Over the night, out cruise crossed the ancient locks of Esna and landed up at the Temple of Edfu
(An oil painting by David Roberts - sketched in Edfu 1839 and completed later in his studio)
Built between 237BC and 57BC by six Ptolemies, this temple is in a fabulous shape and is smaller only than the temple of Karnak in size.
We entered through these gigantic 118 ft pylons and once again got lost in the nebulous world of ancient beliefs.
 | Huge 35 feet motifs on the entrance pylon |
 | Beautiful hieroglyphics and carvings through out the temple walls |
 | Slaying of the hippopotamus, a symbol of Seth - the mortal enemy of Horus |
 | The huge status of Horus |
 | Ancient Egyptians understood the way light plays on stationary objects as well as some of the modern photographers . |
 | Passageway between the inner temple and outer temple |
 | Images of the truimp of the Horus, depicted beautifully on the temple walls |
At the end of the day, we were very close to monument exhaustion. There is only so much a mind can take ... :)
