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	The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: Siwa]]: "Oracle of Amun"</ref> Because of this power, in 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] ~~sent~~ an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Notes from Bayek's travels]]: "Scrap of Journal"</ref> In 332 BCE, [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and [[pharaoh]] of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"</ref>		The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: Siwa]]: "Oracle of Amun"</ref> Because of this power, in 524 BCE, the [[Achaemenid Empire\|Achaemenid Emperor]] [[Cambyses II of Persia\|Cambyses II]] set out from [[Iran\|Persia]] with an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Notes from Bayek's travels]]: "Scrap of Journal"</ref> In 332 BCE, [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and [[pharaoh]] of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"</ref>

	By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[~~Discovery Tour~~: ~~Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|~~Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>		The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Tours: Siwa]]: "Oracle of Amun"</ref> Because of this power, in 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Notes from Bayek's travels]]: "Scrap of Journal"</ref> In 332 BCE, [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and [[pharaoh]] of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – Tours: Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"</ref>

	In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[~~Egyptian~~ Notes]]: "~~Burial Delving –~~ Scrap of Journal"</ref> In 332 BCE, ~~King~~ [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – ~~[[Discovery Tour~~: ~~Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|~~Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>

	By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.		The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.

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	The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.		The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.

	==History==		==History==
	The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>		The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>

	In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>		In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Egyptian Notes]]: "Burial Delving – Scrap of Journal"</ref> In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>

	By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==History==		==History==
	The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the oracle at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>		The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>

	In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an army of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>		In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>

	By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>
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	[[Category:Oracles]]		[[Category:Oracles]]

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	==History==		==History==
	The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the oracle at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="~~Discovery Tour~~">''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the oracle at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>

	In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an army of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost. In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="~~ACO~~">''[[~~Assassin's Creed~~: ~~Origins~~]]''</ref>		In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an army of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>

	By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==History==		==History==
	The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the oracle at [[Delphi]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>		The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the oracle at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Discovery Tour">''[[Discovery Tour]]''</ref>

	In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an army of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost. In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an army of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost. In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

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	By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''

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	[[File:Medunamun.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Medunamun, the Oracle of Amun in 48 BCE]]		[[File:Medunamun.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Medunamun, the Oracle of Amun in 48 BCE]]
	The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.		The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.

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	[[File:Medunamun.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Medunamun, the Oracle of Amun in 48 BCE]]		[[File:Medunamun.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Medunamun, the Oracle of Amun in 48 BCE]]
	The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.		The '''Oracle of Amun''' was a religious figure in ancient [[Egypt]] who served as a medium for the god [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]]. The Oracle was stationed at the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], and guided the affairs of the village.

	==History==		==History==
	The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>		The Siwan Oracle was regarded to be one of the greatest oracles in the world in ancient times, together with the [[Pythia\|oracle]] at [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Oracle of Amun">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Oracle of Amun"]]</ref>

	In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>		In 524 BCE, [[Cambyses II of Persia]] sent an [[Lost Army of Cambyses\|army]] of 50,000 men to destroy the Oracle, but they were all buried in a sandstorm and were thought to be lost.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Egyptian Notes]]: "Burial Delving – Scrap of Journal"</ref> In 332 BCE, King [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Makedonia]] conquered Egypt and was hailed as the son of Amun and pharaoh of Egypt by the Oracle at Siwa.<ref name="Alexander the Great">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Siwa\|Siwa: "Alexander the Great, Son of Ammon"]]</ref>

	By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		By 49 BCE, [[Medunamun]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], had been appointed as the Oracle by [[Ptolemy XIII]]. His true purpose was to consolidate Ptolemy's rule over the remote village, while also seeking to unlock the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the Temple of Amun. Determined to gain the powers of the ancient race in the vault, Medunamun had his soldiers brutalize the villagers with extortion and detention,<ref name="Family Reunion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Family Reunion (Origins)\|Family Reunion]]</ref> from which not even the priests of Amun were spared,<ref name="Prisoners in the Temple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Prisoners in the Temple]]</ref> while entire neighborhoods were razed in response to any defiance.<ref name="The Oasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref> A year later, in 48 BCE, Siwa's [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] assassinated Medunamun for his oppression and complicity in the murder of his son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==