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[[File:ACO_Statue_of_Ptah.jpg|thumb|250px|A statue of Ptah, in [[Kerke]]]] | [[File:ACO_Statue_of_Ptah.jpg|thumb|250px|A statue of Ptah, in [[Kerke]]]] | ||
'''Ptah''' is an ancient [[Egypt]]ian god of craftsmen and architects. He is the spouse of [[Sekhmet]], the goddess of fertility. He was also regarded as the father of [[Imhotep]]. | '''Ptah''' is an ancient [[Egypt]]ian god of craftsmen and architects. He is the spouse of [[Sekhmet]], the goddess of fertility. He was also regarded as the father of [[Imhotep]]. | ||
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During the 1st century BCE, Ptah's worship by Egyptians was centered in the city of [[Memphis]], where a [[Temple of Ptah|Great Temple]] complex was built in his name.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | During the 1st century BCE, Ptah's worship by Egyptians was centered in the city of [[Memphis]], where a [[Temple of Ptah|Great Temple]] complex was built in his name.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
In 48 BCE, the High Priest of the Great Temple was [[Pasherenptah]]; during his time, the gods seemed to curse the city, for a foul stench seemed to fill the place, the [[Apis]] [[Cattle|Bull]] fell ill, and the High Priest's wife [[Taimhotep]] miscarried thrice. All this came to an end when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] came to investigate,<ref name="The Lizard's Mask">''Assassin's Creed'' | In 48 BCE, the High Priest of the Great Temple was [[Pasherenptah]]; during his time, the gods seemed to curse the city, for a foul stench seemed to fill the place, the [[Apis]] [[Cattle|Bull]] fell ill, and the High Priest's wife [[Taimhotep]] miscarried thrice. All this came to an end when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] came to investigate,<ref name="The Lizard's Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[The Lizard's Mask]]</ref> and destroyed the source of all the ails: the [[Order of the Ancients]] member known as ''[[Hetepi|The Lizard]]''.<ref name="The Lizard's Face">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' - [[The Lizard's Face]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*An aspect of the god was called ''Ptah-Nun'', the father who made {{Wiki|Atum}}: the High Priest Pasherenptah called upon him to bless Bayek.<ref name="The Lizard's Face" /> | *An aspect of the god was called ''Ptah-Nun'', the father who made {{Wiki|Atum}}: the High Priest Pasherenptah called upon him to bless Bayek.<ref name="The Lizard's Face" /> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
DT - The White Walls.jpg|Cult image of Ptah | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 12 July 2020
Ptah is an ancient Egyptian god of craftsmen and architects. He is the spouse of Sekhmet, the goddess of fertility. He was also regarded as the father of Imhotep.
During the 1st century BCE, Ptah's worship by Egyptians was centered in the city of Memphis, where a Great Temple complex was built in his name.[1]
In 48 BCE, the High Priest of the Great Temple was Pasherenptah; during his time, the gods seemed to curse the city, for a foul stench seemed to fill the place, the Apis Bull fell ill, and the High Priest's wife Taimhotep miscarried thrice. All this came to an end when the Medjay Bayek of Siwa came to investigate,[2] and destroyed the source of all the ails: the Order of the Ancients member known as The Lizard.[3]
Trivia
- An aspect of the god was called Ptah-Nun, the father who made Atum: the High Priest Pasherenptah called upon him to bless Bayek.[3]
Gallery
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Cult image of Ptah
References