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Temple of Philae

The gateway of king Nectanebo IIThe gateway of king Nectanebo II (350 - 341 BC). This is the entrance to the temple of Isis. Isis embodied the role of a nourishing goddess and wife of Osiris, she was the object of a cult long after the introduction of Christianity.

It was believed that Philea was one of those sacred places where a part of the mutilated body of Osiris was buried. The Island was the venue for one of the annual Osiris passion plays which brought vast crowds of worshipers.

Click the photo to see a close up of the facade.


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