Hours

The temple of the falcon god Horus 

is the best preserved among the Graeco-Roman temples 

and the most detailed on matters of cult

 and temple functions

 A close cult connection existed between the Temple of Edfu 
and the Temple of the goddess Hathor at Dendera

  Every year, on a fixed date

 a fleet of boats towed the sacred bark of Hathor upstream

 accompanied by many pilgrims participating in the festivities

 of the “beautiful reunion” 
of the two lovers Hathor and Horus

 The celebration lasted fourteen days,where after Hathor

 and her cortege made their way back to the temple in Dendera

 The product of their union was the child Harsomtous

 who thus completed the divine triad

The legitimate king regarded himself as Horus

 therefore much emphasis was placed on the myth 

of the triumph of Horus over his enemy Seth represented 

as a hippopotamus in the hieroglyphic scenes on the walls