Persephone

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Persephone, also called Kore, was an Isu, revered as the Greek goddess of the underworld, springtime, flowers, and blooming.

The daughter of Demeter and Zeus, and the wife of Hades, Persephone ruled the realm of Elysium alongside her friend Hekate.^[1]

Biography

Mythology

In time, Persephone and other Isu came to be revered in the Greek pantheon as gods and goddesses.

As the daughter of Demeter, Persephone was known simply as Kore. When Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to marry her, she came to be known as Persephone.^[2]

Simulation

During the 5th century BCE, Persephone and Elysium were recreated from the memories of the Isu Aletheia in order for the Spartan misthios Kassandra to master the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus. Upon meeting Kassandra, the simulant Persephone reacted to the intrusion into her realm, telling the misthios that she did not belong, but otherwise left her be.^[3]

Legacy and influence

The Sanctuary of Eleusis within the Sacred Plains of Demeter in Attika was a central location for the worship of Persephone and Demeter,^[4] and in the Telesterion people annually participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, initiation practices into their cult.^[5] In Athens, a statue featuring Persephone and her mother stood watch over the road leading from the acropolis to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.^[6]

After imbibing lotus flower wine, Barnabas had three visions concerning his wife Leda. In one of these, he swore that Persephone led him where mythical sirens dwelled.^[7]

Behind the scenes

Persephone's names are based on Greek: Κόρη (kórē) means 'maiden, girl, bride', while 'Persephone' may be related to the words πέρθω (pérthō), meaning 'to destroy', and φόνος (phónos), meaning 'murder'.

The headgear Persephone is seen in the simulation is based on the Attic helmet.

The statue representing Persephone as Kore especially in Attika and Sanctuary of Eleusis in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on the restored Phrasikleia Kore, made by Aristion of Paros in 6th century BCE.

Gallery

Appearances

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

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Entrance to the Underworld
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium – Welcome to Elysium
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Sanctuary of Eleusis
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Eleusis Telesterion
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Statue of Demeter and Kore
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Odyssey Into the Past

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

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social Stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

Isu

Notable individuals

Isu	Aita • Aletheia • Baldr • Consus • Fenrir • Hephaistos • Hermes Trismegistus • Juno • Jupiter • Loki • Minerva • Odin • Phanes • Poseidon • Shakyamuni • Surtr • Vejovis • Yaldabaoth

Hybrids	Adam • Eve

Artifacts

Pieces of Eden	Ankh • Apples of Eden (#1 \| #2 \| #3 \| #4 \| #5 \| #6 \| #7 \| Aguilar's \| Akhenaten's \| Gull's \| Korfu's \| Skye's) • Atlantis Artifacts (Sphinx's \| Medusa's \| Minotaur's \| Cyclops') • Codex of Eden • Crystal Balls • Crystal Skulls • Foresight Amulet • Fountain of Youth • Fragment of Eden • Grand Temple Key • Heart • Imperial Jade Seal • Koh-i-Noor • Memory Seals (Masyaf Keys) • Mjölnir • Prophecy Disks • Precursor boxes • Rings of Eden (Hnituðr) • Scepter of Aset • Scythe of Eden • Shards of Eden • Shrouds of Eden (#1 \| #2) • Spears of Eden (Gungnir • Spear of Leonidas) • Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden (Crescent amulet) • Staves of Eden (Alexander's \| Imperial Sceptre \| Papal Staff \| Staff of Hermes Trismegistus \| Shattered Staff \| Venetian Staff) • Swords of Eden (#1 \| #2 \| Excalibur \| Sword of Damokles \| Perseus' Sword of Eden) • Trident of Eden • Tui Bei Tu • Vejovis' dagger

Miscellaneous Artifacts	Armours (Aegis • Armor of the Fallen • First Civilization Set • Isu Armor • Mythical Warrior • Thor's Set) • Weapons (Atlantean Blade • Blazing Sword • Gae Bolg • Lucius Septimius' flails • Mace of Atlantis • Nodens' Arc • Poseidon's Trident • The Samsaama • Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar • Swords of Fal) • Shields (The Morrigan's Guard) • Antikythera mechanism • Baghdad Battery • Blood vials • Eye • Freya's medallion • Global aurora borealis device • Iron Man • Lia Fáil • Manna • Odin's Eye • Prophecy Disk key • Power sources • The Pyramid (Artifact Fragments) • Saga Stone • Saint-Denis Temple key • Śarīra • Stone of Scone • Seth-Anat stone • Silica

Human-made artifacts	Alruh • Animus • Armor of Altaïr • Eagle of Suger • Head of Saint Denis • Mayan Armor • Michel Reuge's Vault • Voynich manuscript

Locations

The Grey • Cities (Asgard • Atlantis • Eden • Eitri • Feyan • Útgarðar) • Lands (Nine Realms • Sister Realms) • Seismic Temples (Arctic Temple • Lisbon Temple • Port-au-Prince Temple) • Temples

Africa	Egyptian Vaults (Siwa Vault • Khesesh Em Sesh Em Eeneb • Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo • Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat • Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye • Seshem.eff Er Aat • Oun-mAa Niye Ressoot)

Americas	North American Temples (Chichen Itza Temples • Grand Temple) • Caribbean Temples (Caribbean Vault • Observatory)

Asia	Alamut Temple • Herat Temple • Jerusalem Vault • Tosha Khana

Europe	The Forge • Greek locations (Ancient Forge • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Gateway to the Lost City • Kephallonia vault • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Lair of the Sphinx • Petrified Temple) • Italian Vaults (Colosseum Vault • Pythagorean Vault • Vatican Vault • Venice vault) • Saint-Denis Temple • Celtic locations (Boudicca Tomb • Buckingham Palace vault • Cassivellaunus Tomb • Cave of Gold • Freyja's Cave • Hill of Tara • Iona Vault • Isu Barracks • Loch Ness Temple • Manius's Sanctum (Eden Ring Station) • Odin's Vault • Scone Vault • Togodomnus' Tomb • Venutius Tomb • Verica's Tomb • Wayland's Smithy • Shrines of the Valkyrie)

Culture & History

Culture	Societies (Æsir \| Capitoline Triad \| High Council \| Illuminat \| Isu Authority in Eden \| Vanir) • Language (Isu codex \| Isu script) • Titles ( Ciphers \| Dikastes \| Father of Understanding \| Messenger \| Mother of Wisdom \| Sacred Voice) • Other (Hidden Twelve)

Events	Isu Era (War of Unification • Human-Isu War • Great Catastrophe) • Assassin-Templar War • Second Disaster • Ascendance Event • Resurrection Day

Sciences	Physiology (Digital Cognizance Imprint \| Eagle Vision \| Hybrid \| Neurotransmitter \| Isu incarnations (Sages)) • Physics (Calculations \| Nexus) • Projects (Olympos Project \| Project Anthropos \| Solar floral regeneration project) • Technologies (Aletheia's simulations • Hugr-Rip • Isu map • Kolossus • Orb of Hades • Piece of Eden • Precursor relics • Torch of Hypnos • Towers • Vault pedestal • Wireless Energy Lattice • Yggdrasil) • Other (Adamant)

Related	Balor • Dwarves • Elpis • Elves • Instruments of the First Will • Jötnar • Muspels • Order of the Ancients • Phoenix Project • Prize of Cerberos • Prize of the Hekatonchires • Salakar • Sisyphos

