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The Writhing Dread was a hybrid beast created by the Isu as part of the Olympos Project, meant to act as a guardian for the Atlantis artifact that powered it. The creature was a transmutated human, corrupted and powered by its Prize. Each time the beast was slain, another would rise as the artifact worked its power on the next human to touch it.^[1]

History

Creation

The Writhing Dread, alongside the rest of the creatures in the Olympos Project, were considered "pets" by a certain Isu faction that saw themselves gods.^[2]

Mythology

The most famous of the Writhing Dread's incarnations was the Medusa in Greek mythology.^[1] In the legend, she was slain by Perseus with his sword.^[3]

End of the "curse"

Up until 431 BCE, the creature resided in the Petrified Temple within the depths of the Petrified Valley on Lesbos.^[2]

During the time of the Peloponnesian War, an expedition traversed within the Valley and encountered the creature. All but one of the expedition party members were turned to stone by the Writhing Dread. Only the misthios Zetes remained, having used his spear's length to avoid her petrifying gaze. In the end a Daughter of Artemis arrived and dealt the final blow to the creature. Afterwards the woman touched the artifact and transformed into the new Writhing Dread.^[4]

At the height of the War, the misthios Kassandra gained entry into the Petrified Temple with the Gorgon Disk obtained from the Daughters of Artemis in order to find Ligeia, the Daughter of Artemis "taken" by the creature, on behalf of her lover Bryce. Finding Ligeia, now the Writhing Dread herself, Kassandra was forced to kill her after she petrified and destroyed Bryce.^[5]

Legacy

After killing the final incarnation of the Writhing Dread, Kassandra claimed the artifact in order to seal off Atlantis.

The Medusa incarnation of the Writhing Dread and her encounter with Perseus endured as a myth into the modern day.

Weapons and characteristics

The Writhing Dread was a monstrous woman with snakes for hair, equipped with a sword. She was capable of projecting a beam that would gradually petrify its targets, which she could then control once turned into statues. Through the power of her sword she was also capable of shielding herself with a barrier, teleporting and shooting off energy blasts.^[5]

Gallery

Concept art of the Writhing Dread
Promotional image of the Writhing Dread
Promotional image of battle with the Writhing Dread

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mel MacCoubrey' Twitter
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Heavy is the Spear
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Writhing Dead

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 (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

