCE. Seeing the two at the Tomb of Leonidas, Pausanias greeted them, and asked Kassandra to deal with three members of the krypteia, the Spartan elite forces, telling her that they had gone rogue.[5] Kassandra sought audience with the kings, requesting the return of her and Myrrine's citizenship as well as their home.[6] To this end, the kings demanded proof that they had earned it, given that Kassandra had, as a child, slain an elder.[7] While Archidamos ordered her to ensure Sparta's victory in Boeotia, Pausanias told her to win the Olympic Games held within the Sanctuary of Olympia in Elis.[6]

After Kassandra had dismissed herself, Pausanias sent a letter to another member of the Peloponnesian League, the former Olympic champion Kallias, telling him to destroy the Olympic Truce. Pausanias hoped this would be considered a show of strength by his peers within the Cult, and thus garner him their respect.[8] This plan of his, though success in the sense that multiple people died, was ultimately apparently foiled by Kassandra.[9] Soon after, Kassandra slew Kallias, finding Pausanias' letter.[8]

Little by little, Kassandra gathered proof against Pausanias. Still, the King wasn't worried. Following the victory in both the Olympics as well as in Boeotia, Kassandra rendezvoused with Myrrine and Brasidas in Arkadia. They had learned that Lagos, the leader of Arkadia, was a Cultist, and dealt with him. Though he was an unwilling member of the Cult, he didn't consider his chances any better with Kassandra and his old friend Brasidas, and was slain.[10]

When Kassandra returned to Sparta to face the kings, she unveiled Pausanias as a member of the Cult of Kosmos, and he was subsequently dethroned by the ephors and exiled from the city. He sought to flee Lakonia, and was making his way to the Village of Gytheion within the Forest of Eurotas. Before he could reach the port, he was slain by Kassandra.[11] On him, Kassandra found a letter from the Ghost of Kosmos, in which the leader of the Cult promised to gift Pausanias Boeotia and Archidamos, assuring him that Kassandra would believe Archidamos to be the "Cultist King" instead.[8]

Trivia

  • In the novel he was given the cryptonym Red-eyed Lion. In the game, however, he signed all his correspondence merely with "P."
  • In the novel the last sight of Pausanias was while he was charged by Archidamos, the ephors, the Gerousia, and the Hippeis before a "blood-chilling scream" was heard. However his fate is ultimately unknown.
  • Traditionally, Sparta was simultaneously ruled by two kings from two families, the Eurypontids and the Agiads, which according to tradition both descended from Heracles. While Archidamos was an Eurypontid, Pausanias was a scion of the Agiad dynasty like Myrrine, Kassandra and Alexios, his grandfather being the nephew of King Leonidas.
  • Historically, Pausanias did not die in 420s BCE. He was however removed from kingship around 424 BCE when his father Pleistoanax was recalled from exile. Historically Pausanias regained the throne in 408 BCE with the death of his father and ruled Sparta until 395 BCE when Pausanias was exiled, dying some unknown time after that.
  • "There can be only one" is the motto of the immortals in the Highlander-franchise.
  • If Nikolaos is slain during the quest The Wolf of Sparta, his adopted son and Kassandra's step-brother Stentor will fight Kassandra, until slain or recruited. He has a letter from Pausanias, in which the King promises to take Stentor as a member of the Cult of Kosmos following his victory in Boeotia.
  • If The Monger is slain within the Sacred Cave in Korinth as Brasidas wishes, Lagos may be spared, and gives Pausanias' ring to Kassandra, hoping it'll help her bring down the Cult. Canonically, however, Lagos dies.

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References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Serpent's Lair
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Snake in the Grass
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Monger Down
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bully the Bullies
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kings of Sparta
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Big Break
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Peloponnesian League
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Long Game
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Judge, Jury, Executioner
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Bloody Feast

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