Peteese and Pihor

Peteese and Pihor
Drawing of Peteese and Pihor
Major cult center	Dendur

Relief of Peteese and Pihor

Peteese and Pihor were two brothers from lower Nubia who were believed to have drowned in the Nile River and became minor gods during the 26th dynasty. ^[1] During the reign of Augustus, who in addition to being Emperor of Rome was also Pharaoh while in Egypt, a temple to the brothers and Isis was built in Dendur. Today, the Temple of Dendur has been relocated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art due to fears of it flooding as a result of the construction of the Aswan Dam.

The name of Peteese translates to "he whom Isis has given" and, Pihor translates to "he who belongs to Horus." ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Media related to Peteese and Pihor at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. Wilkinson 2003 , pp. 123
2. Arnold, Dieter (1999). Temples of the Last Pharaohs . Oxford University Press. pp.  244. ISBN   978-0-19-512633-4.
3. Aldred, Cyril (1978). "The Temple of Dendur" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 36 (1): 6, 15, 30, 46, 48, 50, 57, 61. doi:10.2307/3269059. JSTOR   3269059.

Works cited

• Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. ISBN   0-500-05120-8.