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 {{Spoilerhd|5 January 2019}}
 [[File:sabin-lalancette-artblast-fullsize-medusa-front-slalancette.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Ligeia]] as the Writhing Dread.]]
-The '''Writhing Dread''' was a {{wiki|gorgon}}, a type of hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]], meant to act as a guardian for the [[Atlantis]] [[Atlantis artifact|artifact]] that powered it. The creature consisted on a possessed human, corrupted and powered by it's [[Prize of the Medusa|Prize]]. In the event of the creature's death, the artifact could possess the next human to touch it.<ref name = "Twitter">[https://twitter.com/melqartiii/status/1061587398033883137 Mel MacCoubrey' Twitter]</ref>
+The '''Writhing Dread''' was a hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]], meant to act as a guardian for the [[Atlantis]] [[Atlantis artifact|artifact]] that powered it. The creature was a transmutated human, corrupted and powered by its [[Prize of the Medusa|Prize]]. Each time the beast was slain, another would rise as the artifact worked its power on the next human to touch it.<ref name = "Twitter">[https://twitter.com/melqartiii/status/1061587398033883137 Mel MacCoubrey' Twitter]</ref>
 ==History==
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 ===Mythology===
-The most famous of the Writhing Dread's incarnations was in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, under the name [[Medusa]].<ref name = "Twitter"/> In the legend, she was finally slain by [[Perseus]] with his [[Harpe of Perseus|harpe]].<ref name="ACOd"/>
+The most famous of the Writhing Dread's incarnations was the [[Medusa]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.<ref name = "Twitter"/> In the legend, she was slain by [[Perseus]] with his [[Swords of Eden|sword]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref>
 ===End of the "curse"===
-By the 5th century BC, the creature resided in the [[Petrified Temple]] within the depths of the [[Petrified Valley]] on [[Lesbos]].<ref name="ACOd"/>
+Up until 431 BCE, the creature resided in the [[Petrified Temple]] within the depths of the [[Petrified Valley]] on [[Lesbos]].<ref name="ACOd"/>
-During the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], an expedition traversed within the Valley and encountered the creature. All but one of the expedition party members were turned to stone by the Writhing Dread. Only the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Zetes]] remained, having used his [[Gorgon Slayer|spear]]'s length to avoid her petrifying gaze. In the end a [[Daughters of Artemis|Daughter of Artemis]] arrived and dealt the final blow to the creature. Afterwards the woman was entranced by the artefact dropped by the creature and transformed into the new Writhing Dread.<ref name="ACOd HitS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Heavy is the Spear]]</ref>
+During the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], an expedition traversed within the Valley and encountered the creature. All but one of the expedition party members were turned to stone by the Writhing Dread. Only the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Zetes]] remained, having used his [[Gorgon Slayer|spear]]'s length to avoid her petrifying gaze. In the end a [[Daughters of Artemis|Daughter of Artemis]] arrived and dealt the final blow to the creature. Afterwards the woman touched the artifact and transformed into the new Writhing Dread.<ref name="ACOd HitS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Heavy is the Spear]]</ref>
-At the height of the War, the ''misthios'' [[Kassandra]] gained entry into the Petrified Temple with the [[Gorgon Disk]] obtained from the Daughters of Artemis in order to find [[Ligeia]], the Daughter of Artemis "taken" by the creature, on behalf of her lover [[Bryce]]. Finding the Ligeia, now the Writhing Dread herself, Kassandra was forced to kill her after she petrified and destroyed Bryce.<ref name="ACOd WD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>
+At the height of the War, the ''misthios'' [[Kassandra]] gained entry into the Petrified Temple with the [[Gorgon Disk]] obtained from the Daughters of Artemis in order to find [[Ligeia]], the Daughter of Artemis "taken" by the creature, on behalf of her lover [[Bryce]]. Finding Ligeia, now the Writhing Dread herself, Kassandra was forced to kill her after she petrified and destroyed Bryce.<ref name="ACOd WD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>
 ===Legacy===
-After killing the final incarnation of the Writhing Dread, Kassandra claimed the artefact in order to seal off [[Atlantis]].
+After killing the final incarnation of the Writhing Dread, Kassandra claimed the artifact in order to seal off [[Atlantis]].
 The Medusa incarnation of the Writhing Dread and her encounter with Perseus endured as a myth into the modern day.
 ==Weapons and characteristics==
-The Writhing Dread was a monstrous woman with [[Snake]]s for hair, equipped with a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]]. She was capable of projecting a beam that would gradually petrify its targets, which she could then control once turned into statues. Through the power of her Sword she was also capable of shielding herself with a barrier, teleporting and shooting off energy blasts.<ref name="ACOd WD"/>
+The Writhing Dread was a monstrous woman with [[snake]]s for hair, equipped with a sword. She was capable of projecting a beam that would gradually petrify its targets, which she could then control once turned into statues. Through the power of her sword she was also capable of shielding herself with a barrier, teleporting and shooting off energy blasts.<ref name="ACOd WD"/>
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180">
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" width="180">
-Medusa artwork - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.png|Concept art of the Writhing Dread.
+Medusa artwork - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.png|Concept art of the Writhing Dread
-Medusa and Alexios artwork - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|Promotional image of the Writhing Dread.
+ACOdyssey Promotional Screenshot 07.jpg|Promotional image of the Writhing Dread
+Medusa and Alexios artwork - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|Promotional image of battle with the Writhing Dread
 </gallery>