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"You've seen it yourself, the future belongs to us now. Old gods and new be praised."

―Aspasia^[src]

Aspasia (c. 470 BCE – c. 400 BCE) was an Athenian hetaera who became the lover and partner of Perikles and, as a result, wield considerable political influence during the early part of the Peloponnesian War. She also held the position of the Ghost of Kosmos, the leader of the Cult of Kosmos.

Biography

With Perikles as the de facto ruler of Athens, Aspasia planted herself at the heart of the Athenian intellectual community. As a socialite, she actively fostered a culture of diverse thought by hosting parties and events for renowned politicians, artists, and philosophers of the age. Far from being a passive actor, she was a tantalizing speaker who contributed to this high point of Athenian philosophy with her own brilliance.^[1]

Personality and characteristics

Aspasia was considered one of the wisest women of the Greek world, considering herself a symbol of progress for Athens. But as the shadowy leader of the Cult of Kosmos, she was an ambitious and populist woman openly obsessed with the progress of humanity. Aspasia believed that the people were the true owners of the world, and she defended her freedom, unlike the modern-day Templars, against the mob rule of democracy.

Aspasia believed in the advancement of humanity, willing to use the Greek world's own superstitions against it in order to guide society along a desired path towards the future, with the ultimate goal of moving humanity away from the construes of the past towards a rational society. Out of mistrust or merely a desire to protect her paramour Perikles, she kept him in the dark about her plans. However, she overestimated her own capabilities; after Deimos came into his own in the Cult, he began to hold ever-increasing sway and eventually became the unofficial leader of the Cult, reducing Aspasia's role to that of a figurehead position. With the Cult following their champion's example, she watched helplessly as it became more and more violent, prolonging the Peloponnesian War rather than ending it according to her original plan. Her total loss of control culminated in the death of Perikles and the ascension of Kleon in Athens, and she was forced to retreat from public life.

While Aspasia noted that people like Leonidas I of Sparta had always opposed the Cult, and that his grandson Deimos was impossible to control, she was surprised at how Kassandra was nothing like her brother, and came to believe in Kassandra's potential. She became optimistic and held hope that Kassandra could destroy the Cult that had become so corrupt, and subsequently believed they could work together to usher in a new republic, enough that she dropped her deceptions and revealed herself to Kassandra of her own volition after the final Cultist had fallen.

Trivia

In "A Fresh Start", the player can choose to either spare or kill Aspasia. Additionally, if the player chooses romantic dialogues, the player can kiss Aspasia, who can still be spared.^[2]
According to The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Aspasia was not merely Perikles' companion, but his wife.

Gallery

A bust depicting Aspasia
Character Model of Aspasia
Aspasia with Myrrine and Timo at a symposium on Naxos Island
Aspasia, Myrrine, and her friends planning at Myrrine's villa
Aspasia when revealed as the Ghost of Kosmos

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

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

Templars

Order of the Ancients

Notable members	Smenkhkare • Amorges • Flavius Metellus • Julius Caesar • Augustus • Arthur Pendragon • Yang Guozhong • An Lushan • Charlemagne • Qabiha • Isaac • Alfred the Great • Fulke

Notable allies and puppets	Darius I • Xerxes I • Alexander the Great • Qin Shi Huang • Ptolemy XIII • Cleopatra • Caligula • Emperor Xuanzong • Al-Mutawakkil • Basil I

Branches	Byzantine Empire • China (Golden Turtles • Yeluohe) • Egypt • England (Wardens of War • Wardens of Relics • Wardens of Faith • Wardens of Law • Wardens of Wealth) • Francia • Greece • Norway • Persia (Order of Hunters • Order of the Storm • Order of Dominion) • Roman Empire

Ranks	Magus \| Ra's Al-Af'a • Tha'abeen \| Grand Maegester • Maegester • Palatinus • Preost • Zealot

Affiliated groups	Achaemenid Empire • Cult of Kosmos (Peloponnesian League • Delian League • Followers of Ares) • Ptolemaic Kingdom • Roman Empire (Gabiniani) • Abbasid Caliphate (Turkic Army) • Martyrs of Agaunum • Snake-Eaters • Anglo-Saxons (House of Wessex) • Franks (Carolingian Empire) • Vikings (Wolf Clan) • Descendants of the Round Table

Other	Assassin-Templar War • Deities (Father of Understanding • Mother of Wisdom • Sacred Voice) • New World Order • Insignia • Order of the Ancients medallion

Templar Order

Notable Templars	Hugues de Payens • Robert de Sablé • Jacques de Molay • Rodrigo Borgia • Tomás de Torquemada • Cesare Borgia • Ahmet • Manuel Palaiologos • Zhang Yong • Nuno Caro • Kimura Yukari • Laureano de Torres y Ayala • Woodes Rogers • Reginald Birch • Haytham Kenway • Charles Lee • Shay Cormac • Madeleine de L'Isle • Élise de la Serre • François-Thomas Germain • William Sleeman • Crawford Starrick • Konstanze von Visler • Albert Bolden • Warren Vidic • Alan Rikkin • Daniel Cross • Juhani Otso Berg

