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Phidias (c. 480 BCE – c. 420s BCE) was a Greek sculptor, painter and architect who lived during the 5th century BCE. He was known for creating the colossal statue of Athena which stood the middle of the Akropolis Sanctuary and the Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon in Athens. His Statue of Zeus in the Temple of Zeus within the Sanctuary of Olympia was one of the Wonders of the World.

Biography

In 435 BCE, Phidias finished the work on the Statue of Zeus in the Sanctuary of Olympia.^[1]

In 431 BCE, the Spartan misthios Kassandra learned that the Cult of Kosmos wanted Phidias dead.^[2] When she reached Athens and met Perikles, he asked her to help Phidias escape the polis. Kassandra escorted Phidias to the island of Seriphos.^[3]

Sometime later, Phidias moved on from Seriphos, and by 428 BCE was back in Sanctuary of Olympia, working again in his workshop. There, he met Kassandra again, paranoid at the constant threat the Cult posed. He had received a Spartan scytale and asked for Kassandra's help to decode the message. He tasked Kassandra to look for the symbol on the Statue of Zeus in the Temple of Zeus. However once that symbol had been decoded they mystery only unraveled further. The coded message referenced other statues, which Kassandra agreed to travel to and help decode all the messages.^[4] The other statues were located in Kythera, Thasos, and Samos. They were of Aphrodite, Theagenes, and Poseidon respectively. Once Kassandra had found all the symbols she returned to Phidias.^[5]

During the time that Kassandra was searching for the symbols, Phidias was interrogated and tortured by Deimos for information on the mysterious symbols. The only things Phidias was able to say about them was "Itira! Korgath! Metin!" for that was all he was able to glean in the short time he had studied them. Unsatisfied with his constant blubbering, Deimos beat the sculptor to death.^[6]

Legacy

Upon returning from her task, Kassandra discovered Phidias to be brutally murdered. She lamented that she shouldn't have left him alone.^[7]

Trivia

Historically, Phidias died in 430 BCE after being imprisoned by political enemies of Perikles, in Athens. Alternatively, it was said that he was put to death by the Eleans after he had completed the Statue of Zeus for them.

Gallery

Phidias working on a statue in his workshop in Sanctuary of Olympia
Phidias' hand being stabbed by Deimos

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Serpent's Lair
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Escape from Athens
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Message, the Stick, and the Artist
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Art Leading Life
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Three Symbols Entombed
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Pieces of the Puzzle

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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 In 431 BCE, the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] learned that the [[Cult of Kosmos]] wanted Phidias dead.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> When she reached Athens and met [[Perikles]], he asked her to help Phidias escape the ''polis''. Kassandra escorted Phidias to the island of [[Seriphos]].<ref name="Escape from Athens">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Escape from Athens]]</ref>
-Sometime later, Phidias moved on from Seriphos, and by 428 BCE was back in Sanctuary of Olympia, working again in his [[Phidias' Workshop|workshop]]. There, he met Kassandra again, paranoid at the constant threat the Cult posed. He had received a Spartan ''scytale'' and asked for Kassandra's help to decode the message. He tasked Kassandra to look for the symbol on the [[Statue of Zeus, Olympia|Statue of Zeus]] in the [[Temple of Zeus, Olympia|Temple of Zeus]]. However once that symbol had been decoded they mystery only unraveled further. The coded message referenced other statues, which Kassandra agreed to travel to and help decode all the messages.<ref name="The Message, the Stick, and the Artist">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Message, the Stick, and the Artist]]</ref> The other statues were located in [[Kythera]], [[Thasos]], and [[Samos]]. They were of [[Aphrodite's Beauty|Aphrodite]], [[Theagenes of Thasos|Theagenes]], and [[Statue of Poseidon|Poseidon]] respectively. Once Kassandra had found all the symbols she returned to Phidias.<ref name="Art Leading Life">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Art Leading Life]]</ref>
+Sometime later, Phidias moved on from Seriphos, and by 428 BCE was back in Sanctuary of Olympia, working again in his [[Phidias' Workshop|workshop]]. There, he met Kassandra again, paranoid at the constant threat the Cult posed. He had received a Spartan ''scytale'' and asked for Kassandra's help to decode the message. He tasked Kassandra to look for the symbol on the [[Statue of Zeus, Olympia|Statue of Zeus]] in the [[Temple of Zeus, Olympia|Temple of Zeus]]. However once that symbol had been decoded they mystery only unraveled further. The coded message referenced other statues, which Kassandra agreed to travel to and help decode all the messages.<ref name="The Message, the Stick, and the Artist">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Message, the Stick, and the Artist]]</ref> The other statues were located in [[Kythera]], [[Thasos]], and [[Samos]]. They were of [[Aphrodite's Beauty|Aphrodite]], [[Theagenes of Thasos|Theagenes]], and [[Statue of Poseidon, Samos|Poseidon]] respectively. Once Kassandra had found all the symbols she returned to Phidias.<ref name="Art Leading Life">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Art Leading Life]]</ref>
 During the time that Kassandra was searching for the symbols, Phidias was interrogated and tortured by [[Alexios|Deimos]] for information on the mysterious symbols. The only things Phidias was able to say about them was "''Itira''! ''Korgath''! ''Metin''!" for that was all he was able to glean in the short time he had studied them. Unsatisfied with his constant blubbering, Deimos beat the sculptor to death.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Three Symbols Entombed]]</ref>