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|description = A temple dedicated to Serapis | |||
|location = [[Karanis]], [[Egypt]] | |||
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|functions = Temple | |||
|affiliation = Cult of Serapis | |||
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The '''Sarapeion of Karanis''', also referred to as the ''Karanis Temple'', was a [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Egypt]]ian temple to [[Serapis]] located in [[Karanis]], [[Faiyum]], during the 1st century BCE. | The '''Sarapeion of Karanis''', also referred to as the ''Karanis Temple'', was a [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Egypt]]ian temple to [[Serapis]] located in [[Karanis]], [[Faiyum]], during the 1st century BCE. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Originally an Egyptian temple, it was built over and redecorated to suit the worship of Greco-Egyptian | Originally an Egyptian temple, it was built over and redecorated to suit the worship of Greco-Egyptian amalgamated god Serapis over several years up to 48 BCE, and the work continued, despite multiple setbacks.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> In 48 BCE the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the temple. A gruesome murder scene caught his attention, and he helped the local [[Phylakitai]] [[Epigonos]] in solving a series of acts of vandalism and murders of Greek priests in the temple.<ref name="MurderInTheTemple">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Murder in the Temple]]</ref> | ||
As Bayek found out, a [[Cult of Wadjet|cult]] dedicated to [[Wadjet]] was the culprit, and he was able to prevent them from assassinating the temple's High Priest.<ref name="MurderInTheTemple"/> Following the end of the cult, the defaced statue of Serapis was cleaned up, and all traces of the cult's deeds, save for a bit of green paint, were removed.<ref name="ACO" /> Around the same time, Bayek found one of the [[Papyrus Puzzle]]s within the temple.<ref name="The Leaning Tower">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Papyrus Puzzle: "The Leaning Tower"</ref> | |||
Following the end of the cult, the defaced statue of Serapis was cleaned up, and all traces of the cult's deeds, save for a bit of green paint, were removed.<ref name="ACO" /> | |||
Around the same time, Bayek found one of the [[Papyrus Puzzle]]s within the temple.<ref name="The Leaning Tower">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:09, 12 October 2023
- "A Greek god where an Egyptian god once stood."
- ―Bayek arriving at the temple, c. 48 BCE.[src]
The Sarapeion of Karanis, also referred to as the Karanis Temple, was a Greco-Egyptian temple to Serapis located in Karanis, Faiyum, during the 1st century BCE.
History[edit | edit source]
Originally an Egyptian temple, it was built over and redecorated to suit the worship of Greco-Egyptian amalgamated god Serapis over several years up to 48 BCE, and the work continued, despite multiple setbacks.[1] In 48 BCE the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the temple. A gruesome murder scene caught his attention, and he helped the local Phylakitai Epigonos in solving a series of acts of vandalism and murders of Greek priests in the temple.[2]
As Bayek found out, a cult dedicated to Wadjet was the culprit, and he was able to prevent them from assassinating the temple's High Priest.[2] Following the end of the cult, the defaced statue of Serapis was cleaned up, and all traces of the cult's deeds, save for a bit of green paint, were removed.[1] Around the same time, Bayek found one of the Papyrus Puzzles within the temple.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Murder in the Temple
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Papyrus Puzzle: "The Leaning Tower"