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|name = The Ankh | |name = The Ankh | ||
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||powers = *Resurrection | ||powers = *Resurrection | ||
|current = Unknown | |current = Unknown | ||
|period = | |period = | ||
|created = [[Those Who Came Before]] | |created = [[Those Who Came Before]] | ||
|made = Prehistory | |made = Prehistory | ||
|notable = *[[Accipiter]] | |notable = *[[Accipiter]] | ||
*[[Aquilus]] | *[[Aquilus]] | ||
*[[Caius Fulvus Vultur]] | *[[Caius Fulvus Vultur]]}} | ||
The '''Ankh''' was a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], capable of healing the sick and temporarily resurrecting the dead. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Ankh was originally owned by Isis, who used its mystical powers to protect the kings of [[Egypt]] from harm. At a certain moment Osiris passed away, and Isis used the Ankh to resurrect him for one night. From the sexual intercourse that happened during that night Horus was born. | The Ankh was originally owned by Isis, who used its mystical powers to protect the kings of [[Egypt]] from harm. At a certain moment Osiris passed away, and Isis used the Ankh to resurrect him for one night. From the sexual intercourse that happened during that night Horus was born.<ref name="Splitter">[http://www.splitter-verlag.eu/assassins-creed-bd-3-accipiter.html Splitter Online: ''Assassin's Creed'' Bd. 3: Accipiter]</ref> | ||
200 years later, the Ankh was recovered from a pyramide by Roman plunderers, who sold it to a merchant. The Ankh switched hands many times before eventually ending up in [[Rome]].<ref name="Splitter"/> | |||
At one point, the Ankh came into the hands of the [[Alamans|Alaman]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Accipiter]], an Alaman. He then passed it on to [[Aquilus]], who brought it back home to his father [[Lucius]]. Lucius locked it in a box, but the very same day, Lucius was killed by his associate and secret [[Templars|Templar]] [[Caius Fulvus Vultur]], who took the Ankh from the box.<ref name="French comic - Tome 2">[[Assassin's Creed (French comic)|''Assassin's Creed'' (French comic)]]: Tome 2, Aquilus</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Ankh, also known as the Key of Life or Crux Ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character which meant "eternal life". It was often worn by Egyptian gods and pharaohs. | *The Ankh, also known as the Key of Life or Crux Ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character which meant "eternal life". It was often worn by Egyptian gods and pharaohs. | ||
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*The Ankh was said to carry the Mark of the Messenger inscribed on it. | *The Ankh was said to carry the Mark of the Messenger inscribed on it. | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ankh}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankh}} | ||
[[Category:Pieces of Eden]] | [[Category:Pieces of Eden]] | ||
[[Category:First Civilization technology]] | [[Category:First Civilization technology]] | ||
Revision as of 22:11, 1 November 2011
- "This cross is like a key which allowed a Traveler to pass through the Gates of Eternity..."
- ―Lucius talking about the Ankh to his son.
The Ankh was a Piece of Eden, capable of healing the sick and temporarily resurrecting the dead.
History
The Ankh was originally owned by Isis, who used its mystical powers to protect the kings of Egypt from harm. At a certain moment Osiris passed away, and Isis used the Ankh to resurrect him for one night. From the sexual intercourse that happened during that night Horus was born.[1]
200 years later, the Ankh was recovered from a pyramide by Roman plunderers, who sold it to a merchant. The Ankh switched hands many times before eventually ending up in Rome.[1]
At one point, the Ankh came into the hands of the Alaman Assassin Accipiter, an Alaman. He then passed it on to Aquilus, who brought it back home to his father Lucius. Lucius locked it in a box, but the very same day, Lucius was killed by his associate and secret Templar Caius Fulvus Vultur, who took the Ankh from the box.[2]
Trivia
- The Ankh, also known as the Key of Life or Crux Ansata, was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character which meant "eternal life". It was often worn by Egyptian gods and pharaohs.
- During the 14th century, the Assassin Lukas Zurburg suspected that the Brothers of the Cross were after the Ankh, as it was said to be located somewhere in Central Europe.
- The Ankh was said to carry the Mark of the Messenger inscribed on it.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Splitter Online: Assassin's Creed Bd. 3: Accipiter
- ↑ Assassin's Creed (French comic): Tome 2, Aquilus