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. After the misthios fulfilled his request, he learned she was seeking a woman who fled Sparta long ago, so he suggested she seek out Anthousa in Korinthia.

A few years later, Alkibiades met Kassandra again at the docks in Elis while she was transporting Testikles to the Pankration event in Olympia on behalf of Sparta. Unfortunately, a drunk Tesktikles attempted to hug Kassandra, only for her dart out of the way as he tripped over a basket of fruit and fell into the water, where he was killed by a shark. Thus, Alkibiades volunteered Kassandra to take his place.

After Kassandra won the first sparring match against Orion, Alkibiades began to compliment her when he began feeling the effects of poisoned wine he drank at a party with Olympic judges Demophanes and Kallias. Luckily for him, he didn't consume enough poison for it to kill him immediately like the other party guests and Kassandra is able to recover an antidote, saving his life.

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".

Trivia

• Alkibiades claimed descent from the mythical hero Ajax.

Gallery

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  Concept art of Alkibiades
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  Close-up of Alkibiades
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  Models of Alkibiades

Appearance

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)