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'''Perseus''' was the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the {{wiki|Perseid dynasty}} who was revered by the [[Greece|Greeks]] as one of the greatest heroes before [[Herakles]]. | '''Perseus''' was the legendary founder of [[Mycenae]] and the {{wiki|Perseid dynasty}} who was revered by the [[Greece|Greeks]] as one of the greatest heroes before [[Herakles]]. | ||
In Greek legends, one of Perseus's most renowned deeds was in slaying the [[Gorgon]] [[Medusa]], whose visage transformed those who beheld it into stone. Perseus succeeded in this by using a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> | In Greek legends, one of Perseus's most renowned deeds was in slaying the [[Gorgon]] [[Medusa]], whose visage transformed those who beheld it into stone. Perseus succeeded in this by using a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> Another was the saving of the princess Andromeda.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]''</ref> | ||
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Perseus was the legendary founder of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty who was revered by the Greeks as one of the greatest heroes before Herakles.
In Greek legends, one of Perseus's most renowned deeds was in slaying the Gorgon Medusa, whose visage transformed those who beheld it into stone. Perseus succeeded in this by using a Sword of Eden.[1] Another was the saving of the princess Andromeda.[2]
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)