Praxilla (Cyrenean)
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Praxilla was a Greek healer who resided in the Green Mountains region of Kyrenaika during the 1st century BCE. She devoted her life to healing the poor in her father Theramenes' makeshift clinic in Balagrae.
Biography
During the mid-1st century BCE, Praxilla served as a healer in the Green mountains region, providing aid to the residents in the area, including the Siwan farmers who worked in the farmlands, forming close friendship with them.[1]
In 47 BCE, Flavius Metellus, the proconsul of Cyrenaica and a member of the Order of the Ancients, passed by the region, using the relic he had obtained on the farmers in the area, driving many insane and to do his bidding. When one of the affected farmers, Mereruka, starting killing his fellow Egyptians, Praxilla attempted to stop him but to no avail, forcing her to kill him in self defense. She later met the Medjay, Bayek of Siwa, when he passed by the farmlands in pursue of Flavius. Together with him, they searched for farm for survivors, eliminating several of Flavius' men in the process. They later found an old blind lady, Nenet, in one of the farmhouse and escorted her to Praxilla's cart for safety. Before bringing Nenet to her clinic in Balagrae, Praxilla gave Bayek a ring and directed him to look for Diocles, a childhood friend of hers in Cyrene, before bading him farewell.[1]
Sometime after their meeting, Praxilla was visited by Bayek in her clinic in Balagrae, where he checked her wellbeing. Praxilla informed Bayek that Flavius had passed by the town, with the relic's effects being immenient and various residents going missing. She asked Bayek to search for her friend Crios in the Asklepieion while she looked for Melitta, a fellow healer and priestess. Coming upon Melitta's shrine in the mountains north of the town, Praxilla discovered that Melitta had succumbered to the relic's effect as well and had been kidnapping the residents for Flavius to test the relic on. Praxilla was captured and attempted to reason with Melitta but to no avail. She was eventually rescued by Bayek, who assassinated Melitta in the process.[2]
After the assassination of Flavius, Praxilla was again visited by Bayek, who checked on her progress after Melitta's death. When mentioned about Crios, Praxilla reported that he had gone missing while collecting herbs, leading her to prepare to search for his whereabouts. Bayek offered to locate Crios in her place, inviting her to meet with Diocles and Vitruvius at the Oracle of Apollo north of the aqueduct, promising to join them later. During meeting, Diocles proposed to Praxilla, announcing their wedding to Bayek and Vitruvius. They later dubbed themselves as Cyrene's Triumvirate, as each helped to usher in peace to the colony.[3]
Personality and characteristics
As a healer, Praxilla made the sacred oath to never cause death. However, to defend innocent people, she could fight and kill.
Trivia
- "Praxilla" is possibly a derivative of Praxis, meaning "practical" in Greek.
Appearance
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Final Weighing
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – One Bad Apple
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Pax Romana