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The Cult Unmasked achievement in AC Odyssey
1: Podarkes the Cruel, I did not have the side mission 'Rebel' as I had not completed the side quest 'Trouble in Paradise', which is kind of like a "primary" side quests, primary in the sense that it is with Barnabas. Podarkes was revealed to me as a cultist during 'Trouble in Paradise' and he was also the region Leader. Previous to completing this side mission there was no region Leader.
2: Melanthos, from the research I did, you need two clues to be able to unveil him and track him on the map. I couldn't find how to get the second clue. I only had one and could not track him. IGN's walkthrough is correct however. And you can find him without getting the second clue. I looked up a tutorial to see what his ship looked like and then I was able to find is in the sea just west of Messara. It didn't notify me that he was a cultist until I had killed him though.
Hope this helps anyone stuck like me.
I think this is why the achievement is to "Defeat" them not to "Kill" them. Technically I defeated Lagos with words.