Dendara Temple
The Temple is located
about 4KM from the River Nile, on its west bank, roughly opposite the city of
Qena, the capital of the province and governorate of Qena.
The Temple of Hathor
was built in the 1st century B.C and it is one of the best-preserved Temples in
the whole of Egypt! Ptolemy VIII and Queen Cleopatra II built it, and then
later, Roman Emperors continued to decorate it and honor the Goddess Hathor;
the Goddess of maternity, love and music. The Greeks identified the Goddess
Hathor as Aphrodite.