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Early concept art of a Stone Circle

The Stone Circles were a series of rock formations scattered throughout Egypt during the 1st century BCE.

History

During the mid-1st century BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa frequented the stone circle outside of Siwa with his son, Khemu. During their stays at the circle, they discussed the stars, the gods, and whatever was troubling Khemu's mind. Following Khemu's murder in 49 BCE, Bayek sought out and visited numerous stone circles throughout Egypt, as well as the Great Sphinx in Giza, as Khemu had wanted to do.

Years later in 38 BCE, Bayek found two more stone circles in Sinai, and reminisced about Khemu there as well.

Known stone circles

• Amun
• Ankh
• Apis
• Divine Lion
• Goat Fish
• The Great Twins
• Hathor
• Horus
• Osiris
• Pisces
• The Scales
• Serqet
• Sobek
• Taweret
• The Planetarium

Behind the scenes

The Stone Circles in Assassin's Creed: Origins seem to be based on archaeo-astronomical structures found at Nabta Playa in the Nubian Desert.

The Hathor Stone Circle and the Serqet Stone Circle in the game seem to have been accidentally switched, as the Prayer of Serqet used by her cult states, "Serqet, Selqet, Selkit we perform these rites in the shadow of your stone circle. In the caves beneath your stars." However, the cave near the House of Serqet is actually under the Hathor Stone Circle.

Each constellation in the game lines up with one of the 88 modern constellations found in the night sky.

Gallery

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  Early concept art of the Stone Circles
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  Early concept art of the Stone Circles

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Origins