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They call me many things: Murderer. Cutthroat. Thief. But you may call me Nyx the Shadow.

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"Nothing gets past the Eyes of Kosmos."

―The Shadow^[src]

Nyx the Shadow (died 431 BCE) was a member and the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography

Background

Despite her youthful appearance, Nyx had made a career of being 'The Shadow', a faceless agent who could be anyone by the time of the Peloponnesian War.^[1]

This skill in crafting believable personalities, complete with entire histories and lives made The Shadow a valuable asset to the Cult of Kosmos, and she rose in their ranks to become the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos.^[1]

Peloponnesian War

During the Peloponnesian War the Ghost of Kosmos sent a letter to The Shadow instructing her to "share nothing" that she observed with the Cult, only with the Ghost, telling her that Kosmos himself did "not just command it, he demands it."^[2]

It was rumored among the Eyes of Kosmos that The Shadow was bearing a grudge against one of the Eyes, Sotera, due to her "hiding something" from The Shadow. One of Sotera's fellow members sought to warn Sotera, and urged her to escape before the "the other child of the bloodline" could find her.^[3] Ironically, the letter instead helped the Spartan misthios Kassandra find Sotera, and find a clue to the identity of the branch's Sage.^[4]

Another clue to the identity of The Shadow Kassandra found on Hermippos, who had the word "Nyx" etched on his gloves, as an apparent act of fealty.^[5]

At some point, The Shadow sent a letter to Midas, another member of the Eyes of Kosmos as well as their treasurer, urging him to hurry with the news that "Agamemnon and all traces of his lineage" were eradicated from the world. Why The Shadow wished to see the very memory of the mythical king Agamemnon destroyed was never known.^[6]

Eventually Kassandra managed to gather enough information on The Shadow to find her, and hunt her down in Athens, Attika.^[4]

Trivia

Nyx is the primordial goddess of the night in Greek mythology. The word itself, νῠ́ξ (núx), means 'night'.

Gallery

The Nyx in the Agora of Athens
Closeup of Nyx

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cultists – Eyes of Kosmos: Nyx the Shadow
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – Aspasia: The Ghost's Whisper to Nyx
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – Nyx the Shadow: Warning to Sotera
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Eyes of Kosmos
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – Nyx the Shadow: Etching on Hermippos's Gloves
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos notes – Nyx the Shadow: Sage Letter to Midas

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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 ==Biography==
 ===Background===
-Despite her youthful appearance, Nyx had made a career of being 'The Shadow', a faceless agent who could be anyone by the time of the Peloponnesian War.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+Despite her youthful appearance, Nyx had made a career of being 'The Shadow', a faceless agent who could be anyone by the time of the Peloponnesian War.<ref name="Cultists">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Cultists – Eyes of Kosmos: Nyx the Shadow</ref>
-This skill in crafting believable personalities, complete with entire histories and lives made The Shadow a valuable asset to the Cult of Kosmos, and she rose in their ranks to become the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos.<ref name="ACOd" />
+This skill in crafting believable personalities, complete with entire histories and lives made The Shadow a valuable asset to the Cult of Kosmos, and she rose in their ranks to become the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos.<ref name="Cultists" />
 ===Peloponnesian War===
-During the Peloponnesian War the [[Ghost of Kosmos]] sent a letter to The Shadow instructing her to "share nothing" that she observed with the Cult, only with the Ghost, telling her that [[Kosmos]] himself did "not just command it, he demands it."<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos" />
+During the Peloponnesian War the [[Ghost of Kosmos]] sent a letter to The Shadow instructing her to "share nothing" that she observed with the Cult, only with the Ghost, telling her that [[Kosmos]] himself did "not just command it, he demands it."<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Cult of Kosmos notes]] – Aspasia: The Ghost's Whisper to Nyx</ref>
-It was rumored among the Eyes of Kosmos that The Shadow was bearing a grudge against one of the Eyes, [[Sotera]], due to her "hiding something" from The Shadow. One of Sotera's fellow members sought to warn Sotera, and urged her to escape before the "the other child of the bloodline" could find her. Ironically, the letter instead helped the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] find Sotera, and find a clue to the identity of the branch's Sage.<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref>
+It was rumored among the Eyes of Kosmos that The Shadow was bearing a grudge against one of the Eyes, [[Sotera]], due to her "hiding something" from The Shadow. One of Sotera's fellow members sought to warn Sotera, and urged her to escape before the "the other child of the bloodline" could find her.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos notes – Nyx the Shadow: Warning to Sotera</ref> Ironically, the letter instead helped the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] find Sotera, and find a clue to the identity of the branch's Sage.<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref>
-Another clue to the identity of The Shadow Kassandra found on [[Hermippos]], who had the word "Nyx" etched on his gloves, as an apparent act of fealty.<ref name="ACOd" />
+Another clue to the identity of The Shadow Kassandra found on [[Hermippos]], who had the word "Nyx" etched on his gloves, as an apparent act of fealty.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos notes – Nyx the Shadow: Etching on Hermippos's Gloves</ref>
-At some point, The Shadow sent a letter to [[Midas]], another member of the Eyes of Kosmos as well as their treasurer, urging him to hurry with the news that "[[Agamemnon]] and all traces of his lineage" were eradicated from the world. Why The Shadow wished to see the very memory of the mythical king Agamemnon destroyed was never known.<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos" />
+At some point, The Shadow sent a letter to [[Midas]], another member of the Eyes of Kosmos as well as their treasurer, urging him to hurry with the news that "[[Agamemnon]] and all traces of his lineage" were eradicated from the world. Why The Shadow wished to see the very memory of the mythical king Agamemnon destroyed was never known.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Cult of Kosmos notes – Nyx the Shadow: Sage Letter to Midas</ref>
 Eventually Kassandra managed to gather enough information on The Shadow to find her, and hunt her down in [[Athens]], [[Attika]].<ref name="Eyes of Kosmos" />