The Hydra

The Hydra (died c. 420s BCE), also known as Hydra the Many-Headed was a member and the Sage of the Gods of the Aegean Sea branch of the Cult of Kosmos.
==Biography==
At a relatively young age, the Hydra was at first but a captain of a simple ship. He however claimed the position of the ship's commander, fatally dealing with all those who opposed him.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Biography of The Hydra In time, the Hydra earned his right to be the leader of his branch of the Cult of Kosmos, though still considered young.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to Sokos He oversaw his branch with keen eye, approving of ships,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to Asterion and demanding the sacrifice of others when the need arose.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to Melanthos
However, when the Peloponnesian War raged, the Hydra withdrew, without a word to his followers, save by telling The Mytilenian Shark that he could have the Southern Sporades, and threatening with a watery death anyone who dared to follow him to the waters south of Messenia.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Sage letter to the Mytilenian Shark Even The Octopus, a captain her peers considered to be close to The Hydra,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Letter to the Octopus had nothing else to say then that The Hydra wanted the Cultist-turncoat Swordfish found.
Seen sailing west aboard his trireme the Hyperion, alone, the Hydra sought the waters south of Messenia, and haunted the waves there.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey In time, he crossed the path of the Spartan misthios Kassandra, who had sworn to hunt down and kill all members of the Cult of Kosmos. The ships of the two clashed, and the Hydra was slain.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Gods of the Aegean Sea
==Personality and traits==
Vicious enough to catch the eye of the Cult on that merit alone, the Hydra was considered by the Mytilenian Shark to be 'fiery'.
==Behind the scenes==
The Hydra, a character in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, shares his name with a legendary snake in the Greek mythology. The connection is further enforced by The Hydra's title, 'the Many-Headed', as the mythical snake had multiple heads, which doubled every time one was cut off. The beast was slain by Herakles as his one of his labors, with the aid of his nephew Iolaos, by burning the Hydra's necks, so that it could not regenerate new heads. 
==Gallery==
ACOd-Hyperion-Hydra.jpg|The Hydra aboard the Hyperion
ACOd-HydraKasscrew.jpg|Kassandra engaged in combat with the Hydra and his crew
ACOd-HydraKass.jpg|The Hydra facing Kassandra
ACOd-Hydradead.jpg|The Hydra dead
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:420s BCE deaths
Category:Individuals
Category:Greeks
Category:Ethnic Greeks
Category:Pirate captains
Category:Sages of Kosmos
Category:Gods of the Aegean Sea
Category:Unidentified individuals