There are two sides of the same coin, two arms and two legs, and even Noah gathered all living creatures in pairs in his famous Ark. Therefore, it is not surprising that the ancient Egyptians built one temple in honor of two gods, although the temple itself and the legends associated with it are full of miracles.

The temple called Kom Ombo was built on the banks of the Nile in the vicinity of the modern city of Aswan in 146 BC. The only remaining structure of the ancient "City of Gold" of Nubt, built during the Ptolemaic Dynasty, was erected in honor of the falcon-headed deity Haroeris and the crocodile-headed God of the Nile River Sobek. The symmetrical construction of the sanctuary consists of several identical halls and courtyards designed for each deity: the northern half was for Haroeris and the southern half – for Sobek. Each ruler tried to contribute to the construction of this magnificent temple. The many-column halls were built during the reign of Ptolemy XIII, and the external walls and the beautiful courtyard of the temple were created under the Roman Emperor Trajan. The remains of the majestic gate belong to Ptolemy XII – the father of the legendary Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.

Even though the Copts significantly destroyed the temple, using its halls for their religious worship, and that the flood of the Nile in the Middle Ages had a disastrous impact on the state of the temple, the main structures have been well preserved to this day. Fifteen stone columns, decorated with heraldic lilies and papyrus, stand proudly above the secret entrance to the underground tomb and the central temple with a small hole of the "sacred eye" – the place where ancient oracles uttered their prophecies. Besides, you can see fragments of the roof with the images of astronomical symbols and the relief of King Ptolemy in a Macedonian cloak and a causea.

Not far from the main temple of Kom Ombo is the temple of the celestial goddess Hathor, who took care of the living and accompanied the souls of the dead to the afterlife.