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'''Nikolaos''' was a [[Sparta]]n man who lived in the middle of the 5th century BCE. With [[Myrrine]], he was the father of [[Alexios]] and [[Kassandra]] latter of whom would become a [[Misthios|renowned mercenary]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd book">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novelization]]</ | '''Nikolaos''' was a [[Sparta]]n man who lived in the middle of the 5th century BCE. With [[Myrrine]], he was the father of [[Alexios]] and [[Kassandra]] latter of whom would become a [[Misthios|renowned mercenary]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd book">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novelization]]</ref> | ||
As the son of King [[Leonidas]], Nikolaos high hopes for his children to live up to his father's fame and valor. However, a catastrophe befell the family one fateful day when the children were about a decade old, and in the aftermath, Kassandra was held responsible and was to be executed. Nikolaos steadfastly stood by this sentence and even personally attempted to carry it out, only for Kassandra to survive, and, in exile, grew up to become a legendary mercenary.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_Ucy3WUN8 "Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 World Reveal Gameplay Trailer"], uploaded by Assassin's Creed UK, 11 June 2018.</ref> | As the son of King [[Leonidas]], Nikolaos high hopes for his children to live up to his father's fame and valor. However, a catastrophe befell the family one fateful day when the children were about a decade old, and in the aftermath, Kassandra was held responsible and was to be executed. Nikolaos steadfastly stood by this sentence and even personally attempted to carry it out, only for Kassandra to survive, and, in exile, grew up to become a legendary mercenary.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_Ucy3WUN8 "Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 World Reveal Gameplay Trailer"], uploaded by Assassin's Creed UK, 11 June 2018.</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
Historically, King Leonidas' only known son was Pleistarchus.<ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_Greek_and_Roman_Biography_and_Mythology/Pleistarchus_1. "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Pleistarchus 1."]</ref> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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Nikolaos was a Spartan man who lived in the middle of the 5th century BCE. With Myrrine, he was the father of Alexios and Kassandra latter of whom would become a renowned mercenary during the Peloponnesian War.[1]
As the son of King Leonidas, Nikolaos high hopes for his children to live up to his father's fame and valor. However, a catastrophe befell the family one fateful day when the children were about a decade old, and in the aftermath, Kassandra was held responsible and was to be executed. Nikolaos steadfastly stood by this sentence and even personally attempted to carry it out, only for Kassandra to survive, and, in exile, grew up to become a legendary mercenary.[2]
Trivia
Historically, King Leonidas' only known son was Pleistarchus.[3]
Appearance
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novelization
- ↑ "Assassin's Creed Odyssey: E3 2018 World Reveal Gameplay Trailer", uploaded by Assassin's Creed UK, 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Pleistarchus 1."