Day 3: Temple of Efu

The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the god Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris. Like all Egyptian temples, its basic structure is meant to depict the two banks of the Nile river. The pharoah responsible for building a temple is usually depicted on the facade, bringing gifts to the gods.

During our early morning walk to the temple, the Muslim call to prayer could be heard all around us as it was issued from all of the surrounding mosques. The magnificent, imbellished intonations of no fewer than 5 mosques reverberated around us all at once.


Our guide, Assem, was an Egyptologist and described the otherwise hidden meaning of various hieroglyphics.

Horus.

Pictures, for a little "baksheesh" (tip).