Idfū

Edfu stands on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Its great temple was dedicated to the falcon god Horus, whom Greek speakers identified with Apollo; they called the town Apollinopolis Magna. Built over an older sanctuary, the Ptolemaic temple took about 180 years to complete. Each year an image of Hathor travelled from Dendera to visit Horus, an occasion celebrated with a festival of their sacred union.