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[[File:ACOD_FoE_Persephone.jpg|thumb|250px|Persephone]]
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'''Persephone''', also called '''Kore''', was an [[Isu]], revered as the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of the [[Hades (place)|underworld]], springtime, flowers, and blooming.
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'''Persephone''', also called '''Kore''', was an [[Isu]], revered as the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of the [[underworld]], springtime, flowers, and blooming.


The daughter of [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]], and the wife of [[Hades]], Persephone ruled the realm of [[Elysium]] alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]''</ref>
The daughter of [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]], and the wife of [[Hades]], Persephone ruled the realm of [[Elysium]] alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''</ref>


==Biography==
==History==
===Mythology===
Once upon a time Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to his kingdom with the intent to marry her.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
In time, Persephone and other Isu came to be revered in the Greek pantheon as gods and goddesses.
 
As the daughter of Demeter, Persephone was known simply as Kore. When Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to marry her, she came to be known as Persephone.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika]]: Entrance to the Underworld</ref>
 
===Simulation===
During the 5th century BCE, Persephone and Elysium were recreated from the memories of the Isu [[Aletheia]] in order for the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to master the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]. Upon meeting Kassandra, the simulant Persephone reacted to the intrusion into her realm, telling the ''misthios'' that she did not belong, but otherwise left her be.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium'' – [[Welcome to Elysium]]</ref>


==Legacy and influence==
==Legacy and influence==
The [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] within the [[Sacred Plains of Demeter]] in [[Attika]] was a central location for the worship of Persephone and Demeter,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Attika: Sanctuary of Eleusis</ref> and in the [[Eleusis Telesterion|Telesterion]] people annually participated in the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], initiation practices into their cult.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Attika: Eleusis Telesterion</ref> In [[Athens]], a  
The [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] within the [[Sacred Plains of Demeter]] in [[Attika]] was a central location for the worship of Persephone and Demeter, and in the [[Eleusis Telesterion|Telesterion]] people annually participated in the {{Wiki|Eleusinian Mysteries}}, initiation practices into their cult. In [[Athens]], a  
[[Statue of Demeter and Kore|statue]] featuring Persephone and her mother stood watch over the [[Sacred Way, Attika|road]] leading from the [[Akropolis Sanctuary|acropolis]] to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Attika: Statue of Demeter and Kore</ref>
[[Statue of Demeter and Kore|statue]] featuring Persephone and her mother stood watch over the [[Sacred Way|road]] leading from the [[Akropolis Sanctuary|acropolis]] to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.<ref name="ACOd" />
 
After imbibing [[lotus]] flower wine, [[Barnabas]] had three visions concerning his wife [[Leda (Barnabas' wife)|Leda]]. In one of these, he swore that Persephone led him [[Tomb of Polybotes|where]] mythical [[Siren (mythology)|sirens]] dwelled.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Odyssey Into the Past]]</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Trivia==
Persephone's names are based on Greek: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B7 Κόρη] (''kórē'') means 'maiden, girl, bride', while 'Persephone' may be related to the words [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/πέρθω πέρθω] (''pérthō''), meaning 'to destroy', and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/φόνος φόνος] (''phónos''), meaning 'murder'.
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B7 Κόρη] (''kórē'') is a Greek word meaning 'maiden, girl, bride'.
 
*In Greek mythology, Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and [[Zeus]].
The [[Persephone's Helmet|headgear]] Persephone wears in the Elysium simulation is based on the {{wiki|Attic helmet}}.
 
The statue representing Persephone as Kore especially in Attika and Sanctuary of Eleusis in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on the restored {{Wiki|Phrasikleia Kore}}, made by Aristion of Paros in 6th century BCE.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
Athens-KoreDemeter.jpg|The statue of Kore and Demeter in Athens
Athens-KoreDemeter.jpg|The statue of Kore and Demeter in Athens
ACOD_FoE_Persephone.jpg|Persephone on her throne in Elysium
ACOd-TFoA-Persephonebust-StephanieChafe.jpg|Bust model
ACOd-TFoA-Persephonecrownless-StephanieChafe.jpg|Models of Persephone without her headgear
ACOd-mural-PersephoneHades.jpg|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Persephone and Hades
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|artwork only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|statue only}}
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{C|simulation}}
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{C|simulation}}


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Persephone

Persephone, also called Kore, was an Isu, revered as the Greek goddess of the underworld, springtime, flowers, and blooming.

The daughter of Demeter and Zeus, and the wife of Hades, Persephone ruled the realm of Elysium alongside her friend Hekate.[1]

History

Once upon a time Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to his kingdom with the intent to marry her.[2]

Legacy and influence

The Sanctuary of Eleusis within the Sacred Plains of Demeter in Attika was a central location for the worship of Persephone and Demeter, and in the Telesterion people annually participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, initiation practices into their cult. In Athens, a statue featuring Persephone and her mother stood watch over the road leading from the acropolis to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.[2]

Trivia

  • Κόρη (kórē) is a Greek word meaning 'maiden, girl, bride'.
  • In Greek mythology, Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and Zeus.

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyFields of Elysium
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey