Aug. 8 – After lunch, we cruised to Kom Ombo temple on the banks of the Nile some 20 miles north of Aswan.
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It was dedicated to two gods, Horus, the hawk-headed god of the morning sun & Sobek, the crocodile god of Nile fertility. The bend of the river here was once home to a large number of crocodiles, which were held to be sacred. The crocodiles have long since gone, thanks to Gucci, Charles Jourdan, Louis Vuitton. The temple has two of everything, to accommodate the two gods, and among the reliefs on the walls - mainly from the time of Ptolemy XII at the end of the second century AD - are detailed medical instruments such tweezers, forceps and various other modern looking utensils.
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