Dedicated to Horus of Behedet, lord of Edfu, the Temple of Horus at Edfu is Egypt’s most complete Ptolemaic temple – a monument to ancient tradition under Greek rule. Begun in 237 BC under Ptolemy III and completed nearly two centuries later, it follows the classic pharaonic blueprint with almost obsessive precision. Massive pylons guard a sunlit courtyard; beyond, hypostyle halls lead into a shadowed sanctuary once housing the cult statue of Horus.



