Alkibiades
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Alkibiades (c. 450 BCE – c. 404 BCE) was an Athenian statesman, orator, and general.
A friend of Sokrates and a relative of Perikles, he made the acquaintance of the Spartan misthios Kassandra in 431 BCE.
Biography
In 431 BCE, Alkibiades was present in a gathering hosted by Perikles. As he arrived, he prepared to indulge freely. Kassandra needed information from him, and in turn he asked her to bring them oil for their activities and asked her to join in.[1]
In 415 BCE, Alkibiades supported the idea of an Athenian expedition to Sicily, believing it would bring riches and expand Athens itself, just like during the Persian Wars. He was made one of the generals during the initial phases of the expedition, which was aimed against the powerful city of Syracuse. However, he was recalled to Athens to stand trial for the supposed sacrileges of mutilating the hermai across the city and profaning the Eleusian Mysteries. This forced Alkibiades to defect to Sparta, where he made successful contributions to their cause. Yet even then, he fell out of favor with the court, on account of rumors that he had an affair with the wife of King Agis II of Sparta. This forced Alkibiades to flee once again, this time to the Persians. There, he acted as an adviser to the satrap, Tissaphernes until his political allies in Athens recalled him. He then served as a general in the Athenian army until he was ostracized again in 405 BCE after a disastrous defeat, and fled again to Persia, hoping to secure aid from the Persian king, Artaxerxes II against Sparta. He died in Phrygia a year later.
Personality and traits
As a young man, Alkibiades harboured not only a somewhat flamboyant attitude but also a rather insatiable libido, frequently engaging in threesomes and even foursomes with men and women together. He was not against morally questionable, if not illegal, means for his own personal gain, and he had Kassandra perform many such illicit tasks for him as well. He got rid of Diodoros whom he owed money, attempted to poison a rival politician, and instructed Kassandra to steal an olisbos from a woman whose husband controlled trade routes—all without any qualms. Nonetheless, he did help a woman escape from her supposedly abusive husband "out of the goodness of [his] own heart".[2]
Trivia
- Alkibiades claimed descent from the mythical hero, Ajax.
Gallery
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Close-up of Alkibiades -
Models of Alkibiades
Appearance
Reference
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Oil and Love
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey