Spartacus Lucretia Ilithiya Can He Do It Again

Ilithyia
Blood and Sand Vengeance
First appearance	S1E01: The Cherry-red Serpent S2E01: Fugitivus
Last advent	S2E10: Wrath of the Gods
Profession	Roman Noble
Race	Roman
Relationships	Albinius (Father, deceased) Claudius Glaber (Husband, deceased) Lucretia (Friend, deceased) Domitia (Friend, deceased) Segovax (Own-Gladiator, deceased) Ilithyia'due south son (Son, deceased) Caecilia (Friend, deceased) Licinia (Friend, deceased) Spartacus (Enemy, deceased) Aemilia (Friend, deceased) Thessela (Body Slave, deceased) Amana (Body Slave, deceased) Publius Varinius (Love Interest, deceased) Seppia (Friend/Rival, deceased) Tertulla (Friend)
Status	Deceased (Killed by Lucretia)
Actor/Extra	Viva Bianca

Ilithyia is a major character in the Spartacus series. She is a wealthy Roman woman, the daughter of Senator Albinius, and the wife of Praetor Gaius Claudius Glaber. She is close friends with Lucretia, yet, their lively human relationship is more meets the eye. In Vengeance, Ilithyia becomes meaning and her pregnancy unknowingly plays a big part in the commencement stages of the war in which becomes a link between the two possible fathers: Spartacus and Glaber.

Appearance

Ilithyia has long, wavy blonde hair and blue eyes and is of average peak. Due to her male parent'due south wealth she is ever seen wearing lavish dresses and improvident jewelry, any is fashionable amongst the higher levels of Roman lodge.

Personality

Ilithyia is married to Gaius Claudius Glaber and shares many of his deceitful traits. She is a coquette and devious immature woman underneath her more innocent appearance, individual and manipulative without aid of her husband. She, along with her married man, share a strong dislike for Spartacus and longs to see him dead. In contradiction, she is highly fascinated by the other gladiators, in item Crixus. She admires their forcefulness and ferocity in battle, after a suggestion from Lucretia, buys ane of her own. She hopes to make some of her friends in loftier Roman circles jealous of this buy, but is seen to all the same be the one trying to amuse them and gain their approval.

Ilithyia enjoys her friendship with Lucretia, if perhaps this is just to proceeds entrance to the world of the gladiators. Notwithstanding, she does not agree back from slighting Lucretia, by mentioning a piece of jewelry is out of fashion or her house is not acceptable to the upper class Roman standards.

Ilithyia has an interest in unsafe and socially dubious deportment. For instance, enjoying watching Varro accept

Ilithyia seducing Numerius.

sex with ane of the slaves, challenge he is similar a creature untamed. She seduces Numerius at his birthday commemoration to incite him to ask for a death-match against Batiatus interests, which results in the death of Varro. She is not afraid to take chances others for her purpose. She instructs her gladiator Segovax to make an endeavor on Spartacus' life because he slighted her husband, fifty-fifty though her gladiator is caught and crucified as punishment.

Despite the fact that she strongly dislikes Spartacus, She seems to grow an allure based on lust towards him, as seen from when she begins to pleasure herself to the memory of the night she and Spartacus have sexual intercourse.

Blood and Sand

Ilithyia is introduced alongside her husband, Glaber, every bit he tries to persuade the Thracians to aid him in battle. Ilithyia surprises Glaber by arriving at the camp unannounced, claiming she brings him a "gift" - herself, completely

Ilithyia nether a thick fur glaze, with Glaber.

nude under a thick fur glaze. She wishes to delight her husband and promises that if he does well she tin can put adept words in with her father to promote him. When the Thracian later known as Spartacus and his colleague report movement amongst the Getae armies, Ilithyia spurs her husband to abandon his mail and his discussion, unknowingly inciting the Thracians into mutiny and desertion.

In Capua, Ilithyia entreats her father, Senator Albinius, to requite her married man a chance at redemption for his disgrace with the Thracians, to which he grudgingly agrees. He warns Ilithyia, notwithstanding, that he volition not heed to further persuasions.

Glaber visits Batiatus' Ludus to humiliate Spartacus by informing him of his wife, Sura's enslavement. Meanwhile, Lucretia entertains Ilithyia, and despite Ilithyia'southward distaste for the food and drink (and the overall

Ilithyia with Lucretia seeing the Gladiators for the get-go time.

environment), the ii eventually grade a sort of friendship as they both reveal a more devious and cunning nature. Ilithyia is intrigued to see what use Lucretia may however bring her, and is fascinated past the gladiators practicing in the training area below.

Gradually they become closer friends, Ilithyia visiting the ludus more often and for longer periods of fourth dimension. They are even seen exchanging kisses on diverse occasions that are rather more intimate than those between friends. Ilithyia decides to give a gift upon Lucretia, after learning that, despite many years of marriage, Lucretia has yet to produce a child, and brings in a priestess supposedly talented in helping cure infertility. The woman's questions lead to Ilithyia finding out about Lurcretia's secret lover, Crixus.

Batiatus purchases a new grouping of gladiators, amid them Segovax, Duro and Agron. Ilithyia sees them as they come in and Lucretia convinces her to purchase 1. Ilithyia, unable to decide, ends upwardly choosing Segovax for his impressive physical attributes (significant his larger than average penis, which she compares to thursday

Ilithyia, talking Segovax into killing Spartacus.

at of a horse, showing how lustful she can exist). In an endeavour to make her friends jealous of her newest purchase, Ilithyia comes to the ludus with three of her acquaintances, Licinia, Aemilia and Caecilia. The three are unimpressed past Segovax but fascinated by Spartacus, to Ilithyia's cloy. She expresses her distaste for Spartacus by cutting the skin on his chest to take some blood, which, according to legend, gives a human being an erection that will last for days when drunk with wine. Ilithyia gets angry when Licinia compliments Spartaucs past calling him a god she shouts "He is nothing more a Thracian dog! His treachery dishonored Rome" Spartacus rebukes this past saying" Information technology is your married man that bears the dishonor he abased defenseless women and children left them to be raped and murdered" She gets angry saying she would have him crucified if he were her slave but her three friends laugh at her for overreacting saying they all heard the rumors about glaber's dealing in Thrace they depart, leaving her solitary with Lucretia. Ilithyia later on offers Segovax his freedom if he takes Spartacus' life for her, merely Crixus manages to save him (although he still counts Spartacus as an enemy). Segovax does non reveal information technology was Ilithyia to Batiatus, who is then emasculated and crucified.

Ilithyia seeing she slept with Spartacus not Crixus.

I morning time soon subsequently, Ilithyia walks in on Licinia meeting with Lucretia, and figures out the meaning of the meeting; Licinia is arranging an intimate coming together with a gladiator, namely Spartacus. She confesses to having had similar desires herself, and Lucretia encourages her to the decision of fulfilling them. But when Ilithyia chooses to bed Crixus, Lucretia is driven into a visibly jealous rage. When Batiatus questions her, she lies to him that Ilithyia demanded Crixus in a disrespectful manner. Batiatus tells her that they must endure Ilithyia's bad manners and give Ilithyia what she wants to secure Glaber'southward patronage. Lucretia is still not moved, and devises a switch. Spartacus is painted and masked in training to meet Licinia, but instead is paired with Ilithyia, besides masked. They are unaware of the swap. Lucretia plans it so that Licinia

Ilithyia killing Licinia.

walks in on Spartacus and Ilithyia in bed, revealing their existent identities. Spartacus is enraged and begins to choke Ilithyia, just is quickly removed past the guards. Meanwhile, Licinia speaks of how scandalous it is that she would sleep with a gladiator - and Spartacus, even so - and mocks Ilithyia so much and then that she falls into a rage and attacks Licinia, bang-up her skull multiple times into the marble tile.

