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*Kassandra's name means "Shine upon mankind".
*Kassandra's name means "Shine upon mankind".
**Additionally, her name is also a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra the figure of the same name] from Greek mythology, who is the origin of the "Cassandra metaphor", in which a figure with knowledge of the truth and/or upcoming disasters is ignored.
**Additionally, her name is also a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra the figure of the same name] from Greek mythology, who is the origin of the "Cassandra metaphor", in which a figure with knowledge of the truth and/or upcoming disasters is ignored.
*Historically, because Spartan women was to give birth to strong, healthy baby boys, they were treated far more better than other Greek women. 
**Spartan women were also allowed to participate in athletic sports, which was very uncommon among other Greek city-states. 


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Kassandra, also known as the Misthios (English: Mercenary), was a Spartan mercenary who fought during the Peloponnesian War. Through her mother, Myrrine, Kassandra was the granddaughter of King Leonidas of Sparta.

In combat, she wielded the broken Spear of Leonidas, an Isu artifact that afford the wielder increased strength and a myriad of supernatural abilities.

Trivia

  • Kassandra is one of the two selectable protagonists in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, alongside Alexios. Regardless of who the player chooses, the two protagonists share the same story.
  • Kassandra's name means "Shine upon mankind".
    • Additionally, her name is also a reference to the figure of the same name from Greek mythology, who is the origin of the "Cassandra metaphor", in which a figure with knowledge of the truth and/or upcoming disasters is ignored.
  • Historically, because Spartan women was to give birth to strong, healthy baby boys, they were treated far more better than other Greek women. 
    • Spartan women were also allowed to participate in athletic sports, which was very uncommon among other Greek city-states. 

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