Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.

Melanthos: Difference between revisions

From the Assassin's Creed Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older editNewer edit →
VisualWikitext
imported>Sol Pacificus
mNo edit summary
m Text replacement - ">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''" to ">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''"
Line 11: Line 11:


==Biography==
==Biography==
As the son of the [[Nation Leader|leader]] of [[Messara]], Melanthos sought to follow his father to the same position.<ref name="Bio">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – biography of Melanthos</ref><ref name="Leader's Note from his Son">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Leader's Note from his Son]]</ref> While his father still lived, however, Melanthos was content to bide his time, haunting the {{Wiki|Sea of Crete|waters}} around [[Krete]] and the [[Volcanic Islands]] aboard his [[trireme]], the ''[[Kronos (ship)|Kronos]]''.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
As the son of the [[Nation Leader|leader]] of [[Messara]], Melanthos sought to follow his father to the same position.<ref name="Bio">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – biography of Melanthos</ref><ref name="Leader's Note from his Son">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Leader's Note from his Son]]</ref> While his father still lived, however, Melanthos was content to bide his time, haunting the {{Wiki|Sea of Crete|waters}} around [[Krete]] and the [[Volcanic Islands]] aboard his [[trireme]], the ''[[Kronos (ship)|Kronos]]''.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


Ambitious to a fault, Melanthos also sought glory among the ranks of the Cult of Kosmos, proclaiming his goal to "be a son to [[Kosmos]]." One step on the way was to become the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of his branch, the Gods of the [[Aegean Sea]]. He was encouraged in this by his peer, [[The Mytilenian Shark]], who mentioned in a letter to Melanthos that he had "the blood of a true leader."<ref name="Letter to Melanthos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Letter to Melanthos]]</ref>
Ambitious to a fault, Melanthos also sought glory among the ranks of the Cult of Kosmos, proclaiming his goal to "be a son to [[Kosmos]]." One step on the way was to become the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of his branch, the Gods of the [[Aegean Sea]]. He was encouraged in this by his peer, [[The Mytilenian Shark]], who mentioned in a letter to Melanthos that he had "the blood of a true leader."<ref name="Letter to Melanthos">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Letter to Melanthos]]</ref>


To impress his father and prove himself to him, Melanthos sank ships. After sinking a small fleet, he sent a letter to his father, telling him that he understood what his father had meant as his crew had looked up to him with fear. In that same letter, Melanthos announced his intention to follow in his father's footsteps, and with him as the leader of Messara, Messarans would "know true fear."<ref name="Leader's Note from his Son" />
To impress his father and prove himself to him, Melanthos sank ships. After sinking a small fleet, he sent a letter to his father, telling him that he understood what his father had meant as his crew had looked up to him with fear. In that same letter, Melanthos announced his intention to follow in his father's footsteps, and with him as the leader of Messara, Messarans would "know true fear."<ref name="Leader's Note from his Son" />


After, Melanthos sailed west, following the acting Sage of his branch, [[The Hydra]].<ref name="Letter to the Octopus">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Letter to the Octopus]]</ref>
After, Melanthos sailed west, following the acting Sage of his branch, [[The Hydra]].<ref name="Letter to the Octopus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Cult of Kosmos clues#Gods of the Aegean Sea|Letter to the Octopus]]</ref>


However, while still in the waters between Krete and [[Kythera Island]], Melanthos crossed paths with the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her ship, the ''[[Adrestia]]''. In the ensuing scuffle, ''Kronos'' was sunk, and Melanthos slain.<ref name="Gods of the Aegean Sea">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Gods of the Aegean Sea]]</ref>
However, while still in the waters between Krete and [[Kythera Island]], Melanthos crossed paths with the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her ship, the ''[[Adrestia]]''. In the ensuing scuffle, ''Kronos'' was sunk, and Melanthos slain.<ref name="Gods of the Aegean Sea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Gods of the Aegean Sea]]</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 05:48, 22 September 2026

"I will be a son to Kosmos. And the Cult will be my Family."
―Melanthos[src]

Melanthos (died c. 420s BCE) was a member of the Gods of the Aegean Sea branch of the Cult of Kosmos.

Biography

As the son of the leader of Messara, Melanthos sought to follow his father to the same position.[1][2] While his father still lived, however, Melanthos was content to bide his time, haunting the waters around Krete and the Volcanic Islands aboard his trireme, the Kronos.[3]

Ambitious to a fault, Melanthos also sought glory among the ranks of the Cult of Kosmos, proclaiming his goal to "be a son to Kosmos." One step on the way was to become the Sage of his branch, the Gods of the Aegean Sea. He was encouraged in this by his peer, The Mytilenian Shark, who mentioned in a letter to Melanthos that he had "the blood of a true leader."[4]

To impress his father and prove himself to him, Melanthos sank ships. After sinking a small fleet, he sent a letter to his father, telling him that he understood what his father had meant as his crew had looked up to him with fear. In that same letter, Melanthos announced his intention to follow in his father's footsteps, and with him as the leader of Messara, Messarans would "know true fear."[2]

After, Melanthos sailed west, following the acting Sage of his branch, The Hydra.[5]

However, while still in the waters between Krete and Kythera Island, Melanthos crossed paths with the Spartan misthios Kassandra and her ship, the Adrestia. In the ensuing scuffle, Kronos was sunk, and Melanthos slain.[6]

Gallery

  • Melanthos at the head of the Kronos
    Melanthos at the head of the Kronos
  • Melanthos aiming his bow
    Melanthos aiming his bow
  • Melanthos and the crew of Kronos engaging Kassandra and her crew
    Melanthos and the crew of Kronos engaging Kassandra and her crew
  • Melanthos dead
    Melanthos dead

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – biography of Melanthos
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Leader's Note from his Son
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to Melanthos
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to the Octopus
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Gods of the Aegean Sea

Characters
Assassins
Cult of Kosmos
Templars / Order of the Ancients
Isu
Aletheia | Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios
Olympos Project
Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires
Mercenaries
Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded | Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer
Love interests
Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas | Adonis • Elpis
Others
Factions
Locations
United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)
Events
Terms and concepts
Weapons and tools
DLC
Retrieved from ‘https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Melanthos&oldid=1185436’