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'''Epigonos''' was a [[ | |image = ACO_Epigonos.png|Epigonos | ||
|active = 48 BCE<br/>[[Karanis]], [[Egypt]] | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = [[Phylakitai]]}} | |||
'''Epigonos''' was a [[Phylakitai]] overseer who served in the town of [[Karanis]], [[Egypt]] during the reign of [[Ptolemy XIII]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Epigonos was a [[Greece|Greek]] resident of Karanis who later took up the role of Phylakitai. Sometime in 48 BCE, a series of murders | Epigonos was a [[Greece|Greek]] resident of Karanis who later took up the role of Phylakitai. Sometime in 48 BCE, a series of murders took place in the [[Sarapeion of Karanis]], where many of the priests were murdered. On one such occasion, a young priest was tortured and killed in the main hall before being brought to the courtyard in front of the temple to be displayed. This action caught the attention of the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], when he visited Karanis.<ref name="Murder in the Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Murder in the Temple]]</ref> | ||
Bayek followed Epigonos into the temple hall to investigate and through his findings, he discovered a [[Cult of Wadjet|cult]] of [[Wadjet]] to be responsible and | Bayek followed Epigonos into the temple hall to investigate and through his findings, he discovered a [[Cult of Wadjet|cult]] of [[Wadjet]] to be responsible and their intent to murder the High Priest of [[Serapis]] next. With the help of Epigonos, Bayek was able to eliminate the cultists before they could conduct the killing.<ref name="Murder in the Temple" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name Epigonos | *The name Epigonos comes from the Greek verb ''epigignesthai'', meaning 'to be born after'. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 5 September 2018
Epigonos was a Phylakitai overseer who served in the town of Karanis, Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy XIII.
Biography
Epigonos was a Greek resident of Karanis who later took up the role of Phylakitai. Sometime in 48 BCE, a series of murders took place in the Sarapeion of Karanis, where many of the priests were murdered. On one such occasion, a young priest was tortured and killed in the main hall before being brought to the courtyard in front of the temple to be displayed. This action caught the attention of the Medjay Bayek of Siwa, when he visited Karanis.[1]
Bayek followed Epigonos into the temple hall to investigate and through his findings, he discovered a cult of Wadjet to be responsible and their intent to murder the High Priest of Serapis next. With the help of Epigonos, Bayek was able to eliminate the cultists before they could conduct the killing.[1]
Trivia
- The name Epigonos comes from the Greek verb epigignesthai, meaning 'to be born after'.
Appearance
Reference