Dienekes

Dienekes (died 480 BCE) was a Spartan officer who fought alongside King Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Achaemenid Empire.
==Biography==
In 480 BCE, Dienekes was present outside the Temple of Apollo in Delphi when Leonidas met with the Cult of Kosmos accompanied by the Pythia. After Leonidas rejected the Cult's warnings in going to war with the King Xerxes I of Persia, whom the Cult supported, he instructed Dienekes to ready the Spartans for war.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bully the Bullies
Dienekes and the Spartans were stationed at a narrow passage in Malis blocking the road to mainland Greece. While Leonidas was observing the Persian fleet arriving from the cliff, Dienekes approached Leonidas, who was reminisced about how he would have liked to have gone fishing with his son. Dienekes later joined Leonidas and the rest of the Spartans in defending Malis against the Persian Empire,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Battle of 300 but ultimately perished in battle, having been stabbed in the neck.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Memories Awoken
==Legacy==
By the 420s BCE, Dienekes' sacrifice at Thermopylae became legend so much so that a play was written based on the battle. Written by Thespis, the part of Dienekes was set to be played by a nervous actor.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Evening the Odds
==Behind the scenes==
Dienekes is a historical figure and character appearing in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, where he is voiced by Sean Browning.
==Gallery==
ACOD Leonidas defies the Pythia.png|Dienekes tasked by Leonidas to ready for battle
Introduction - Leonidas - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|Dienekes with Leonidas
ACOD Memories Awoken - Dienekes' death.png|Dienekes killed by a Persian soldier from behind
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:480 BCE deaths
Category:Individuals
Category:Greeks
Category:Spartans
Category:Ethnic Greeks
Category:Military personnel
Category:Spartan Army