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|birth = c. 90s BCE<br>{{Wiki|Pelusium}}, [[Egypt]] | |birth = c. 90s BCE<br>{{Wiki|Pelusium}}, [[Egypt]] | ||
|death = February 47 BCE<br> | |death = February 47 BCE<br>[[Nile Delta]], Egypt | ||
|affiliates = [[Order of the Ancients]] | |affiliates = [[Order of the Ancients]] | ||
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | |appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | ||
|voice = [[Gerry Mendicino]]}} | |voice = [[Gerry Mendicino]]}} | ||
'''Pothinus''' (c. 90s BCE – 47 BCE), also known as''' The Scorpion''', was a eunuch and regent for Pharaoh [[Ptolemy XIII]] of | '''Pothinus''' (c. 90s BCE – 47 BCE), also known as '''The Scorpion''', was a eunuch and regent for Pharaoh [[Ptolemy XIII]] of the 1st century BCE. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], he and order was responsible for the exile of Ptolemy's older sister and co-ruler, [[Cleopatra]]. | ||
Pothinus was killed by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek | Pothinus was killed by the [[Medjay]], [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], in 47 BCE, during the [[Battle of the Nile]], alongside his war elephant. | ||
== Personality and characteristics == | ==Personality and characteristics== | ||
Despite being a member of the Order of the Ancients, Pothinus was not sadistic nor hungry for power, even acknowledging to Bayek that the Order went too far in Siwa. Pothinus had a genuine desire for Egypt to be peaceful and prosperous but the way he chose to do that left much to be desired. | Despite being a member of the Order of the Ancients, Pothinus was not sadistic nor hungry for power, even acknowledging to Bayek that the Order went too far in Siwa. Pothinus had a genuine desire for Egypt to be peaceful and prosperous but the way he chose to do that left much to be desired. | ||
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* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | ||
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[[Category:47 BCE deaths]] | [[Category:47 BCE deaths]] | ||
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Pothinus (c. 90s BCE – 47 BCE), also known as The Scorpion, was a eunuch and regent for Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII of the 1st century BCE. A member of the Order of the Ancients, he and order was responsible for the exile of Ptolemy's older sister and co-ruler, Cleopatra.
Pothinus was killed by the Medjay, Bayek of Siwa, in 47 BCE, during the Battle of the Nile, alongside his war elephant.
Personality and characteristics
Despite being a member of the Order of the Ancients, Pothinus was not sadistic nor hungry for power, even acknowledging to Bayek that the Order went too far in Siwa. Pothinus had a genuine desire for Egypt to be peaceful and prosperous but the way he chose to do that left much to be desired.
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Concept Art of Pothinus
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