Edfu, which in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics is also spelled Edfu and called Behdet, is a small Egyptian city located on the west bank of the Nile River between ancient Thebes, Luxor and Aswan, with a population of about 60,000. Edfu is home to the famous Ptolemaic temple of Horus, and the ancient settlement dates back to 3000 BC. During the Hellenistic period it was known as Koine Greek, or Biblical Greek, or in Latin Apollonopolis Magna, since the region's chief deity, the god Horus, was known in Latin as Apollo.
In one of the most beautiful temples in all of Egypt you can see how the god Horus defeated the god Seth and good triumphed over evil, you can see the falcon in the open courtyard of the temple its amazing statue as the temple is located on the west bank in the Nile River.
God Horus:
According to ancient Egyptian religion, Horus of Behdet was the local god of Edfu and his consort was Hathor of Dendera, where there was a very famous temple in her honor, the Temple of Dendera. Their annual ritual was one of the most important ceremonies of the Ptolemaic era. This god was later identified with Horus, the son of Osiris, who was one of the ancient Egyptian gods associated with the underworld.
The winged solar disk associated with Horus of Edfu is a symbol of a united Egypt. This motif was a traditional scene depicted on temple doors and ceilings to commemorate Horus's victory over his uncle, the evil Seth, who had killed his father when Isis collected his body organs scattered throughout Egypt in a very dramatic
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