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four days in Aswan, we headed north to Luxor by bus, stopping
at Kom Ombo, Edfu and El-Kab along the way. |
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Kom
Ombo. Offerings to the Crocodile God, Sobek |
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Edfu.
The Temple of Horus |
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was the seat of Horus, the god of the sky and of kingship. Edfu
was the traditional site of the battle between Horus and Seth
(representing the forces of order and chaos respectively). Although
there had been an earlier temple, the existing structures date
to the time of the Ptolemies in the last centuries of the first
millennium BC. |
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Edfu.
The Pylon |
Edfu.
Gayle at the mammisi |
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| Edfu
is undoubtedly the best-preserved of all of the major Egyptian
temples and contains all of the essential elements— pylon,
peristyle court, hypostyle halls and sanctuary. In front of
the naos shrine of Nectanebo is a modern replica of
the sacred barque used to transport the image of the god. |
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Edfu.
Sanctuary & Sacred Barque |
Edfu.
Karen & Horus |
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El
Kab. The end of the day (but not the adventures) |
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