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'''Charon''' is a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, believed to be the one to carry the souls of the dead over the river [[Styx]]. | '''Charon''' is a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, believed to be the one to carry the souls of the dead over the river [[Styx]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
===Simulation=== | |||
In a simulation created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] after she'd slain [[Cerberos]]. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''</ref> | |||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
It was customary for the dead to be given a coin or couple to pay Charon his fee. | It was customary for the dead to be given a coin or couple to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)|A Night to Remember]]</ref> | ||
This tradition was also observed by [[Pothinus]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], placing a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him<ref | This tradition was also observed by [[Pothinus]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], placing a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>, as well as by [[Jacob Frye]], a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] who gave his target [[Philip Twopenny]] a coin "for the path of the dead."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Bad Penny]]</ref> | ||
Both the river Styx and Charon visually manifested in the [[Animus]] [[Black Room]] simulation of [[Clay Kaczmarek]]'s memories.<ref | Both the river Styx and Charon were visually manifested in the [[Animus]] [[Black Room]] simulation of [[Clay Kaczmarek]]'s memories.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End of the Line]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACR DLC-7-ferryman.png| | ACR DLC-7-ferryman.png|Manifestation of Charon in the Animus Black Room | ||
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Charon is a figure in Greek mythology, believed to be the one to carry the souls of the dead over the river Styx.
Biography
Simulation
In a simulation created by the Isu Aletheia, Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the Spartan misthios Kassandra after she'd slain Cerberos. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well.[1]
Influence
It was customary for the dead to be given a coin or couple to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some for Podarkes' journey at his funeral.[2]
This tradition was also observed by Pothinus, a member of the Order of the Ancients during the 1st century BCE in Egypt, placing a coin in his own mouth as the Medjay Bayek of Siwa killed him[3], as well as by Jacob Frye, a British Assassin who gave his target Philip Twopenny a coin "for the path of the dead."[4]
Both the river Styx and Charon were visually manifested in the Animus Black Room simulation of Clay Kaczmarek's memories.[5]
Gallery
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Manifestation of Charon in the Animus Black Room
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- The Lost Archive (statue only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades (simulation only)