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[[File:PerseusPainting.jpeg|thumb|250px|Perseus holding the Sword of Eden while rescuing [[Andromeda]] from [[Ketos]]]] | [[File:PerseusPainting.jpeg|thumb|250px|Perseus holding the Sword of Eden while rescuing [[Andromeda]] from [[Ketos]]]] | ||
'''Perseus' Sword of Eden''' was a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] used by [[Perseus]] to slay the [[gorgon]] [[Medusa]]<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref><ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> | '''Perseus' Sword of Eden''' was a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] used by [[Perseus]] to slay the [[gorgon]] [[Medusa]]<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref><ref name="A Treasury of Legends">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Treasury of Legends]]</ref> after she had been transformed into the [[Writhing Dread]] by [[Atlantis artifact|an artifact]] which was later retrospectively known as the [[Prize of the Medusa]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Over the years, multiple weapons were purported to be the one used by Perseus. A sickle called Hermes' Scythe was on display in the [[Temple of Dionysos Kolonatas]] in [[Sparta]] during the 5th century BCE alongside other relics alleged to have been a part of his story<ref name="ACOd" /> | Over the years, multiple weapons were purported to be the one used by Perseus. A sickle called Hermes' Scythe was on display in the [[Temple of Dionysos Kolonatas]] in [[Sparta]] during the 5th century BCE alongside other relics alleged to have been a part of his story.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
Other examples | Other examples included the [[Harpe of Perseus (Odyssey)|one]] used by the Writhing Dread,<ref name="ACOd" /> and the [[Harpe of Perseus (Origins)|one]] sold on markets in the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 05:02, 16 September 2021
This article is about the Sword of Eden used by Perseus. For other uses, see Harpe of Perseus.
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Perseus' Sword of Eden was a Sword of Eden used by Perseus to slay the gorgon Medusa[1][2] after she had been transformed into the Writhing Dread by an artifact which was later retrospectively known as the Prize of the Medusa.[3]
History
Over the years, multiple weapons were purported to be the one used by Perseus. A sickle called Hermes' Scythe was on display in the Temple of Dionysos Kolonatas in Sparta during the 5th century BCE alongside other relics alleged to have been a part of his story.[3]
Other examples included the one used by the Writhing Dread,[3] and the one sold on markets in the Ptolemaic Kingdom.[4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (Glyphs only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Treasury of Legends
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins