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'''Psyche''' was the goddess of soul and the consort of [[Eros]] in [[Greek mythology]]. | '''Psyche''' was the goddess of soul and the consort of [[Eros]] in [[Greek mythology]], in [[Roman mythology]] she is still referred to as Psyche. | ||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
After imbibing [[lotus]] flower wine, [[Barnabas]] had three visions concerning his wife [[Leda (Barnabas' wife)|Leda]]. In one of these, he swore that Psyche showed him Leda drinking wine with a [[Circe|witch]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Odyssey Into the Past]]</ref> | After imbibing [[lotus]] flower wine, [[Barnabas]] had three visions concerning his wife [[Leda (Barnabas' wife)|Leda]]. In one of these, he swore that Psyche showed him Leda drinking wine with a [[Circe|witch]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Odyssey Into the Past]]</ref> | ||
In 2012 [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included the story of Psyche and [[Eros|Cupid]] in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the [[Animus]] for his [[Desmond Miles|follower]] to find. In Clay's puzzle it was suggested that Psyche's story was one of those in which "the seeds were planted as two worlds became one."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 14: "Bloodlines"]]</ref> | In 2012 [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included the story of Psyche and [[Eros|Cupid]] in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the [[Animus]] for his [[Desmond Miles|follower]] to find. In Clay's puzzle it was suggested that Psyche's story was one of those in which "the seeds were planted as two worlds became one."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 14: "Bloodlines"]]</ref> In a former puzzle, Psyche was excluded from a list of individuals known to have possessed an Apple of Eden.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#1|Glyph 1: "In the Beginning"]]</ref> | ||
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Psyche is a mythological figure and a character introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles. She is also mentioned in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''. | |||
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ψυχή Ψυχή] (''psūkhḗ'') is Greek for 'soul'. Her name has been loaned into multiple language to denote consciousness. | |||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c| | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|appears in Glyphs only}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:22, 7 July 2020
Psyche was the goddess of soul and the consort of Eros in Greek mythology, in Roman mythology she is still referred to as Psyche.
Influence
After imbibing lotus flower wine, Barnabas had three visions concerning his wife Leda. In one of these, he swore that Psyche showed him Leda drinking wine with a witch.[1]
In 2012 Clay Kaczmarek included the story of Psyche and Cupid in a set of puzzles he'd hidden within the Animus for his follower to find. In Clay's puzzle it was suggested that Psyche's story was one of those in which "the seeds were planted as two worlds became one."[2] In a former puzzle, Psyche was excluded from a list of individuals known to have possessed an Apple of Eden.[3]
Behind the scenes
Psyche is a mythological figure and a character introduced in Assassin's Creed II in the Glyph puzzles. She is also mentioned in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
Ψυχή (psūkhḗ) is Greek for 'soul'. Her name has been loaned into multiple language to denote consciousness.
Gallery
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (appears in Glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)