Amira Benyamina

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Amira Benyamina was a French journalist and a member of the French Brotherhood of Assassins who operated in Paris in the mid-19th century.

Biography

Not much was known about her past, except at some point, Amira was inducted into the French Brotherhood and operated in a team alongside Henri Escoffier and Michel Moulin. In 1855, atop the Gare de l'Est, she found Simeon Price looking at Paris as he wanted to find any more Assassins. Thus, Amira led him into the secret underground base and met up with both Michel and Henri. Upon talking about Price's training, she offered to continue his training, to which he agreed.

In the summer, Amira took Simeon to Versailles to commit an leap of faith into the city's canal waters. After Price succeeded in finding his goal, Amira welcomed him into the Assassin Brotherhood. Within the next five years, Amira helped Price and his new apprentice, Pierrette Arnaud, to find the identity of the "Magus." However, after Arnaud's information about Kane being here in Paris at the same time as the bombings, all realized Kane was the Magus all along.

Behind the scenes

Amira Benyamina is a character introduced in the first novel of the Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History series, The Magus Conspiracy, written by Kate Heartfield and released in August 2022.

Etymology

The given name Amira is Arabic in origin meaning "princess". It means the same in Hindi also, however in Hebrew it means either "treetop" or "saying". The surname Benyamina is derived from the Hebrew name Benjamina, the feminine form of Benjamin, it means ""son of the right hand". Alternatively, in Maghrebi Arabic Benyamina means "son of Yamina" chiefly in Algeria.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy