Stock Photo: Kom Ombo Temple - Nile River - Civilization And History
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The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the Elder), along with Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor or Tefnet Tefnut) and Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Lands).[The temple is atypical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis.
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