Vulture
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A vulture is a scavenging bird of prey.
History[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War vultures were a common sight in Greece. The Spartan misthios Kassandra often saw them gathering around a kill, but the birds were quick to flee as she approached them.[1]
During the Ptolemaic dynasty, vulture skulls were in demand in Egyptian markets and were worth 7 drachmae in 48 BCE.[2] The Order of the Ancients member Actaeon operated under the cryptonym "The Vulture" until he was killed in Alexandria by Aya, as revenge for the death of her son Khemu.[3]
In 9th-century al-Ula, a gang of robbers led by 'Abis used an X-shaped vulture as their unofficial insignia, drawing the symbol in places they targeted to sow fear into the hearts of the local townsfolk.[4]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
In the non-canon Assassin's Creed comics published by Les Deux Royaumes, the vulture is treated as the animal motif of the Templars and their counterpart to the Assassins' eagle. Just as Assassin characters, like Aquilus, are often named after the eagle, Templars adversaries like Caius Fulvus Vultur are conspicuously named after vultures. This is to the point that Desmond Miles correctly deduces that the doctor Herman Geier is actually the Templar mole in their cell by mere virtue of his surname "Geier" being German for 'vulture'.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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A vulture in 5th century BCE Greece -
Vultures in 1st century BCE Egypt
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory