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{{WP-REAL}} | [[File:ACOD_Statue_of_Khnum.png|thumb|87px|A statue depicting Khnum]] | ||
'''Khnum''' was an [[Egypt]]ian deity largely associated with being the source of the [[Nile]]. He is also thought to be the creator of the bodies of [[human]]s, molding them out of clay, giving him the moniker of the 'Master Sculptor'. He was usually depicted with the head of a [[Goat|ram]]. | '''Khnum''' was an [[Egypt]]ian deity largely associated with being the source of the [[Nile]]. He is also thought to be the creator of the bodies of [[human]]s, molding them out of clay, giving him the moniker of the 'Master Sculptor'. He was usually depicted with the head of a [[Goat|ram]]. | ||
His counterpart and consort was the goddess of fertility, [[Hequet]]. | His counterpart and consort was the goddess of fertility, [[Hequet]]. | ||
==Legacy and influence== | |||
99 days after the [[Great Catastrophe]] during the [[Isu Era]], the [[Isu]] [[The Messenger|messenger]] [[Khnum and Hequet messenger]] delivered a [[The Empirical Truth#Eeyoo%20Sekedoo%20Aat|message]] designated for [[Layla Hassan]], and buried it within [[Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat]] in Egypt.<ref name="The Empirical Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Empirical Truth]]</ref> | |||
In 48 BCE, The [[Sunken Temple of Ramses]] was explored by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], who was tasked by [[the Seer]] to recover a statue of Khnum in the ruins needed for a ritual.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[A Dream of Ashes]]</ref> | In 48 BCE, The [[Sunken Temple of Ramses]] was explored by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], who was tasked by [[the Seer]] to recover a statue of Khnum in the ruins needed for a ritual.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[A Dream of Ashes]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|Statue only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|Statue only}} | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Egyptian deities]] | [[Category:Egyptian deities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:43, 4 November 2023
Khnum was an Egyptian deity largely associated with being the source of the Nile. He is also thought to be the creator of the bodies of humans, molding them out of clay, giving him the moniker of the 'Master Sculptor'. He was usually depicted with the head of a ram.
His counterpart and consort was the goddess of fertility, Hequet.
Legacy and influence[edit | edit source]
99 days after the Great Catastrophe during the Isu Era, the Isu messenger Khnum and Hequet messenger delivered a message designated for Layla Hassan, and buried it within Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat in Egypt.[1]
In 48 BCE, The Sunken Temple of Ramses was explored by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa, who was tasked by the Seer to recover a statue of Khnum in the ruins needed for a ritual.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (Statue only)
References[edit | edit source]