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Widely endemic throughout Africa, crocodiles were historically a common sight along the [[Nile]], ranging as far north as [[Lake Mareotis]] where they made their lairs along its banks.<ref name="ACO" /> They were at times a menace to the [[Egypt]]ians living along those shores; in 48 BCE, a group of crocodiles trapped a drunken [[Greece|Greek]] man, [[Klaudios]], at the top of a half-submerged, broken column off the island of the [[Lost Crypt]]. The creatures, anxious to devour Klaudios, were all slaughtered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] as he came to rescue Klaudios.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref> Despite the inherent danger of gathering crocodile eggs, the venture was considered worthwhile, as the eggs were valued due to their observed medicinal properties, and one egg was worth 12 [[drachma]]e.<ref name="ACO" /> | Widely endemic throughout Africa, crocodiles were historically a common sight along the [[Nile]], ranging as far north as [[Lake Mareotis]] where they made their lairs along its banks.<ref name="ACO" /> They were at times a menace to the [[Egypt]]ians living along those shores; in 48 BCE, a group of crocodiles trapped a drunken [[Greece|Greek]] man, [[Klaudios]], at the top of a half-submerged, broken column off the island of the [[Lost Crypt]]. The creatures, anxious to devour Klaudios, were all slaughtered by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] as he came to rescue Klaudios.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hidden Tax]]</ref> Despite the inherent danger of gathering crocodile eggs, the venture was considered worthwhile, as the eggs were valued due to their observed medicinal properties, and one egg was worth 12 [[drachma]]e.<ref name="ACO" /> | ||
Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> | Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god [[Sobek]]; the most significant place of worship was the city called [[Krokodilopolis]] by the Greeks in the [[Faiyum Oasis]].<ref name="ACO" /> Another place of worship to Sobek was at the [[Temple of Philae|temple]] in {{Wiki|Philae Island}}, south of the city of [[Swenett|Aswan]]. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after [[Assassins|Hidden One]] [[Khepri]] defeated [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Habibah|The Medicine]] and her guards, they enetered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.<ref name = "Chapter 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref> | ||
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Crocodiles are large carnivorous, aquatic reptiles with a tough hide, long snout, and a heavy tail. Native to the Caribbean and Africa,[1][2] the crocodile resembles its relative, the alligator which chiefly inhabits the Louisiana Bayou.[3]
It is a ferocious animal known for violent, apparently unprovoked attacks on humans.[1][2]
History
1st century BCE
Widely endemic throughout Africa, crocodiles were historically a common sight along the Nile, ranging as far north as Lake Mareotis where they made their lairs along its banks.[2] They were at times a menace to the Egyptians living along those shores; in 48 BCE, a group of crocodiles trapped a drunken Greek man, Klaudios, at the top of a half-submerged, broken column off the island of the Lost Crypt. The creatures, anxious to devour Klaudios, were all slaughtered by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa as he came to rescue Klaudios.[4] Despite the inherent danger of gathering crocodile eggs, the venture was considered worthwhile, as the eggs were valued due to their observed medicinal properties, and one egg was worth 12 drachmae.[2]
Despite the danger they posed, and even because of it, Egyptians worshiped crocodiles mainly in the form of the god Sobek; the most significant place of worship was the city called Krokodilopolis by the Greeks in the Faiyum Oasis.[2] Another place of worship to Sobek was at the temple in Philae Island, south of the city of Aswan. The waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles and at one point, after Hidden One Khepri defeated Order of the Ancients member The Medicine and her guards, they enetered the temple and devoured the corpses found there while Khepri left.[5]
18th century
In the early 18th century, the pirate Edward Kenway hunted crocodiles in the West Indies for their leather, which he used to craft a holster for his pistol and a pouch for his rope darts.[1] Around the same time, Alonzo Batilla acquired a crocodile headdress, as the animal symbolized new beginnings and new potential to the natives of the West Indies.[6]
Crocodile meat is also consumed as a form of exotic food. In 1725, Edward Kenway hunted crocodiles in the swamp near Zhang's village in order to provide food to the villagers as gratitude for letting him and John Young take refuge in the village.[7]
Behind the scenes
Crocodiles were significantly less threatening in Assassin's Creed: Origins than they were in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, as Bayek was able to confront and kill multiple crocodiles with his melee weapons, whilst Edward could only hope to repel them temporarily in open combat, and thus relied on stealth and ranged weapons to dispatch of them.
Gallery
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A crocodile lair in Ptolemaic Egypt
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Hidden Tax
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book – Chapter 2: Training
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple