Edfu was the ancient Egyptian Tbot, or in Coptic Atbo, from which the modern name is derived. When the Greeks arrived on the scene they named it Apoll

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Edfu was the ancient Egyptian Tbot, or in Coptic Atbo, from which the modern name is derived. When the Greeks arrived on the scene they named it Apollinopolis Magna and made it the capital of the second nome (area) of Upper Egypt. According to myth, the falcon-headed god Horus fought one of his great combats with the god of the underworld Seth here, which is probably why Horus was particularly revered in this area. In the Ptolemaic era the old god of Horus was twinned with the Greek god Apollo to become Horus-Apollo Taken @Edfu, Egypt

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