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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Auxesia considered Koragos to be her soul mate, making both her spirit and her body happy throughout their long time together. However, by the [[Peloponnesian War]], Koragos' vitality had begun to suffer from old age, and this troubled Auxesia, whose appetite for him hadn't lessened.<ref name="Age is Just a Number">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Age is Just a Number]]</ref> | |||
== | When she met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] who was visiting the Sanctuary, Auxesia admired her, and asked her to help her with her problem. Kassandra agreed, and Auxesia sent her to gather ingredients for an elixir meant to reinvigorate Koragos.<ref name="Age is Just a Number" /> Afterwards, Auxesia enjoyed herself at the [[Lesche of the Knidians]].<ref name="Age is Just a Number" /> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The name of Auxesia, a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', is derived from the Greek word [wikt:auxesis|αυξησις] (''auxesis''), which means 'growth, increase'. She shares this name with a minor {{Wiki|Horae#First triad|goddess}} of spring and fertility in [[Greek mythology]]. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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ACOd-Auxesiafull.jpg|Auxesia at the Sanctuary of Delphi | |||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 10 August 2020
Auxesia was an elderly woman living in Phokis, Greece with her husband, Koragos during the 5th century BCE.
Biography
Auxesia considered Koragos to be her soul mate, making both her spirit and her body happy throughout their long time together. However, by the Peloponnesian War, Koragos' vitality had begun to suffer from old age, and this troubled Auxesia, whose appetite for him hadn't lessened.[1]
When she met the Spartan misthios Kassandra who was visiting the Sanctuary, Auxesia admired her, and asked her to help her with her problem. Kassandra agreed, and Auxesia sent her to gather ingredients for an elixir meant to reinvigorate Koragos.[1] Afterwards, Auxesia enjoyed herself at the Lesche of the Knidians.[1]
Behind the scenes
The name of Auxesia, a character in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, is derived from the Greek word [wikt:auxesis|αυξησις] (auxesis), which means 'growth, increase'. She shares this name with a minor goddess of spring and fertility in Greek mythology.
Gallery
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Auxesia at the Sanctuary of Delphi
Appearances
References