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[[File:ACO Sehkmet costume.jpg|thumb|The Sekhmet outfit worn by the champion]]
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The '''champion of Sekhmet''' was the role played by a combatant in the main event of the [[Festival of Sekhmet]], held in the [[Temple of Sekhmet]] of [[Yamu]], [[Egypt]], during the 1st century BCE.
The '''champion of Sekhmet''' was the role played by a combatant in the main event of the [[Festival of Sekhmet]], held in the [[Temple of Sekhmet]] of [[Yamu]], [[Egypt]], during the 1st century BCE.


The event depicted the fight between the [[lion]]-goddess [[Sekhmet]] and her nemesis, {{Wiki|Isfet (Egyptian mythology)|Isfet}}.<ref name="Lady of Slaughter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Lady of Slaughter]]</ref>
The event depicted the fight between the [[lion]]-goddess [[Sekhmet]] and her nemesis, [[Isfet]].<ref name="Lady of Slaughter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Lady of Slaughter]]</ref>


Usually, [[Pamu]] served in the role, but in 48 BCE, he was too drunk to participate, and the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] stepped in, instead.<ref name="Lady of Slaughter" />
Usually, [[Pamu]] served in the role, but in 48 BCE, he was too drunk to participate, and the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] stepped in, instead.<ref name="Lady of Slaughter" />
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According to the [[High Priest of Sekhmet|High Priest]]'s narration, if the audience's hearts were marred by malice, Isfet would win, and condemn their village "to a hundred seasons of darkness."<ref name="Lady of Slaughter" />
According to the [[High Priest of Sekhmet|High Priest]]'s narration, if the audience's hearts were marred by malice, Isfet would win, and condemn their village "to a hundred seasons of darkness."<ref name="Lady of Slaughter" />


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


==Reference==
==References==
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[[Category:Egyptian mythology]]
[[Category:Egyptian mythology]]

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The Sekhmet outfit worn by the champion

The champion of Sekhmet was the role played by a combatant in the main event of the Festival of Sekhmet, held in the Temple of Sekhmet of Yamu, Egypt, during the 1st century BCE.

The event depicted the fight between the lion-goddess Sekhmet and her nemesis, Isfet.[1]

Usually, Pamu served in the role, but in 48 BCE, he was too drunk to participate, and the Medjay Bayek of Siwa stepped in, instead.[1]

According to the High Priest's narration, if the audience's hearts were marred by malice, Isfet would win, and condemn their village "to a hundred seasons of darkness."[1]

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