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'''Tyche''' is the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess and personification of chance, luck and fate. Her [[Rome|Roman]] equivalent is [[Fortuna]]. | '''Tyche''' is the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess and personification of chance, luck and fate. Her [[Rome|Roman]] equivalent is [[Fortuna]]. | ||
The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Monger Down]]</ref> or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' - [[A Journey into War]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> | ==Influence== | ||
The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,<ref name="Monger Down">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Monger Down]]</ref> or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.<ref name="Journey into War">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' - [[A Journey into War]]</ref><ref name="Serpent's Lair">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> | |||
== | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n commander [[Taureas]] had a [[sword]] named [[Tyche's Folly]], which he considered to be his own 'token of luck'.<ref name="Evening the Odds">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Evening the Odds]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Her name, [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/τύχη τῠ́χη] (''túkhē''), is Greek for 'luck, chance, fate'. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 14 July 2020
Tyche is the Greek goddess and personification of chance, luck and fate. Her Roman equivalent is Fortuna.
Influence
The goddess was often invoked to bless a task someone was about to embark on,[1] or thanked after an individual was seen as being exceedingly fortunate to have met or avoided a particular fate.[2][3]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan commander Taureas had a sword named Tyche's Folly, which he considered to be his own 'token of luck'.[4]
Behind the scenes
Her name, τῠ́χη (túkhē), is Greek for 'luck, chance, fate'.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Monger Down
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - A Journey into War
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Serpent's Lair
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Evening the Odds