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Assassin's Creed Odyssey eGuide Character Side Quests Phidias

The Message, the Stick, and the Artist

The Message, the Stick, and the Artist

  • Recommended Level: 34
  • Quest Giver: Phidias
  • Prerequisite: Help Perikles
  • Unlocks: Art Leading Life
  • Location: Phidias’s Workshop in Valley of Olympia, Elis
  • Reward: Medium drachmae, medium XP
  • Story: Phidias is convinced that those who sought to kill him in Athens have found him again. He has received a scytale, a Spartan tool for decoding secret messages. You agree to unravel the mystery.

Find Phidias in his workshop in the Valley of Olympia. He needs you to find and interact with the symbol on the Statue of Zeus at the Temple of Zeus. Climb the statue found inside the Temple of Zeus and interact with the symbol on the chest. Return to Phidias.