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The '''Temple of Sobek''' was a large temple complex, center of the worship of the [[crocodile]] god [[Sobek]], located in [[Krokodilopolis]] in the [[Faiyum Oasis]]. | The '''Temple of Sobek''' was a large temple complex, center of the worship of the [[crocodile]]-god [[Sobek]], located in [[Krokodilopolis]] in the [[Faiyum Oasis]]. | ||
It served as the home of [[Petsuchos]], the embodiment of the god, as well as other tame crocodiles, fed by the priests of the temple. | It served as the home of [[Petsuchos]], the embodiment of the god, as well as other tame crocodiles, fed by the priests of the temple. | ||
In 48 BCE, the [[Medjay]] | In 48 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the temple, where he assassinated [[Sehetep]], a corrupt priest who worked with soldiers serving under [[Berenike]], the nomarch of [[Faiyum]], to increase offerings to the temple.<ref name="Bad Faith">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Bad Faith]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:39, 7 October 2018
The Temple of Sobek was a large temple complex, center of the worship of the crocodile-god Sobek, located in Krokodilopolis in the Faiyum Oasis. It served as the home of Petsuchos, the embodiment of the god, as well as other tame crocodiles, fed by the priests of the temple.
In 48 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the temple, where he assassinated Sehetep, a corrupt priest who worked with soldiers serving under Berenike, the nomarch of Faiyum, to increase offerings to the temple.[1]