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==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,<ref name="Monger Down">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Monger Down]]</ref> or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.<ref name="Journey into War">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Journey into War]]</ref><ref name="Serpent's Lair">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> | The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,<ref name="Monger Down">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Monger Down]]</ref> or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.<ref name="Journey into War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Journey into War]]</ref><ref name="Serpent's Lair">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n commander [[Taureas]] had a [[sword]] named [[Tyche's Folly]], which he considered to be his own 'token of luck'.<ref name="Evening the Odds">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Evening the Odds]]</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n commander [[Taureas]] had a [[sword]] named [[Tyche's Folly]], which he considered to be his own 'token of luck'.<ref name="Evening the Odds">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Evening the Odds]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:49, 22 September 2026
Tyche is the Greek goddess and personification of chance, luck and fate. Her Roman equivalent is Fortuna.
Influence[edit | edit source]
The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,[1] or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.[2][3]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan commander Taureas had a sword named Tyche's Folly, which he considered to be his own 'token of luck'.[4]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Her name, τῠ́χη (túkhē), is Greek for 'luck, chance, fate'.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first mentioned)
- Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (mentioned only)