Horus at Edfu Temple

Horus at Edfu Temple

This is Horus, the ancient falcon god. He is attributed with making the sun rise and set and the moon wax and wane. It's actually pretty funny - once a year they would carry a statue of Horus' wife into the shrine and leave the two alone together... ;-)

• Date: 31 March 2009
• Photographer: RachMulder: gallery
• Uploaded: 1st Apr 2009
• Location: Aswan, Egypt: gallery
• Tags: temple statue edfu horus
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Nearby accommodation: Yaseen Hotel

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