Peteese and Pihor
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| Major cult center | Dendur |
Peteese and Pihor were two brothers from lower Nubia who were believed to have drowned in the Nile River and became gods during the 26th dynasty.[1] During the reign of Augustus, who in addition to being Emperor of Rome was also Pharaoh while in Egypt, a temple to the brothers and Isis was built in Dendur. which today has been relocated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art due to fears of it flooding as a result of the construction of the Aswan Dam
The name of Peteese translates to "he whom Isis has given" and, Pihor translates to "he who belongs to Horus."[2][3]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Wilkinson 2003, pp. 123
- ^ Arnold, Dieter (1999). Temples of the Last Pharaohs. Oxford University Press. pp. 244. ISBN 978-0-19-512633-4.
- ^ Aldred, Cyril (1978). "The Temple of Dendur". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 36 (1): 6, 15, 30, 46, 48, 50, 57, 61. doi:10.2307/3269059. JSTOR 3269059.
Works cited
[edit]Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05120-8.
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