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'''Khnum''' was an [[Egypt]]ian deity largely associated with being the source of the [[Nile]]. He is also thought to be the creator of the bodies of [[human]]s, molding them out of clay, giving him the moniker of the 'Master Sculptor'. He was usually depicted with the head of a [[Goat|ram]]. | '''Khnum''' was an [[Egypt]]ian deity largely associated with being the source of the [[Nile]]. He is also thought to be the creator of the bodies of [[human]]s, molding them out of clay, giving him the moniker of the 'Master Sculptor'. He was usually depicted with the head of a [[Goat|ram]]. | ||
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*One of the [[Isu]] [[The Messenger|messengers]] was called '[[Khnum and Hequet messenger]]'.<ref name="The Empirical Truth">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' | *One of the [[Isu]] [[The Messenger|messengers]] was called '[[Khnum and Hequet messenger]]'.<ref name="The Empirical Truth">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Empirical Truth]]</ref> | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|Statue only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|Statue only}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:05, 19 April 2019

Khnum was an Egyptian deity largely associated with being the source of the Nile. He is also thought to be the creator of the bodies of humans, molding them out of clay, giving him the moniker of the 'Master Sculptor'. He was usually depicted with the head of a ram.
His counterpart and consort was the goddess of fertility, Hequet.
In 48 BCE, The Sunken Temple of Ramses was explored by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa, who was tasked by the Seer to recover a statue of Khnum in the ruins needed for a ritual.[1]
Trivia
- One of the Isu messengers was called 'Khnum and Hequet messenger'.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (Statue only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – A Dream of Ashes
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Empirical Truth