Heron

Heron covers a number of freshwater and coastal subspecies of the family . Typified by their long necks, long legs, and tapering beaks, a number of heron species are also commonly white in plumage.
==History==
Inhabiting the wetlands throughout Greece, the herons were a common sight during the Peloponnesian War.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
In Egypt of the 1st century BCE, the herons were also common. Unlike in Greece, the birds were revered by the Egyptians, especially Siwans, like the Medjay Bayek. The feathers of the birds were used in burial rituals, for they were believed to guide the spirits of the dead in their afterlife journey through the Duat.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Shadya's Rest For this reason, heron feathers were in demand in Egyptian markets as late as 48 BCE.
In the mid-1st century BCE, the nomarch Rudjek bore the cryptonym "the Heron", as a member of the Order of the Ancients.Assassin's Creed: Origins
During the 9th century, herons were pretty common around England, found feeding and swimming in most lakes and rivers, fleeing from the sight of any danger.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
In 2020, an Animus mod was available to the Assassin Layla Hassan that changed the visuals of Sýnin, the shieldmaiden Eivor's raven, into a black-capped night heron within the Animus simulation.
==Gallery==
ACOd-herons.jpg|Herons in the 5th century BCE Greece
ACOd-herons-flight.jpg|A siege of herons in flight
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
==References==
Category:Animals