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Kolanthes
Kolanthes or Kolanthes the Child (, ) is a child deity from the late period of ancient Egyptian religion. He has been documented since the second century BC in the circle of the deities of Akhmim (Koine ''Panopolis'') in the ninth Upper Egyptian Nome (Egypt). Divine Family Kolanthes was a son within the patron trinity of Akhmim. In the Temple of Athribis, his mother was Repyt (Greek ''Triphis''). Jarus, Owen, 2,100-year-old temple from ancient Egypt discovered hidden in cliff face', Live Science, December 2, 2024 Aperetiset also was identified as his mother. The god Min acted as his father. Kolanthes was identified with Horus, the divine child and the Pharaoh, and he was called "the child of Osiris and Isis". Cultic sites and written evidence The cult sites of Kolanthes are located north and south of Akhmim. In the quarries of Gabal El Haridi and Ptolemais Hermiou (Arabic: al-Mansha), Demotic (Egyptian) rock inscriptions mentioning Kolanthes have been found. Other sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athribis Project
The Athribis Project is an Archaeology, archaeological and philological endeavour investigating the ruins of the Pharaonic and later Coptic Christian community of the Ancient Egyptian town of Athribis (Upper Egypt), Athribis, near to the modern city of Sohag, Egypt. The aim of the project is to fully and thoroughly research, preserve and publish the written records, material technologies and phases of construction of the large temple in the town, which was dedicated to the god Min (god), Min-Ra, Re, his wife Repyt and their son, the child-god Kolanthes.Marcus Müller, Carolina Teotino: ''Tempel der Repit in Athribis.'' In: ''Archäologie in Deutschland.'' 2016: 6, p. 14 A team of Egyptologists, conservationists and architectural experts from Germany, Poland and Egypt have been working on the project since 2003, under the leadership of Christian Leitz, professor of Egyptology at University of Tübingen, Tübingen University. Geographical location Athribis is located about 7 kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