When Ilithyia has calmed down, is shaken past the ordeal and terrified of going back in public, fearing somebody will see her and know what she did. Lucretia reassures her and offers her temporary housing in exchange for certain services. The Rest of the human relationship changes, with Lucretia becoming the more dominant. Ilithyia fears what Lucretia could say about her and does equally she asks when Lucretia wants the noblemen and -women of Rome to be invited to the ludus for Numerius' birthday party.

The political party is the start social event Ilithyia attends after Licinia'south expiry. She appears normal and mingles with the guests, whilst devising a plan to take her revenge on Spartacus. She finds Numerius relaxing in the ludus bath and seduces him by joining him, naked, in the pool. She tells him that he must choose Varro to fight Spartacus instead of Crixus, and that Varro must die. Numerius does as she asks, and the issue is as intended; Spartacus' spirit is

Varro's death by Spartacus, on Numerius orders.

broken by the death of his closest friend.

Every bit time goes on, the friendship betwixt Lucretia and Ilithyia sours as Lucretia asks for more and more favors. Ilithyia points out that she is being treated like a slave, simply takes comfort in the fact that Glaber will soon return and together they volition leave for Rome. When Glaber arrives, Batiatus asks for his patronage, which Glaber has no interest in giving. Batiatus brings out a "gift", which turns out to be Licinia'south severed, rotting manus, recognizable by the rings on the fingers. He tells Glaber of how Licinia met her end, and Glaber hits Ilithyia for doing something then awful. He leaves her in the care of Lucretia, knowing he is condemning her to servitude, until he can return to grudgingly confirm the patronage.

Ilithyia sealing the doors of Batiatus Ludus.

Ilithyia is however in the ludus when Batiatus organize's a political party to celebrate Glaber equally a patron amongst the socialites of Rome and Capua. She reads a letter of the alphabet, which - although written by Batiatus - claims that Glaber has get a patron of the ludus. When the gladiators revolt, Lucretia orders Ilithyia to have her guards combat the Gladiators. Ilithyia smiles, saying she will do so, but instead leaves the ludus with her guards and slaves. Ignoring the pleas of Lucretia and Aemilia, she closes the door backside her and locks them inside.

Vengeance

Ilithyia at the start of Vengeance

In the get-go of Spartacus: Vengeance, we discover Ilithyia patently shifting from her scheming old self into the role of a forgotten wife and before longhoped-for mother. Unfortunately for her, the trail of blood and destruction she left behind at Batiatus' Ludus when she barricaded the inhabitants within will non be forgotten. As her husband's desire for her wanes, she becomes ever more vulnerable. When Glaber begins his war against Spartacus, he orders Ilithyia back to Capua with him and his army and she is condemned by her hubby to alive in the bloody ruins of the House of Batiatus. Shortly after arriving, she is found by Lucretia, who has been presumed expressionless over a month. Although Lucretia appears to have gone crazy and lost all memory of what happened the ludus, Ilithyia is wary of her and grows distraught equally her husband decides to use Lucretia to further his image with the people of Capua. She soon returns to her schemes every bit she shifts her attention from her husband Glaber to Varinius, a high ranking and wealthy Roman who is also a praetor. Ilithyia approaches her father with the aim of dissolving her marriage. Although her male parent never cared for Glaber in the outset place, he refuses to deliquesce her wedlock. Ilithyia begins dropping hints of her intentions around Varinius, who reveals he is more than willing to ally her.

Ilithyia throws Lucretia to the flooring considering she slept with her father.

Pleased with this discovery, Ilithyia happily glides through the villa looking for her male parent, whom she finds in bed with Lucretia. Furious at Lucretia'due south apparent betrayal, she throws Lucretia to the floor and threatens to bash her head in on the tiles, simply as she did to Licinia. Lucretia reveals that she remembers everything, merely Ilithyia merely releases her after Lucretia says she slept with Ilithyia's father in gild to convince him to dissolve the wedlock. So-called "friends" over again, Ilithyia discovers that Lucretia, as a "gift from the Gods", may be much more useful then she first realized.

