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'''Nesaia''' (died 428 BCE) was | '''Nesaia''' (died 428 BCE) was one of the [[Champions of Boeotia|Champions]] of [[Boeotia]] and a hunter who lived during the 5th century BCE. | ||
==Biography== | |||
Due to her skills as huntress, Nesaia came to be considered a Champion of Boeotia. Her generation of the champions also included [[Deianeira]], who became a central figure of the group. She was a member of the [[Heroes of the Cult]] branch of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], and under her influence, the Champions changed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Heroes of the Cult]]</ref> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] [[Stentor]], a [[Sparta]]n ''polemarch'' and step-brother of the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]], charged Kassandra to kill Boeotian champions including Nesaia. Kassandra found her [[Nesaia's Camp|camp]] near the [[Healing Sanctuary of Amphiaraos]] in [[Oropos Heights]], and Nesaia herself wandering in the forests nearby, hunting with her pet [[bear]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Last Hunt of Nesaia]]</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] [[Stentor]], a [[Sparta]]n ''polemarch'' and step-brother of the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]], charged Kassandra to kill Boeotian champions including Nesaia. Kassandra found her [[Nesaia's Camp|camp]] near the [[Healing Sanctuary of Amphiaraos]] in [[Oropos Heights]], and Nesaia herself wandering in the forests nearby, hunting with her pet [[bear]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Last Hunt of Nesaia]]</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Nesaia shares her name with {{Wiki|Nesaea|one}} of the {{Wiki|Nereid}}s, [[nymph]]s of the sea in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | *Nesaia shares her name with {{Wiki|Nesaea|one}} of the {{Wiki|Nereid}}s, [[nymph]]s of the sea in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
*In the novel Nesaia is male and a captain in the Athenian army. | *In the novel Nesaia is male and a captain in the [[Athens|Athenian]] army. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Hunters]] | [[Category:Hunters]] | ||
[[Category:Champions of Boeotia]] | [[Category:Champions of Boeotia]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:42, 1 March 2019
- "Death is part of Artemis' design!"
- ―Nesaia[src]
Nesaia (died 428 BCE) was one of the Champions of Boeotia and a hunter who lived during the 5th century BCE.
Biography
Due to her skills as huntress, Nesaia came to be considered a Champion of Boeotia. Her generation of the champions also included Deianeira, who became a central figure of the group. She was a member of the Heroes of the Cult branch of the Cult of Kosmos, and under her influence, the Champions changed.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War Stentor, a Spartan polemarch and step-brother of the misthios Kassandra, charged Kassandra to kill Boeotian champions including Nesaia. Kassandra found her camp near the Healing Sanctuary of Amphiaraos in Oropos Heights, and Nesaia herself wandering in the forests nearby, hunting with her pet bear.[2]
Trivia
- Nesaia shares her name with one of the Nereids, nymphs of the sea in Greek mythology.
- In the novel Nesaia is male and a captain in the Athenian army.
Gallery
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Nesaia walking in the woods with her bear -
Nesaia dead
