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The '''Dromos''' was the walkway into the ruins of an [[Egypt]]ian temple within the town of [[Soknopaiou Nesos]] in [[Faiyum]], Egypt, during the 1st century BCE. | The '''Dromos''' was the walkway into the ruins of an [[Egypt]]ian temple within the town of [[Soknopaiou Nesos]] in [[Faiyum]], Egypt, during the 1st century BCE. | ||
Around 48 BCE the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the location, finding food scraps and [[Greece|Greek]] wine.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>. A Greek local the Medjay talked to believed a recently deceased man had brought the "Curse of [[Wadjet]]" on himself by having a feast on the dromos, despite others telling him that it was sacrilege.<ref name="Curse of Wadjet">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Curse of Wadjet]]</ref> | Around 48 BCE the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the location, finding food scraps and [[Greece|Greek]] wine.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>. A Greek local the Medjay talked to believed a recently deceased man had brought the "Curse of [[Wadjet]]" on himself by having a feast on the dromos, despite others telling him that it was sacrilege.<ref name="Curse of Wadjet">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Curse of Wadjet]]</ref> | ||
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*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/δρόμος Δρόμος] (''drómos'') is the Greek word meaning 'racetrack, course, avenue'. It was also used of a walkway leading to a building, especially a ceremonial one, like those found leading to temples or tombs in Ancient Greece or [[Egypt]]. | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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The Dromos was the walkway into the ruins of an Egyptian temple within the town of Soknopaiou Nesos in Faiyum, Egypt, during the 1st century BCE.
Around 48 BCE the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the location, finding food scraps and Greek wine.[1]. A Greek local the Medjay talked to believed a recently deceased man had brought the "Curse of Wadjet" on himself by having a feast on the dromos, despite others telling him that it was sacrilege.[2]
Trivia
- Δρόμος (drómos) is the Greek word meaning 'racetrack, course, avenue'. It was also used of a walkway leading to a building, especially a ceremonial one, like those found leading to temples or tombs in Ancient Greece or Egypt.