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'''Sheshat''', or '''Seshat''', is the ancient [[Egypt]]ian goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. She was also the wife-daughter of [[Thoth]], the god of magic, writing, and science.
'''Sheshat''', or '''Seshat''', is the ancient [[Egypt]]ian goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. She was also the wife-daughter of [[Thoth]], the god of magic, writing, and science.


Seshat is considered the creator of writing and is often displayed with a stylus, writing down important things, like the years of a pharaoh's reign.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' ''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[Ankh (Stone Circle)|Ankh]]</ref>
Seshat is considered the creator of writing and is often displayed with a stylus, writing down important things, like the years of a pharaoh's reign.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]: Ankh</ref>


Her worship flourished around [[Heliopolis]], but in [[Madiama Nome]] in [[Sinai]], there used to be a [[Seshat's Sunken Temple|temple]] dedicated to her, which the [[Medjay]] and [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited in 38 BCE.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' ''The Hidden Ones''</ref>
Her worship flourished around [[Heliopolis]], but in [[Madiama Nome]] in [[Sinai]], there used to be a [[Seshat's Sunken Temple|temple]] dedicated to her, which the [[Medjay]] and [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited in 38 BCE.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones''</ref>


She was depicted with Thoth on the [[ancient tablet]]s some of which the Bayek found during his adventures in 1st century BCE.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins''</ref>
She was depicted with Thoth on the [[ancient tablet]]s some of which the Bayek found during his adventures in 1st century BCE.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins''</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – ''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' {{Mo}}''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:11, 25 February 2022

Thoth and Sheshat on an ancient tablet

Sheshat, or Seshat, is the ancient Egyptian goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. She was also the wife-daughter of Thoth, the god of magic, writing, and science.

Seshat is considered the creator of writing and is often displayed with a stylus, writing down important things, like the years of a pharaoh's reign.[1]

Her worship flourished around Heliopolis, but in Madiama Nome in Sinai, there used to be a temple dedicated to her, which the Medjay and Hidden One Bayek of Siwa visited in 38 BCE.[2]

She was depicted with Thoth on the ancient tablets some of which the Bayek found during his adventures in 1st century BCE.[3]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: OriginsThe Hidden OnesBayek's Promise: Ankh
  2. Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones
  3. Assassin's Creed: Origins