Kom Ombo

Kom Ombo stands on a bend of the Nile north of Aswan, above a fertile stretch of the valley. Its Ptolemaic temple is unusual in being dedicated to two groups of gods. One side honours Sobek, the crocodile god, with Hathor and Khons; the other honours the falcon god Haroeris, or Horus the Elder, with Tasenetnofret and Panebtawy. The temple's paired arrangement reflects the importance of both cults in this ancient river town.