Teichos of Herakles

The fortress occupied by the Sage of the Silver Vein and his soldiers

The Teichos of Herakles was a fortress dedicated to the legendary hero Herakles, located atop a peak in the Achaean region of Erymanthos Peaks, Greece. It served as the headquarters of Polemon the Wise, the Sage of the Silver Vein branch of the Cult of Kosmos.

Within the Teichos was an entrance into a cavern below, containing curious architecture and an equally curious chamber housing a strange trunk.^[1]

1 History
2 Behind the scenes
3 Gallery
4 Appearances
5 References

History

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the fortress, finding one of the Ainigmata Ostraka within.^[2] She also tracked down Polemon, and slew him and his pet lynx.^[3]

When the Order of the Storm branch of the Persian Order of the Ancients came to Achaia searching for Kassandra, Darius and Natakas, the men serving the Order captured locals and took them to the Teichos. There they were questioned about 'yellow-eyed man' and 'Eagle-bearing misthios '. Natakas asked Kassandra to help the people.^[4] While rescuing the people, among them Kleta, Kassandra found a letter addressed to the Cult of Kosmos from the Order of the Storm, signed by the Tempest.^[5]

Behind the scenes

The location of Teichos of Herakles in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on the Teichus of the Dymaeans in Achaia, said to have been built by Herakles when he warred against the Eleans.

The name of the location contains the Greek word τεῖχος (teîkhos), which means 'fortification, castle, fortified city'.

Gallery

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Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Dye Dye Dye
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Silver Vein (memory)
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage – Into the Storm
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage – On the Grapevine

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

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

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 \| 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 (Artabanus' group | Layla Hassan's cell) | Templars (Cult of Kosmos • Order of the Ancients | Sigma Team) • 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 (Cyclops Arges)) • 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 (Chalkis City • Eretria) • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos (Mytilene))) • 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

Bow • 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

Isu

Members

Ægir • Aita • Aletheia • Andhrímnir • Ampheres • Aphrodite • Asvid • Atlas • Autochthonos • Azaes • Baldr • Builder • Búri • Charon • Consus • Demeter • Diaprepes • Durga • Elasippos • Eris • Evaimon • Fenrir • Freyja • Freyr • Gadiros • Hades • Hebe • Heimdall • Hekate • Hel • Hephaistos • Hermes • Horus • Iðunn • Iris • Isis • Ivaldi • Jörmungandr • Juno • Jupiter • Loki • Lug • Melitta • Mestor • Mímir • Minerva • Mneseas • Mórrígan • Neokles • Nodens • Nornir (Urðr • Verðandi • Skuld) • Njörðr • Odin • Osiris • Persephone • Phanes • Poseidon • Saklas • Samael • Saturn • Seth • Sif • Sigyn • Sisyphos • Skaði • Thor • Tyr • Ullr • Vé • Víðarr • Vili • Völund • Xarios • Yaldabaoth • Ymir | The Messengers (#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6) • Tunguska Entity

Hybrids

Adam • Eve

Artifacts

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

Other artifacts	Armors (Aegis • Armor of the Fallen • First Civilization Set • Isu Armor • Mythical Warrior • Thor's Set) • Weapons (Flickering Daggers • Glowing Mace • Lightning's Strike • Lucius Septimius' flails • Mace of Atlantis • Atlantean Blade • Poseidon's Trident • Nodens' Arc) • Shields (Moonlit Shield • The Morrigan's Guard) • Mounts (Midnight Sun) • Antikythera mechanism • Baghdad Battery • Blood vials • Global aurora borealis device • Iron Man • Manna • Prophecy Disk key • Power sources • The Pyramid (Artifact Fragments) • Saint-Denis Temple key • Śarīra • Seth-Anat stone • Silica

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

Culture

Locations

Events

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

Elpis • Instruments of the First Will • Nephilim • Order of the Ancients • Phoenix Project • Prize of Cerberos