Sarapeion of Karanis
- "A Greek god where an Egyptian god once stood."
- ―Bayek arriving at the temple, c. 48 BCE.[src]
The Sarapeion of Karanis, also referred to as the Karanis Temple, was a Greco-Egyptian temple to Serapis located in Karanis, Faiyum, during the 1st century BCE.
History[edit | edit source]
Originally an Egyptian temple, it was built over and redecorated to suit the worship of Greco-Egyptian amalgamated god Serapis over several years up to 48 BCE, and the work continued, despite multiple setbacks.[1] In 48 BCE the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the temple. A gruesome murder scene caught his attention, and he helped the local Phylakitai Epigonos in solving a series of acts of vandalism and murders of Greek priests in the temple.[2]
As Bayek found out, a cult dedicated to Wadjet was the culprit, and he was able to prevent them from assassinating the temple's High Priest.[2] Following the end of the cult, the defaced statue of Serapis was cleaned up, and all traces of the cult's deeds, save for a bit of green paint, were removed.[1] Around the same time, Bayek found one of the Papyrus Puzzles within the temple.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Murder in the Temple
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Papyrus Puzzle: "The Leaning Tower"