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*Although Herodotos was born on Samos according to [[Ubisoft]]'s official webpage for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', he was historically born in {{wiki|Halicarnassus}}.<ref name="Burn 1972">Burn, A. R. ''Herodotus: The Histories''. Penguin Classics, 1972.</ref> | *Although Herodotos was born on Samos according to [[Ubisoft]]'s official webpage for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', he was historically born in {{wiki|Halicarnassus}}.<ref name="Burn 1972">Burn, A. R. ''Herodotus: The Histories''. Penguin Classics, 1972.</ref> | ||
*It's possible that Herodotos was a [[Sage]] as he was able to interact with an Isu artifact, the [[Spear of Leonidas]] , merely by touching it and seeing into the past. This was something that even [[Kassandra]] could not do. | |||
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Herodotos (c. 484 BCE – c. 425 BCE), also spelt Herodotus, was one of the earliest Greek historians. Often referred to as "The Father of History" in Western society, his most famous work is the Histories, a chronicle of Greece that was later divided into nine books named after the Muses.[1] Detractors, however, mocked him as "The Father of Lies" owing to his penchant for embellishment.[2]
Herodotos was born on the island of Samos, off the coast of Anatolia.[3] During the Peloponnesian War, Herodotos accompanied Kassandra on her adventures, documenting her ordeals, but this record would eventually become lost to humanity until 2018, when Layla Hassan found it.[4][5]
Legacy
In 38 BCE, Herodotos' notes about Egypt were used by the priests of the Temple of Thoth in Sinai for research. However, they were later deemed to be filled with misinformation and odd anecdotes, resulting in some of his research being dismissed.[6]
After the Spear of Leonidas eventually ran out of energy, Kassandra gifted it to Herodotos for his research. It was eventually recovered by the Assassin Layla Hassan, who after discovering Atlantis and gained access to the Isu library was greeted by the immortal Kassandra, who had been alive for nearly two and half century's observing humanity. Layla then offered the spear back to Kassandra, she however told Layla to keep it, as she had no further use for it.
Trivia
- Although Herodotos was born on Samos according to Ubisoft's official webpage for Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, he was historically born in Halicarnassus.[7]
- It's possible that Herodotos was a Sage as he was able to interact with an Isu artifact, the Spear of Leonidas , merely by touching it and seeing into the past. This was something that even Kassandra could not do.
Gallery
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A bust depicting Herodotos -
Herodotos and Kassandra in front of the door to the Cult's lair -
Herodotos and Kassandra in front of the Lion of Leonidas
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- The Hidden Ones (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Characters. Ubisoft. Accessed 14 June 2018.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Worlds: Paradise Islands. Ubisoft. Accessed 29 June 2018
- ↑ Totilo, Stephen. "Everything We Learned About Assassin's Creed Odyssey After Playing It". Kotaku, 12 June 2018. Accessed 14 June 2018.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novelization
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones
- ↑ Burn, A. R. Herodotus: The Histories. Penguin Classics, 1972.