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Dendera, originally called Tentyris, was one of the most important religious centers in ancient Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile, south of Qena in Upper Egypt.

Hathor was a major goddess in ancient Egypt who personified the principles of joy, feminine love, and motherhood.

The city was rendered sacred by three sanctuaries: the Sanctuary of Horus, god of the sky and protector of the pharaohs, the Sanctuary of Ihy, the young son of Horus, and the Sanctuary of Hathor. Only the Sanctuary of Hathor has survived practically intact.

The main temple was built by Ptolemy XII and nearly completed by Queen Cleopatra VII, around 54 to 20 BCE. There is evidence of temples and other structures that date back all the way to 2500 BCE. Hathor is the Egyptian sky goddess of sexual love, fertility, music, and dancing.

Hathor, in ancient Egyptian religion, goddess of the sky, of women, and of fertility and love. Hathor’s worship originated in early dynastic times (3rd millennium bce). The name Hathor means “estate of Horus” and may not be her original name.

Qena is an Egyptian city on the east bank of the Nile, north of Luxor. It’s known for the ancient Dendera temple complex, just across the river. Dendera’s well-preserved Temple of Hathor, in Greco-Roman style, has stone columns, carvings and hieroglyphics. In town, Qena’s Sheikh El-Qenawi Mosque commemorates the 12th-century religious leader Abdel-Rahim El-Qenawi, who founded a Sufi order in the city.