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[[File:ACO_Temple_of_Sobek.jpg|thumb|250px|Temple of Sobek]] | [[File:ACO_Temple_of_Sobek.jpg|thumb|250px|Temple of Sobek]] | ||
The '''Temple of Sobek''' was a large temple complex | The '''Temple of Sobek''' was a large temple complex and the center of the worship of the [[crocodile]]-god [[Sobek]], located in [[Krokodilopolis]] in the [[Faiyum Oasis]]. It served as the home of [[Petsuchos]], the embodiment of the god, as well as other tame crocodiles, fed by the priests of the temple. | ||
It served as the home of [[Petsuchos]], the embodiment of the god, as well as other tame crocodiles, fed by the priests of the temple. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 48 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the temple | In 48 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] visited the temple, where he assassinated [[Sehetep]], a corrupt priest who worked with soldiers serving under [[Berenike]], the nomarch of [[Faiyum]], to increase offerings to the temple.<ref name="Bad Faith">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Bad Faith]]</ref> Around the same time, Bayek also found one of the [[Papyrus Puzzle]]s within the temple.<ref name="Sobek's Rage">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Papyrus Puzzle: "Sobek's Rage"</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACO Temple of Sobek 2.png|The statue of Sobek inside the temple | ACO Temple of Sobek 2.png|The statue of Sobek inside the temple | ||
ACO Temple of Sobek 3.png|Petsuchos's abode in the temple's courtyard | ACO Temple of Sobek 3.png|Petsuchos's abode in the temple's courtyard | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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The Temple of Sobek was a large temple complex and the center of the worship of the crocodile-god Sobek, located in Krokodilopolis in the Faiyum Oasis. It served as the home of Petsuchos, the embodiment of the god, as well as other tame crocodiles, fed by the priests of the temple.
History
In 48 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the temple, where he assassinated Sehetep, a corrupt priest who worked with soldiers serving under Berenike, the nomarch of Faiyum, to increase offerings to the temple.[1] Around the same time, Bayek also found one of the Papyrus Puzzles within the temple.[2]
Gallery
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The statue of Sobek inside the temple -
Petsuchos's abode in the temple's courtyard
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Bad Faith
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Papyrus Puzzle: "Sobek's Rage"