Temple of Zeus, Cyrene

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Temple of Zeus

The Temple of Zeus was a major temple complex in Cyrene, dedicated to Zeus, the Greek god of sky, thunder, order, and justice.

History

In 47 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the temple during his hunt for Flavius Metellus. By performing a Leap of Faith, he caught the attention of a young boy, Esiocles, who offerered to show Bayek around the city, which the Medjay accepted.

Some time later, Bayek instructed Sminthos to stay hidden and wait for him at the temple gardens while he solved murders Sminthos was accused of. He returned and told Sminthos the true story about how the son of a prostitute was behind the murders before Sminthos decided to leave for Apollonia.

Around the same time, Bayek also found one of the Papyrus Puzzles within the temple.

Trivia

• The temple is depicted being on a high platform with many stairs unlike the real temple which has three stairs in a typical fashion to ancient Greek temple architecture. Though, concept art shows the temple with the correct platform.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Origins