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            The Opet Temple originally built by Nectanebo I - 380 BCE to 362 BCE, modified by Ptolemy III - 246 BCE to 221 BCE and Ptolemy VIII - first reign - 170 BCE to 163 BCE is located in the southwest of the Amun precinct, just west of the Khonsu temple.

Although Ptolemy II and Ptolemy III both added their names to the temple's relief decoration, the Opet temple remained unfinished until the reign of Ptolemy VIII. Most of the building's interior decoration dates to this king, although the exterior decoration was accomplished under the later Roman emperor Augustus Caesar.

The Temple is dedicated to the Opet goddess, whose representation in bas-relief can still be seen in the back of the naos, in the niche intended to house her effigy. Represented in the form of a hippopotamus with legs of a lion, symbolizes fertility and protection. Associated here with the themes of the "awakening of Osiris", the "birth of Horus" and the "maternity of Isis", appearing on the walls of the north and south chapels, guarantees the process of regeneration and the resurrection of Osiris.

The building's proximity and connection to the Khonsu temple suggests a cultic link between the two temples. In one Egyptian myth, the god Amun dies as Osiris, only to be reborn through the mother-goddess Opet. In a close parallel, Khonsu, the child of Amun-Ra, was seen as the newly reborn sun god.

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Taken in: مصر / الاقصر / الاقصر (show map)

Taken on: July 30, 2018

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