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Peteese and Pihor

Deified brothers in Egyptian mythology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peteese and Pihor
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Peteese and Pihor were two brothers from lower Nubia who were believed to have drowned in the Nile River and became gods during the 26th dynasty.[1] During the reign of Augustus, who in addition to being Emperor of Rome was also Pharaoh while in Egypt, a temple to the brothers and Isis was built in Dendur. which today has been relocated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art due to fears of it flooding as a result of the construction of the Aswan Dam

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The name of Peteese translates to "he whom Isis has given" and, Pihor translates to "he who belongs to Horus."[2][3]

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