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{{Character Infobox
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACOd-Theras.jpg
|image = ACOd-Theras.jpg
|active = 430s-420s BCE<br />[[Seriphos]], [[Greece]]
|active = 430s–420s BCE<br />[[Seriphos]], [[Greece]]
|species = [[Human]]}}
|species = [[Human]]
'''Theras''' was an informant and a friend of the [[Athens|Athenian]] sculptor [[Phidias]] living on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Seriphos]] during the 5th century BCE.
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'''Theras''' was an informant and a friend of the [[Athens|Athenian]] sculptor [[Phidias]], living on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Seriphos]] during the 5th century BCE.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Assisting Phidias===
===Assisting Phidias===
In 431 BCE, when Phidias learned that his life was threatened, Phidias sent out a word to Theras to meet him at the [[Chora, Seriphos|Chora]] in Seriphos. A while later, Theras received both Phidias and the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who had escorted the former out of Athens through the [[Port of Piraeus]]. In gratitude for saving his friend's life, Theras gave Kassandra a letter written by [[Brison]], a member of the [[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. Theras and his companions had intercepted it, and he hoped that it would help Kassandra on her quest to destroy the Cult.<ref name="Escape from Athens">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Escape from Athens]]</ref>
In 431 BCE, when Phidias learned that his life was threatened, he sent out a word to Theras to meet him at the [[Chora, Seriphos|Chora]] in Seriphos. A while later, Theras received both Phidias and the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who had escorted the former out of Athens through the [[Port of Piraeus]]. In gratitude for saving his friend's life, Theras gave Kassandra a letter written by [[Brison]], a member of the [[Delian League (Cult of Kosmos)|Delian League]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]. Theras and his companions had intercepted it, and he hoped that it would help Kassandra in her quest to destroy the Cult.<ref name="Escape from Athens">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Escape from Athens]]</ref>


Later on, Theras spent his time travelling around the world. While doing so, Theras explored the tombs of [[Agamemnon]], [[Eteokles]] and [[Orion]], finding a symbol in each of them. While unable to understand the symbols' importance, he copied the symbols on a piece of parchment and kept it in the hopes of one day deciphering them. When Phidias later departed to [[Elis]],<ref name="Message, Stick, and Artist">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Message, the Stick, and the Artist]]</ref> Theras gave him the parchment as a gift, thinking that Phidias might have better luck with the symbols.<ref name="Finding Theras">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Finding Theras]]</ref>
Later on, Theras spent his time travelling around the world. While doing so, he explored the tombs of [[Agamemnon]], [[Eteokles]], and [[Orion]], finding a symbol in each of them. While unable to understand the symbols' importance, he copied the symbols on a piece of parchment and kept it in the hopes of one day deciphering them. When Phidias later departed to [[Elis]],<ref name="Message, Stick, and Artist">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Message, the Stick, and the Artist]]</ref> Theras gave him the parchment as a gift, thinking that Phidias might have better luck with the symbols.<ref name="Finding Theras">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Finding Theras]]</ref>


===Pursued by the Cult===
===Pursued by the Cult===
After Phidias' death around 428 BCE, rumours reached Theras that his friend had been maimed to death by a [[Alexios|man]] wearing [[gold]]en [[Demigod Set|armor]]. Later on, a number of cultists of Kosmos came to Seriphos looking for Theras. They attempted to interrogate him for information on the symbols, but Theras was rescued by Kassandra who,<ref name="Finding Theras" /> similarly, had tried to solve the mystery of the symbols.<ref name="Art Leading Life">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Art Leading Life]]</ref>
After Phidias' death around 428 BCE, rumours reached Theras that his friend had been maimed to death by a [[Alexios|man]] wearing [[gold]]en [[Demigod Set|armor]]. Later on, a number of Cultists of Kosmos came to Seriphos looking for Theras. They attempted to interrogate him for information on the symbols, but Theras was rescued by Kassandra who,<ref name="Finding Theras" /> similarly, had tried to solve the mystery of the symbols.<ref name="Art Leading Life">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Art Leading Life]]</ref>


Theras told Kassandra where he'd found the symbols, giving her a map listing the locations of the tombs.<ref name="Finding Theras" />
Theras, grateful to the ''misthios'' for saving him, told her where he had found the symbols and gave her a map listing the locations of the tombs.<ref name="Finding Theras" />


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
Theras, a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', shares his name with a {{Wiki|Theras|regent}} of Sparta, after whom the island of [[Thera]] was named.<ref name="Theras">{{WP|Theras}}</ref>
Theras, a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', shares his name with a {{Wiki|Theras|regent}} of Sparta, after whom the island of [[Thera]] was named.<ref name="Theras">{{WP|Theras}}</ref>


Theras can be recruited as a crew member of the ''[[Adrestia]]'' at the end of "[[Finding Theras]]". Recruiting him is required to start [[The Fate of Atlantis]].
Theras can be recruited as a crew member of the ''[[Adrestia]]'' at the end of "[[Finding Theras]]". Recruiting him is required to start ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
ACOD Theras.png
ACOD Theras.png|Close-up of Theras
ACOD Theras Kassandra Cultist Clue.png|Theras handing over a cultist clue to Kassandra
ACOD Theras Kassandra Cultist Clue.png|Theras handing over a Cultist clue to Kassandra
ACOD Finding Theras 1.png|Theras being threatened by Cultist guards
ACOD Finding Theras 4.png|Theras thanking Kassandra for saving him
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 14:12, 5 May 2026

This article is about the friend of Phidas. You may be looking for the similarly named Greek island.

Theras was an informant and a friend of the Athenian sculptor Phidias, living on the Greek island of Seriphos during the 5th century BCE.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Assisting Phidias[edit | edit source]

In 431 BCE, when Phidias learned that his life was threatened, he sent out a word to Theras to meet him at the Chora in Seriphos. A while later, Theras received both Phidias and the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who had escorted the former out of Athens through the Port of Piraeus. In gratitude for saving his friend's life, Theras gave Kassandra a letter written by Brison, a member of the Delian League branch of the Cult of Kosmos. Theras and his companions had intercepted it, and he hoped that it would help Kassandra in her quest to destroy the Cult.[1]

Later on, Theras spent his time travelling around the world. While doing so, he explored the tombs of Agamemnon, Eteokles, and Orion, finding a symbol in each of them. While unable to understand the symbols' importance, he copied the symbols on a piece of parchment and kept it in the hopes of one day deciphering them. When Phidias later departed to Elis,[2] Theras gave him the parchment as a gift, thinking that Phidias might have better luck with the symbols.[3]

Pursued by the Cult[edit | edit source]

After Phidias' death around 428 BCE, rumours reached Theras that his friend had been maimed to death by a man wearing golden armor. Later on, a number of Cultists of Kosmos came to Seriphos looking for Theras. They attempted to interrogate him for information on the symbols, but Theras was rescued by Kassandra who,[3] similarly, had tried to solve the mystery of the symbols.[4]

Theras, grateful to the misthios for saving him, told her where he had found the symbols and gave her a map listing the locations of the tombs.[3]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Theras, a character in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, shares his name with a regent of Sparta, after whom the island of Thera was named.[5]

Theras can be recruited as a crew member of the Adrestia at the end of "Finding Theras". Recruiting him is required to start The Fate of Atlantis.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyEscape from Athens
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Message, the Stick, and the Artist
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: OdysseyFinding Theras
  4. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyArt Leading Life
  5. Theras on Wikipedia