Notable allies and puppets	Richard I of England • Al Mualim • Pope Sixtus IV • Lucrezia Borgia • Sirus Favero • Jiajing Emperor • Ashikaga Yoshiaki • Akechi Mitsuhide • James Cook • Tsar Nicholas II • Adolf Hitler • Joseph Stalin • Margaret Thatcher • George W. Bush

Rites	Algeria • Austria • Byzantine Empire • Canada • Caribbean • China • Egypt • France • Germany • Greece • Italy • Japan • Levant • Libya • Louisiana • Mexico • Mongol Empire • Portugal • Russia • Spain • Sweden • Tunisia • United Kingdom (Lann Fala) • United States

Ranks	Black Cross • General of the Cross • Grand Master • Guardian • Master Templar • Templar leader • Inner Sanctum • Council of Elders

Paramilitary groups	Delta Team • Omega Team • Sigma Team (Abyss Walkers) • Taurus Team • Team Epsilon

Affiliated groups	Crusaders (Knights Hospitalier • Knights Teutonic) • Papal States • House of Borgia (Cento Occhi • Crows • Followers of Romulus) • Spanish Inquisition • Byzantines • Great Ming (Eight Tigers) • Ashikaga shogunate (Shimazu clan • Shinbakufu • Seta River Killers • Sanzoku Ippa) • Colonial empires (Portuguese • Spanish • British • French) • East India Company • Extremists (Cult of Baphomet • Cult of the Supreme Being • Jacobins) • Starrick Industries (Blighters) • Russian Empire (House of Romanov) • Nazi Germany (Wehrmacht) • United States (FBI • CIA • NASA) • Abstergo Industries (Abstergo Entertainment)

Other	Assassin-Templar War • Children of Cain • Eagle Vision • Father of Understanding • New World Order • Initiation • Templar insignia • Templar pin • Templar ring

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 ==Personality and characteristics==
-Aspasia was considered one of the wisest women of the Greek world, considering herself a symbol of progress for Athens. But as the shadowy leader of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], she was an ambitious and populist woman openly obsessed with the progress of humanity, believing that the people are the true owners of the world, Aspasia herself defended her freedom, unlike the modern-day [[Templars]], against [[democracy]].
+Aspasia was considered one of the wisest women of the Greek world, considering herself a symbol of progress for Athens. But as the shadowy leader of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], she was an ambitious and populist woman openly obsessed with the progress of humanity. Aspasia believed that the people were the true owners of the world, and she defended her freedom, unlike the modern-day [[Templars]], against the mob rule of [[democracy]].
-Aspasia believed in the advancement of humanity, willing to make humanity abandon the construes of the past, giving a more correct approach to humanity, sacrificing any person who threatens the future of humanity, including their own loved ones such as Perikles. However, after [[Alexios|Deimos]] came into his own in the Cult, he began to gain more and more influence and became the unofficial leader of the cult, making Aspasia's role more of a figurehead position than an actual leader. With the Cult under Deimos' influence, she watched helplessly as it became more and more violent and when the opportunity presented itself, she opted to use [[Kassandra]] to assist in destroying the Cult so she could get back to her own agenda, ushering humanity into its next era.
+Aspasia believed in the advancement of humanity, willing to use the Greek world's own superstitions against it in order to guide society along a desired path towards the future, with the ultimate goal of moving humanity away from the construes of the past towards a rational society. Out of mistrust or merely a desire to protect her paramour [[Perikles]], she kept him in the dark about her plans. However, she overestimated her own capabilities; after [[Alexios|Deimos]] came into his own in the Cult, he began to hold ever-increasing sway and eventually became the unofficial leader of the Cult, reducing Aspasia's role to that of a figurehead position. With the Cult following their champion's example, she watched helplessly as it became more and more violent, prolonging the [[Peloponnesian War]] rather than ending it according to her original plan.  Her total loss of control culminated in the death of Perikles and the ascension of [[Kleon]] in Athens, and she was forced to retreat from public life.
+While Aspasia noted that people like [[Leonidas I of Sparta]] had always opposed the Cult, and that his grandson Deimos was impossible to control, she was surprised at how Kassandra was nothing like her brother, and came to believe in Kassandra's potential. She became optimistic and held hope that Kassandra could destroy the Cult that had become so corrupt, and subsequently believed they could work together to usher in a new republic, enough that she dropped her deceptions and revealed herself to Kassandra of her own volition after the final Cultist had fallen.
 ==Trivia==