• Karen HechingerAfrica 2023Viajero
    Edfu Temple pylons
    All the tourists are brought from the cruise ship by horse & carriageAnother crowded temple...King Horus, depicted as a falconKing Horus on the rightThe hieroglyphic numbering system. On the right, "ones". On the left, infinity.1If the capitols (top of column) are different designs, temple is from the Greco-Roman era

    56. Egypt: Edfu - Edfu Temple

    19 de julio de 2023, Egipto ⋅ ☀️ 102 °F

    We sailed south on the Nile to the town of Edfu, and disembarked for a tour of - you guessed it! - Edfu Temple. The temple is dedicated to the Horus, a god in the form of a falcon whose right eye was the sun or morning star, representing power and quintessence, and whose left eye was the moon or evening star, representing healing.Leer más

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