Atlantis

A simulation of Atlantis

Atlantis was an ancient and advanced Isu city, the remains of which were situated at the bottom of the Aegean Sea, beneath the island of Thera, Greece.

Prior to its final destruction, the city was ruled by Poseidon, and it was one of the Sister Realms, which it formed together with the Underworld and Elysium. They appeared to defer to the authority of Mount Olympos.

Description

The Greek philosopher Pythagoras compared Atlantis' function to that of a library, containing all of the knowledge of the Isu; including their physiology, scientific advancements, historical knowledge, culture, and beliefs. ^{[citation needed]}

History

During the Isu Era, Atlantis was created to be an indestructible repository of Isu knowledge where both members of the First Civilization and humanity could co-exist. The city was originally ruled by the Isu Atlas but he was supplanted by his power-hungry father, the Trident King Poseidon, who gave Atlas and his nine brothers the subordinate position of Archon to manage the city's affairs.

Poseidon, as the Dikastes Basileus, the Grand Adjudicator, implemented a cycle system for Atlantis wherein the city would be destroyed and reconstituted afresh every seven years if it was judged to be imperfect, a process which could wipe individuals from existence. Record of the cycles was not kept initially, and at least one was rumored to have not been seen through to completion: according to an Atlantean myth, a matter which led Poseidon's loathed brother Zeus to visit the city and reprimand Poseidon in person enraged the Trident King so much that he destroyed the very cycle in which the meeting had occurred.

Poseidon eventually outlawed the use of experimentation on the city's human residents and looked to enforce the ban from Atlantis' eleventh (recorded) cycle. To "lighten the weight of judgment," and Atlas not yet ready for the responsibility, Poseidon established a role second only to himself to ensure that matters concerning the city's Isu and human populace were treated with impartiality. The Isu Aletheia became one such Dikastes.

Around the year 422 BCE, the Gateway to the Lost City, which connected Atlantis to the surface world, was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra. There, she discovered her biological father, Pythagoras, along with the Staff of Hermes, which had kept him alive for a very long time. Together, they used the Atlantis artifacts to seal the entrance to the city.

To help her master the Staff, Kassandra later visited a simulated version of the city, a composite of Isu memories including those of former Dikastes Aletheia and perceived by Kassandra with Ancient Greek imagery culturally familiar to her.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
  • The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis (simulation only)
• Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide (2nd edition)
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)

References

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