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 {{Era|Individuals|Isu}}
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+{{Youmay|the Greek goddess|the [[Kore|wife]] of Leiandros}}
-{{Spoilerhd|23 July 2019}}
-{{Youmay|the daughter of the goddess Demeter, Persephone|[[Kore]], a 5th century BCE Pephkan}}
 {{Update|[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]}}
 {{Stub}}
 {{Character Infobox
+| name = Persephone
-|image = ACOd-TFoA-Persephonebust-StephanieChafe.jpg
+| image = ACOd-TFoA_-_Persephone_render.png
-|active = [[Isu Era]]
-|species = [[Isu]]
+| active = [[Isu Era]]
-|affiliates = [[Elysium]]
+| species = [[Isu]]
+| affiliates = [[Sister Realms]]
-}}
+*[[Elysium]]
-'''Persephone''', also called '''Kore''', was an [[Isu]], revered as the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of the [[Hades (place)|underworld]], springtime, flowers, and blooming.
+| voice = [[Kate Drummond]]}}
+'''Persephone''', also called '''Kore''', was an [[Isu]], revered as the [[Greece|Greek]] goddess of the [[underworld]], springtime, flowers, and blooming.
-The daughter of [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]], and the wife of [[Hades]], Persephone ruled the realm of [[Elysium]] alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''</ref>
+The daughter of [[Demeter]] and [[Zeus]], and the wife of [[Hades]], Persephone ruled the realm of [[Elysium]] alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]''</ref>
 ==Biography==
+===Mythology===
-As the daughter of Demeter, Persephone was known simply as Kore. When Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to marry her, she came to be known as Persephone.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
+In time, Persephone and other Isu came to be revered in the Greek pantheon as gods and goddesses.
+As the daughter of Demeter, Persephone was known simply as Kore. When Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, stole Persephone to marry her, she came to be known as Persephone.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika]]: Entrance to the Underworld</ref>
+===Simulation===
+During the 5th century BCE, Persephone and Elysium were recreated from the memories of the Isu [[Aletheia]] in order for the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to master the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]. Upon meeting Kassandra, the simulant Persephone reacted to the intrusion into her realm, telling the ''misthios'' that she did not belong, but otherwise left her be.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium'' – [[Welcome to Elysium]]</ref>
 ==Legacy and influence==
-The [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] within the [[Sacred Plains of Demeter]] in [[Attika]] was a central location for the worship of Persephone and Demeter, and in the [[Eleusis Telesterion|Telesterion]] people annually participated in the {{Wiki|Eleusinian Mysteries}}, initiation practices into their cult. In [[Athens]], a
+The [[Sanctuary of Eleusis]] within the [[Sacred Plains of Demeter]] in [[Attika]] was a central location for the worship of Persephone and Demeter,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Attika: Sanctuary of Eleusis</ref> and in the [[Eleusis Telesterion|Telesterion]] people annually participated in the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], initiation practices into their cult.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Attika: Eleusis Telesterion</ref> In [[Athens]], a
-[[Statue of Demeter and Kore|statue]] featuring Persephone and her mother stood watch over the [[Sacred Way|road]] leading from the [[Akropolis Sanctuary|acropolis]] to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.<ref name="ACOd" />
+[[Statue of Demeter and Kore|statue]] featuring Persephone and her mother stood watch over the [[Sacred Way, Attika|road]] leading from the [[Akropolis Sanctuary|acropolis]] to the Sanctuary of Eleusis.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Attika: Statue of Demeter and Kore</ref>
+After imbibing [[lotus]] flower wine, [[Barnabas]] had three visions concerning his wife [[Leda (Barnabas' wife)|Leda]]. In one of these, he swore that Persephone led him [[Tomb of Polybotes|where]] mythical [[Siren (mythology)|sirens]] dwelled.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Odyssey Into the Past]]</ref>
-==Trivia==
-*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B7 Κόρη] (''kórē'') is a Greek word meaning 'maiden, girl, bride'.
+==Behind the scenes==
-*The etymology of Persephone is obscure, but may be related to the Greek words [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/πέρθω πέρθω] (''pérthō''), meaning 'to destroy', and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/φόνος φόνος] (''phónos''), meaning 'murder'.
+Persephone's names are based on Greek: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B7 Κόρη] (''kórē'') means 'maiden, girl, bride', while 'Persephone' may be related to the words [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/πέρθω πέρθω] (''pérthō''), meaning 'to destroy', and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/φόνος φόνος] (''phónos''), meaning 'murder'.
-*Her headgear is based on the {{wiki|Attic helmet}}.
+The headgear Persephone is seen in the simulation is based on the {{wiki|Attic helmet}}.
+The statue representing Persephone as Kore especially in Attika and Sanctuary of Eleusis in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on the restored {{Wiki|Phrasikleia Kore}}, made by Aristion of Paros in 6th century BCE.
 ==Gallery==
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 Athens-KoreDemeter.jpg|The statue of Kore and Demeter in Athens
 ACOD_FoE_Persephone.jpg|Persephone on her throne in Elysium
+ACOd-TFoA-Persephonebust-StephanieChafe.jpg|Bust model
 ACOd-TFoA-Persephonecrownless-StephanieChafe.jpg|Models of Persephone without her headgear
 ACOd-mural-PersephoneHades.jpg|A 5th century BCE mural depicting Persephone and Hades
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 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|statue only}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|artwork only}}
 **''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{C|simulation}}
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-[[Category:Greek deities]]
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+[[Category:Greek deities]]

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