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[[File:ACOD_Prokris'_Necklace.png|thumb|250px|Prokris' necklace]] | |||
'''Prokris''' was a daughter of [[Erechtheus]], a King of [[Athens]], and the wife of [[Kephalos]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | |||
==Biography== | |||
''' | According to legend, Kephalos gave Prokris a necklace as a promise fidelity.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Shark the Vagrant]]</ref> During an unfortunate hunting trip, Kephalos killed Prokris, mistaking her for an animal in the bushes.<ref name="Footsteps of Gods">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[In the Footsteps of Gods]]</ref> | ||
==Influence and legacy== | |||
Prokris' necklace eventually went missing, and later resurfaced in the 5th century BCE, where it came into the possession of a [[bandit]]. The bandit hid the necklace in the sand near a [[Islet of Zeus|temple]] of Zeus off the coast of Kephallonia in hopes of recovering in later. However, as water rises, the coast were soon flooded and [[sharks]] soon surrounded the now sunken temple.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" /> | |||
In 431 BCE, the [[Kephallonia]]n vegetable merchants [[Kreusa]] and her [[Kreusa's husband|husband]] narrate the story of Prokris' necklace to the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and requested her to fetch the necklace for them.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" /> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 14 February 2019
Prokris was a daughter of Erechtheus, a King of Athens, and the wife of Kephalos in Greek mythology.
Biography
According to legend, Kephalos gave Prokris a necklace as a promise fidelity.[1] During an unfortunate hunting trip, Kephalos killed Prokris, mistaking her for an animal in the bushes.[2]
Influence and legacy
Prokris' necklace eventually went missing, and later resurfaced in the 5th century BCE, where it came into the possession of a bandit. The bandit hid the necklace in the sand near a temple of Zeus off the coast of Kephallonia in hopes of recovering in later. However, as water rises, the coast were soon flooded and sharks soon surrounded the now sunken temple.[1]
In 431 BCE, the Kephallonian vegetable merchants Kreusa and her husband narrate the story of Prokris' necklace to the misthios Kassandra and requested her to fetch the necklace for them.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Shark the Vagrant
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – In the Footsteps of Gods