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By the late 1st Century BCE, [[Isidora]], succeeded her mother [[Nitokris]] as the God's Wife of Amun and began using an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] to kill grave robbers and avenge her mother's death. | By the late 1st Century BCE, [[Isidora]], succeeded her mother [[Nitokris]] as the God's Wife of Amun and began using an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] to kill grave robbers and avenge her mother's death. | ||
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* Historically the position of the God's Wife of Amun was abolished when the Persians under Cambyses II conquered Egypt. It is unknown whether the post was restored when [[Alexander the Great]] liberated it from Persian rule. | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' | ||
[[Category:Priests]] | [[Category:Priests]] | ||
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The God's Wife of Amun was a religious figure in ancient Egyptian who was the highest ranking priestess of the god Amun. The priestess was stationed at the temple of Karnak in Thebes, and like the Oracle of Amun in Siwa, they had both political and religious importance.
By the late 1st Century BCE, Isidora, succeeded her mother Nitokris as the God's Wife of Amun and began using an Apple of Eden to kill grave robbers and avenge her mother's death.
Trivia
- Historically the position of the God's Wife of Amun was abolished when the Persians under Cambyses II conquered Egypt. It is unknown whether the post was restored when Alexander the Great liberated it from Persian rule.