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{{Quote|The Mareotis Lake is the largest in the Egyptian Kingdom and is essential for naval transport.|description|Assassin's Creed: Origins}}
{{Quote|The Mareotis Lake is the largest in the Egyptian Kingdom and is essential for naval transport.|Description|Assassin's Creed: Origins}}
[[File:ACO_Lake_Mareotis.jpg|thumb|250px|Lake Mareotis as seen from Alexandria]]
[[File:ACO_Lake_Mareotis.jpg|thumb|250px|Lake Mareotis as seen from Alexandria]]
'''Lake Mareotis''' is a lake in northern [[Egypt]] which is separated from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] by the isthmus on which the city of [[Alexandria]] is built on.
'''Lake Mareotis''' is a large lake in northern [[Egypt]], separated from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] by the isthmus on which the city of [[Alexandria]] resides.


In 48 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] travelled across the lake in search of [[Klaudios]], an Alexandrian man who had gone missing from [[Yamu]]. There, he found Klaudious stranded on a column from an [[Lost Crypt|island ruin]], surrounded by a pack of [[crocodile]]s. Bayek was able to eliminate the crocodiles and escorted Klaudious back to Yamu.<ref name="Hidden Tax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref>
==History==
In 48 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] travelled across the lake in search of [[Klaudios]], an Alexandrian man who had gone missing from [[Yamu]]. He eventually found Klaudious stranded on a column from an [[Lost Crypt|island ruin]], surrounded by a pack of [[crocodile]]s. Bayek was able to eliminate the crocodiles and escorted Klaudious back to Yamu.<ref name="Hidden Tax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref>


Later, he returned to the island, investigating a series of mysterious killings conducted by a [[Cult of Serqet|cult]] of [[Serqet]] in the ruins.<ref name="Taste of her Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Taste of her Sting]]</ref>
Later, the Medjay returned to the island, investigating a series of mysterious killings conducted by a [[Cult of Serqet|cult]] of [[Serqet]] in the ruins.<ref name="Taste of her Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Taste of her Sting]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Origins'', Lake Mareotis is displayed as a region in Egypt including the lake.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', Lake Mareotis is displayed as a region of Egypt which includes the eponymous lake.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 15:40, 12 May 2026

"The Mareotis Lake is the largest in the Egyptian Kingdom and is essential for naval transport."
―Description[src]
Lake Mareotis as seen from Alexandria

Lake Mareotis is a large lake in northern Egypt, separated from the Mediterranean Sea by the isthmus on which the city of Alexandria resides.

History[edit | edit source]

In 48 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa travelled across the lake in search of Klaudios, an Alexandrian man who had gone missing from Yamu. He eventually found Klaudious stranded on a column from an island ruin, surrounded by a pack of crocodiles. Bayek was able to eliminate the crocodiles and escorted Klaudious back to Yamu.[1]

Later, the Medjay returned to the island, investigating a series of mysterious killings conducted by a cult of Serqet in the ruins.[2]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • In Assassin's Creed: Origins, Lake Mareotis is displayed as a region of Egypt which includes the eponymous lake.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]