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ithyphallic

Relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festivals.

triad

a group of three gods

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The Luxor Temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun-Re, his wife Mut, and his son Khonsu.

It was called "Ipet resyt," which means the Southern Opet or the Place of the Seclusion of Amun-Re. It was directly connected to the temple of Karnak, the main cult center of Amun-Re or Amun-Min, the sky god or the ithyphallic fertility god.

The temple had another group of divinities that included Iunet, Hathor, and Atum, whose statues were discovered in a hidden storage pit.

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The Facade of the Pylon at Luxor Temple
The Facade of the Pylon at Luxor Temple
The Luxor Temple Hidden Statues
The Luxor Temple Hidden Statues
The Hypostyle Hall of Amenhotep the Third
The Hypostyle Hall of Amenhotep the Third
The Offering Table Room of Amenhotep the Third
The Offering Table Room of Amenhotep the Third
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Pharaonic
  Coptic
  Islamic
  Greco-Roman

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New Kingdom
  New Kingdom/18th.dyn.
  New Kingdom/19th.dyn.
 

Roman or Byzantine

  Greco-Roman
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Temple
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Location: 

Luxor

Constructed: 

Luxor
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Constructed: 

1550 BC
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Min
Min

Mut
Mut

Abu El-Haggag Mosque in Luxor
Abu El-Haggag Mosque in Luxor

Khonsu
Khonsu

Ramesses the Second
Ramesses the Second

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