Adonis (2024)

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Adonis was the human lover of the Isu Aphrodite. He was later deified in Greek mythology along with Aphrodite.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Mythology
- 1.2 Simulation
2 Legacy and influence
3 Behind the scenes
4 Appearances
5 References

Biography[]

Mythology[]

Jealous over Aphrodite, the god Ares killed Adonis. For this, Ares was imprisoned in a bronze jar by the giant sons of the god Poseidon, the Aloadai Otos and Ephialtes, for thirteen months.^[1]

Another account of the events had an angered Artemis kill Adonis with a boar. As he laid dying, flowers bloomed from his spilled blood.^[2]

Simulation[]

In a simulation created by Aletheia, Adonis was trapped in Elysium, a realm ruled by Persephone. Unable to be with his love, Adonis became the leader of a rebellion to undermine Persephone's rule. It was here that Adonis enlisted the aid of the Keeper, Kassandra, in weakening Persephone's grip on Elysium so that he might ultimately escape.^[3]

Legacy and influence[]

By the 5th century BCE, Adonis' tragic death was the basis for the Adonia festival, in which women would drink and ritually mourn him. They would leave out flowers for him that would quickly germinate and wither. Hence the phrase "Gardens of Adonis" came to mean something trivial or wasteful.^[2]

During the Peloponnesian War, the poet Praxilla wrote a poem about Adonis and his death, calling him "beauty incarnate."^[4]

In October 2017, Simon Hathaway while reliving the memories of his ancestor training, he joked that he would have the body "of an Adonis" afterwards.^[5]

Behind the scenes[]

The term adonis is used to describe a very handsome young man.

In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey DLC The Fate of Atlantis, if the player has Persophone exile Hekate, Adonis will be allowed to leave without harm, with Persephone reluctantly seeing his view. Should Hekate be believed over the Eagle Bearer, Adonis will have his face blistered and eyes blinded as a result of the rebellion.

Adonis can be disfigured even when Hekate is not believed and she is subjected to a truth spell as punishment. It is as yet unknown whether this depends on if Adonis was romanced or not.^{[citation needed]}

Appearances[]

Assassin's Creed: Heresy (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (simulation only)

References[]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Naxos: Bronze Vessel of Ares
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – "The Urban Household" – Rooftops
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium – A Lover and A Fighter
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Praxilla's Legacy
↑ Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 14

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush