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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
When she was the [[Pythia]], Praxithea was forced by the [[Cult of Kosmos]] to relay prophesies according to their designs. One of these was that the [[Alexios|youngest]] child of the [[Sparta]]n general [[Nikolaos]] would have to die to prevent the downfall of Sparta.<ref name="Sins of the Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Sins of the Past]]</ref> Years later in 431 BCE, the Spartan [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] and Nikolaos' elder child, [[Kassandra]] | When she was the [[Pythia]], Praxithea was forced by the [[Cult of Kosmos]] to relay prophesies according to their designs. One of these was that the [[Alexios|youngest]] child of the [[Sparta]]n general [[Nikolaos]] would have to die to prevent the downfall of Sparta.<ref name="Sins of the Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Sins of the Past]]</ref> Years later in 431 BCE, the Spartan [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] and Nikolaos' elder child, [[Kassandra]] and Lykaon confronted Praxithea and Kassandra either decided to kill or spare her.<ref name="The Unkindest Cut">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Unkindest Cut]]</ref> | ||
At some point in her life, Praxithea had children, and at least two grandchildren, [[Lykaon]] who became the local [[Doctor|healer]] around the Chora of Delphi, and [[Agave]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | At some point in her life, Praxithea had children, and at least two grandchildren, [[Lykaon]] who became the local [[Doctor|healer]] around the Chora of Delphi, and [[Agave]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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Praxithea was a Greek woman and a former oracle living in the Chora of Delphi during the 5th century BCE.
Biography
When she was the Pythia, Praxithea was forced by the Cult of Kosmos to relay prophesies according to their designs. One of these was that the youngest child of the Spartan general Nikolaos would have to die to prevent the downfall of Sparta.[1] Years later in 431 BCE, the Spartan misthios and Nikolaos' elder child, Kassandra and Lykaon confronted Praxithea and Kassandra either decided to kill or spare her.[2]
At some point in her life, Praxithea had children, and at least two grandchildren, Lykaon who became the local healer around the Chora of Delphi, and Agave.[3]
Trivia
- She shares her name with multiple figures from Greek mythology.
- The name is derived from the Greek words πρᾶξῐς (prâxis), meaning 'action, exercise, deed' and θεά(theā́), which means 'goddess'.
Appearance
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