As preparations begin to deliquesce Ilithyia's marriage to Glaber, she decides she needs to become rid of Glaber'due south child equally well, merely she hesitates when the potion that volition kill the child is in her hand. Lucretia arrives and manages to dissuade her, past saying the potion will brand her sick and cause her to drain for days, causing her absenteeism at the games to come up into question. Unfortunately for Ilithyia, the potion is discovered by Glaber, who was informed of its beingness by Ashur. (Ashur acted under the advice of Lucretia - although not specifically what Lucretia asked of him.) Realizing his defeat, Glaber joins her at the games for ane terminal display of supposed partnership.

Spartacus burns down the arena.

While Glaber fumes throughout the event, Ilithyia joyously enjoys Varinius' presence in the pulpit. Her joy is brief, nevertheless, as Spartacus brings down the arena in flames in an try to rescue his captured comrades. In the ensuing chaos, Ilithyia's begetter gets caught in the falling debris. He is plant past Glaber who promptly smashes his head in with a large beam earlier rejoining the others outside, thereby destroying the one person able to deliquesce their wedlock.

He informs Ilithyia of her begetter'south expiry in front of Varinius and Lucretia, and says in a cold, harsh voice that she will be a wife to him and a mother to their child. Although Ilithyia looks to Varinius for assistance, he realizes there is nada he tin can do, and he leaves her crying in a heap.

Ilithyia, upset, listening to her late father'due south will.

In the ensuing days, Ilithyia is disheveled (it was customary for those in mourning to remain unbathed until the mourning period was over) and upset, listening to her late father'due south volition being read out while Glaber stands uninterested, scheming. He asks Ilithyia why she is crying - is it considering her begetter is dead or considering her plans were foiled? He commands her to bathe, despite tradition, and guard their child with her life - or he will kill her.

Her plans ruined, Glaber's love gone, and her life in constant danger, Ilithyia seeks out Lucretia. She tells Ilithyia to be a loving wife, and when the time comes, they will strike. As Glaber's attentions wander to the young Seppia, who shares his angel, Lucretia comes up with a plan to make it appear that the Gods are unhappy that Ilithyia is in Capua and that the Gods volition it that she should be sent away. Glaber, fearful of his child's life, agrees to send her away, although not with Lucretia equally they had both wanted.

Upon seeing Gannicus.

On the way, Ilithyia'south carriage is attacked by Gannicus and her pocket-sized group of guards are slaughtered. Ilityhia is brought to Spartacus as a way to end the rivalry between him and Glaber, but Spartacus is hesitant to kill her. Disheveled and heavily pregnant, she tells Spartacus that the child she carries is his. Spartacus seems unable to impale her, fifty-fifty if she is lying, but Mira is more willing, although she is stopped by Spartacus.

Spartacus decides to employ her as a bargaining chip in guild to get more weapons for the Rebels. Unfortunately for Spartacus, Glaber reveals he wants nothing to do with his wife, and he is welcome to get rid of her. Spartacus realizes that Ilithyia is of no utilize to him, and she is released into the wood - non before telling her that Glaber had no plan in saving her, and then kneels downwards proverb 'He does not beloved you, as I dearest my wife'. Every bit he walks away Ilithyia asks 'You allow me live?', to which Spartacus turns and replys 'Practise not remember it in

Spartacus with Ilithyia in the forest.

kindness', and leaves her there, crying.

Ilithyia manages to walk dorsum to the ludus, just tumbles and falls of burnout after throwing the gates open. When she awakens, Glaber questions her for details near where she was hidden, irritating her. Ilithyia then realizes that she is not in their bedchambers, for her identify beside Glaber has now been taken over by Seppia. She asks her hubby if there is any love left between them, to which Glaber replies that simply a monster stands before her, cheers to what Ilithyia has done to him.

