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'''Aesop''' (c. 620 BCE – 564 BCE) was an Ancient [[Greece|Greek]] fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables which became collectively known as ''[[Aesop's Fables]]''. | '''Aesop''' (c. 620 BCE – 564 BCE) was an Ancient [[Greece|Greek]] fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables which became collectively known as ''[[Aesop's Fables]]''. | ||
During the early 16th century, the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] retrieved a copy of this book which [[Niccolò Polo]] had hidden two centuries earlier near [[Little Hagia Sophia]] in [[Constantinople]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]</ref> | During the early 16th century, the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] retrieved a copy of this book which [[Niccolò Polo]] had hidden two centuries earlier near [[Little Hagia Sophia]] in [[Constantinople]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The copy of ''Aesop's Fables'' obtained by Ezio was attributed to [[Socrates]], suggesting that he was either the true author or the one who wrote the fables down. | *The copy of ''Aesop's Fables'' obtained by Ezio was attributed to [[Socrates]], suggesting that he was either the true author or the one who wrote the fables down. | ||
*In 1721, after suffering the loss of [[Mary Read]], [[Edward Kenway]] experienced a disturbing dream in which, among other things, [[Woodes Rogers]] recited Aesop's fable about the eagle and the jackdaw.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]</ref> | *In 1721, after suffering the loss of [[Mary Read]], [[Edward Kenway]] experienced a disturbing dream in which, among other things, [[Woodes Rogers]] recited Aesop's fable about the eagle and the jackdaw.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 29 March 2017
Aesop (c. 620 BCE – 564 BCE) was an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables which became collectively known as Aesop's Fables.
During the early 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze retrieved a copy of this book which Niccolò Polo had hidden two centuries earlier near Little Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.[1]
Trivia
- The copy of Aesop's Fables obtained by Ezio was attributed to Socrates, suggesting that he was either the true author or the one who wrote the fables down.
- In 1721, after suffering the loss of Mary Read, Edward Kenway experienced a disturbing dream in which, among other things, Woodes Rogers recited Aesop's fable about the eagle and the jackdaw.[2]