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Philae’s Temple of Isis (10)
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From the island of Philae, See Workshop Isis the goddess of magic was said to watch over the burial site of her husband.
The worship of Isis at Philae dates to around 690 BC. Isis became the greatest of the Egyptian gods and was even worshipped across the Roman Empire. After Rome and its empire embraced Christianity, Isis was still being worshipped at Philae as late 550 AD when her temple was closed by the emperor Justinian. Christians occupied the temple followed by Muslims.
After the Aswan Dam was built, 1898-1902, the temple of Isis was partly submerged in water and people would row out to float among the partially covered columns and look down through the water to see the inside of the temple. When the high dam was built in 1960 - 1971, the monuments were relocated to the nearby island of Agilika south of the dam. UNESCO landscaped the island of Agilika to look like Philae. Boats now drop people off at the southern end of the island. A long courtyard with colonnades lead to the temple of Isis which is the main building in the temple complex. |
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