The only person who seems happy to see her returned is Lucretia, who tells her that Seppia now knows the truth

Lucretia telling Ilithyia about Seppius' death.

nigh who murdered her brother. Ilithyia then informs her that the kid is Spartacus' and that she feels a strange form of attachment to it. The two devise a programme to murder Glaber, using Seppia'southward desire for revenge confronting her. As Glaber takes to his bath, Seppia arrives and soon smashes his head with a jar. Every bit she pulls out a knife to impale him, Ilithyia steps in and takes it from her, stabbing her in the chest and so slitting her throat. Glaber is astonished that

Seppia's death by Ilithyia.

the adult female he cast aside would save his life, but she tells him that they are both monsters. The ii rekindle their romance, making dear in forepart of Seppia'south corpse.

Ilithyia and Lucretia ride towards Glaber, with Ilithyia intending to sway her hubby to return to Rome so she tin have her kid there. On the mode, Lucretia reveals that she has been promised to Ashur, and both make plans to rid themselves of him.

Afterward arriving, Ilithyia tells Glaber that Ashur gave Seppia her deceased brother's bracelet and led her on to attack him. Glaber is infuriated, and sends him on a mission to meet Spartacus at the top of Mt. Vesuvius with deals for a plea bargain. As Glaber expected, Ashur is killed, by Naevia.

Lucretia well-nigh to cut the baby out of Ilithyia.

The two women return to the House of Batiatus to make preparations to exit, merely just as Ilithyia moves to push Lucretia off the side of the villa, her h2o breaks. The house is left empty, save for Ilithyia, her 2 slaves, and Lucretia, who takes information technology upon hers

Ilithyia succumbs to her wounds.

elf to kill the slaves and cut the baby out of Ilithyia's womb with a knife. Lucretia takes the child - a male child - to the side of the cliff, and Ilithyia crawls after her, haemorrhage profusely from her slashed abdomen. Lucretia says that she and Batiatus finally take an heir and gazes lovingly at Ilithyia's child in her arms. Clutching the infant, she falls backwards off the side of the cliff with a smile on her face. Ilithyia, horrified at losing her newborn, falls to the ground, dying of the wounds inflicted upon her past Lucretia.

List of Appearances

Books

Ilithyia appears equally one of the characters inSpartacus: Swords and Ashes andSpartacus: Morituri.

Trivia

• Ilithyia appears in the novel, Spartacus: Swords and Ashes.
• Ilithyia was the 12th main grapheme to be killed.
  • She was intended to exist killed along with Lucretia at the terminate of the kickoff season. All the same, the writers changed their heed and extended their story to one more flavor.
• As her father was named Albinius, Ilithyia was a member of the Roman Gens Albinia, a political dynasty descended from one of the outset Tribunes of the Plebs in Rome, named Lucius Albinius Paterculus. Albinia is derived from the Latin word Albus, which means 'white'.
• The name Ilithyia is derived from the proper name of the Greek goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia.
  • As a daughter of Albinius, her full proper name would exist Albinia Ilithyia.

Quotes

"You really shouldn't have gone to the trouble, Lucretia. These common dishes exit my stomach unsettled." ^[ane]
—Ilithyia to Lucretia

[The gladiators are] like something out of a fever dream. I hateful, what if they went insane all at once, clamoring for blood?!"^[1]
—Ilithyia to Lucretia

"That is how yous sate desire. For dearest, or vengeance—without hesitation."
—Ilithyia

"No..."
—Ilithyia,after her child is killed; her last words ^[ii]

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.i} Spartacus: Claret and Sand Flavour 1; Episode two
2. ↑ Spartacus: Vengeance Season 2; Episode 10

campbelltheticties.blogspot.com

Source: https://spartacus.fandom.com/wiki/Ilithyia

Share this post