At the Temple of Horus at Edfu a merchant descended upon me and was waiting for me at the gate following our tour. He was insistant that Kristal buy a purse. He followed her to the bus even continuing the negotiation via our guide relaying the negotiations until she finally bought the purse.
The temple of Horus at Edfu is the most complete and best preserved of all the temples of Egypt. The twin towers of the great entrance pylon of the temple were planned as perfect mirror images of each other, both in their construction and in the scenes carved on them.
The priests had "electricity" consisting of animal feces and wires.
There are examples of Grecian-Roman columns topped with floral capitals.
There are statues of Horus as a falcon. Osiris was the Ruler of the dead and the son of Nut and Geb. His wife was was his sister Isis, the mother goddess. Their son was Horus-the falcon-headed god. Relief's show the mythological battle between Horus and Seth the hippopotamus. The ancient nilometer measured the level of the Nile and helped predict the floods and the coming harvest.
Kom Ombo
Kom means mountain in the region of Ombo. The city was the focal point of the gold route into Egypt. Kom Ombo has irrigated sugar cane and cornfields.
The temple of Kom Ombo was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and Horoeris, meaning Horus the Elder.
They had knowledge of anatomy, did surgery and depicted child birth and breastfeeding. They had instructions on how to clean surgical instruments. There is a very deep well thought to have been used for healing purposes. It seems to be a mind over matter approach. They believed that the well could cure them and so they thought they were cured.
Most of the gods and kings depicted had eyes or parts of the face missing. These were probably originally gold, silver or gems that have been taken over the ages.
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