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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. | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 6 December 2021
- "A Greek god where an Egyptian god once stood."
- ―Medjay Bayek of Siwa, 48 BCE.
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
Originally an Egyptian temple, it was built over and redecorated to suit the worship of Greco-Egyptian amalgamation 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, to solve a series of acts of vandalism and murders of Greek priests in the temple. As Bayek found out, a cult of Wadjet was the culprit. However, Bayek was able to prevent them from assassinating the High Priest of the temple.[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - Murder in the Temple
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Leaning Tower