Sarapeion of Karanis

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==
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.Assassin's Creed: Origins 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.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Murder in the Temple
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. 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. Around the same time, Bayek found one of the Papyrus Puzzles within the temple.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Papyrus Puzzle: "The Leaning Tower"
==References==
Category:Temples
Category:Locations in Faiyum
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