Ivory

Ivory refers to the mammalian tusks, teeth, and horns which have been considered a valuable sculpting material throughout human history.
==History==
Mostly poached from elephants, ivory has been widely used for jewelry and handles of weapons, in addition to sculptures.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Trade objects
===Mythology===
According to the Greek myth, the legendary founder of Elis, Pelops, received an ivory shoulder made by the god Hephaistos to replace the one unwittingly eaten by the goddess Demeter.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Gods of Olympia: Pelops, The Legendary Founder
===5th century BCE===
In ancient Greece, the Athenian sculptor Phidias became famous for using chryselephantine, a combination of ivory and gold, to create exquisite statues, such as the Athena Parthenos, a statue of the goddess Athena within the Parthenon,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Parthenon and the statue of the Zeus within a dedicated temple at the Sanctuary of Olympia.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
The tusks of the wild boars around the Greek world were also considered to be ivory.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Trade Goods
===9th century===
During the Viking expansion into the kingdoms of England, ivory horns were used by Norsefolk like Eivor to signal to their fellow raiders to attack or to summon their longship from along the riverways.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
===17th century===
Johannes Leo, the husband of Elizabeth Jane Weston, was noted for having an ivory-handled cane.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston
During the Golden Age of Piracy, ivory was familiar to pirates like Edward Kenway.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
===19th century===
In the Victorian era, ivory was used occasionally in the crafting of weapons, namely in the butts of firearms and the handles of kukris and cane-swords .Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
==Gallery==
AC4DB - Bracelet.png|An ivory bracelet from 18th century
ACS Ivory Kukri.png|An ivory-handled kukri
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
*Assassin's Creed III 
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
*Assassin's Creed: Unity
*Assassin's Creed: Templars 
*Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
*Discovery Tour: Viking Age
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
*Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR 
==References==
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