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The '''Red Sea''' is a strategic body of water situated between [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. In ancient times, the sea was also known as the '''Sea of Reeds'''. | The '''Red Sea''' is a strategic body of water situated between [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. In ancient times, the sea was also known as the '''Sea of Reeds'''. | ||
Sometime between the 16th and 13th century BCE, the {{Wiki|Hebrew}} prophet and religious leader [[Moses]] used a {{Wiki|Staff of Moses|his staff}} to {{Wiki|Crossing the Red Sea|part the sea}}, allowing the Israelites to escape the pursuing [[Egypt]]ians. | ==History== | ||
Sometime between the 16th and 13th century BCE, the {{Wiki|Hebrew}} prophet and religious leader [[Moses]] used a {{Wiki|Staff of Moses|his staff}} to {{Wiki|Crossing the Red Sea|part the sea}}, allowing the Israelites to escape the pursuing [[Egypt]]ians.<ref name="AC1"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> | |||
Around 38 BCE, the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] travelled across the sea in order to reach the [[Sinai|Sinai Peninsula]] and assist the [[Assassin bureau|bureau]] leader [[Tahira]] and the {{Wiki|Nabataeans|Nabataean}} rebels under [[Gamilat]] in fighting the occupying [[Roman Republic|Roman]] [[Roman army|forces]] secretly lead by the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (memory)]]</ref> | Around 38 BCE, the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] travelled across the sea in order to reach the [[Sinai|Sinai Peninsula]] and assist the [[Assassin bureau|bureau]] leader [[Tahira]] and the {{Wiki|Nabataeans|Nabataean}} rebels under [[Gamilat]] in fighting the occupying [[Roman Republic|Roman]] [[Roman army|forces]] secretly lead by the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (memory)]]</ref> | ||
By the late 12th century CE, Moses' parting of the sea had passed into legend, with the [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]] of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] asserting that only a [[Piece of Eden]] could have had enough power to perform the feat.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 24</ref> | By the late 12th century CE, Moses' parting of the sea had passed into legend, with the [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]] of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] asserting that only a [[Piece of Eden]] could have had enough power to perform the feat.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 24</ref> | ||
It was not until 2012 that the truth behind the event was revealed, when the late Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] revealed to [[Desmond Miles]] in a [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzle that Moses' staff was in fact a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> | It was not until 2012 that the truth behind the event was revealed, when the late Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] revealed to [[Desmond Miles]] in a [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzle that Moses' staff was in fact a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> | ||
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The Red Sea is a strategic body of water situated between Africa and Asia. In ancient times, the sea was also known as the Sea of Reeds.
History
Sometime between the 16th and 13th century BCE, the Hebrew prophet and religious leader Moses used a his staff to part the sea, allowing the Israelites to escape the pursuing Egyptians.[1][2]
Around 38 BCE, the Hidden One Bayek of Siwa travelled across the sea in order to reach the Sinai Peninsula and assist the bureau leader Tahira and the Nabataean rebels under Gamilat in fighting the occupying Roman forces secretly lead by the Order of the Ancients.[3]
By the late 12th century CE, Moses' parting of the sea had passed into legend, with the Mentor Al Mualim of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins asserting that only a Piece of Eden could have had enough power to perform the feat.[1][4]
It was not until 2012 that the truth behind the event was revealed, when the late Assassin Clay Kaczmarek revealed to Desmond Miles in a Glyph puzzle that Moses' staff was in fact a Staff of Eden[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed II (appears in glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One (mentioned only)
References