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During the [[Renaissance]], the ''{{Wiki|Papaver somniferum|Papaver silvaticum}}'' was known as a source for the addicting drug opium.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' − [[Trade objects]]</ref> The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] would mix this drug with [[nutmeg]] and [[ricinus]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)|concoct]] one of their many [[poison]]s, with [[Tessa Varzi]] being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> Her team would gather these in [[Rome]],<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3" /> as did their [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | During the [[Renaissance]], the ''{{Wiki|Papaver somniferum|Papaver silvaticum}}'' was known as a source for the addicting drug opium.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' − [[Trade objects]]</ref> The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] would mix this drug with [[nutmeg]] and [[ricinus]] to [[Crafting (Project Legacy)|concoct]] one of their many [[poison]]s, with [[Tessa Varzi]] being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' − [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> Her team would gather these in [[Rome]],<ref name="Project Legacy Rome 3" /> as did their [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
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During the war, the [[United Kingdom|British]] adopted the poppy as a {{Wiki|Remembrance poppy|symbol}} of remembrance and solidarity with the veterans and victims of war, as it was one of the few flowers that grew on battlefields riddled with shells.<ref name="Armoire">''[[L'Armoire de Fer]]''</ref> | |||
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A poppy is a flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. Its juices are used to create opium, which medicinally serves as a morphine, but it can also be abused as a recreational drug or even in the concoction of poisons.
History
Antiquity
In 5th century BCE Greece, poppies were grown in abundance throughout Lakonia.[1]
The blacksmith of Opous, Kosta, once asked the misthios Kassandra to gather some of the flowers from the nearby forest of the Red Lake, as he believed they would have an invigorating effect on a human, carrying "the fire from one's heart to one's crotch".[2]
In the 1st century BCE, a type of mace called the Minoan Poppy Pin, was used across the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. It was so named due to the similarity of the mace's head to the seedpod of the poppy.[3]
Renaissance
During the Renaissance, the Papaver silvaticum was known as a source for the addicting drug opium.[4] The Italian Assassins would mix this drug with nutmeg and ricinus to concoct one of their many poisons, with Tessa Varzi being exceptionally skilled in creating and using the mixtures.[5] Her team would gather these in Rome,[5] as did their Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[6]
World War I
During the war, the British adopted the poppy as a symbol of remembrance and solidarity with the veterans and victims of war, as it was one of the few flowers that grew on battlefields riddled with shells.[7]
Symbolism
To the ancient Greeks, poppies were commonly known as the 'flowers of Aphrodite', said to have been planted by the Greek goddess of love and beauty herself.[1]
According to the Victorian era document the Language of Flowers, the red Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) symbolized consolation while the white variety was used to express "my bane, my antidote". This metaphor is derived from the use of its juices as a sedative for pain and restlessness.[8]
Gallery
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The 'opium' flower -
A poppy growing in 5th century BCE Greece -
Minoan Poppy Pin with its seedpod-like head
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (as 'opium')
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- L'Armoire de Fer (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned only)
- Valley of Memory (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Family Values
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood − Trade objects
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy − Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- ↑ L'Armoire de Fer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Poppy