The golden light flashing in Ramses' eyes illuminated the Temple of Kom Ombo and dispelled all the darkness there.
He even saw a few "crocodiles" appearing in the corner, but if he looked carefully, he could easily identify them.
That wasn't a real crocodile at all, it was a crocodile mummy.
The reason why there are crocodile mummies here is because two statues are enshrined here.
Lin Ke slowly raised his head at this time, and two huge stone statues immediately rushed into his eyes.
Horus, the sky god, and Sobek, the crocodile god.
Just as Nan Tong said before, this is a double temple that worships two gods at the same time!
The image of Horus is majestic and sacred, with an eagle head and a human body.
He is one of the nine main gods of Egypt, with the highest status in the world, symbolizing the sacred royal power.
Even the successive pharaohs were regarded as "living Horus", and their rule was seen as the continuation of Horus' divine will on earth.
Horus's followers were spread throughout Egypt, especially those groups associated with royalty, justice and the sky. They regarded Horus as their patron god and believed that he could bring light and order.
Next to him, the image of the crocodile god Sobek is completely different from Horus.
It has a crocodile head and a human body, with a strong body and skin covered with patterns that symbolize the ripples of the Nile River.
When talking about crocodiles, we cannot fail to mention their special place in Egyptian culture.
On the one hand, it is a symbol of brutality and danger, representing the uncontrollable forces in nature.
On the other hand, it is a friendly protector, especially for agricultural groups that rely on the Nile for survival. The crocodile god Sobek symbolizes the water and abundance of the Nile.
Therefore, as the patron saint who controls the flow of the Nile River, Sobek is worshipped by many agricultural-related groups.
The Kom Ombo area is crisscrossed with rivers and crocodiles often appear here, so the crocodile god Sobek naturally became the patron saint of this place.
Lin Ke looked at the stone statue and then at Ramses.
The golden light in his eyes was still flashing strongly, making the shadows of the gods' images grow by half an inch.
Lin Ke continued to look at the two stone statues of gods.
Horus and Sobek.
One symbolizes the sky and royal power, and the other symbolizes water and abundance.
Their believers live next to each other, but each has completely different religious needs.
To balance the needs of believers, the ancient Egyptians built this double temple so that two gods could share the same sacred space.
In the temple, the eagle feather pattern of Horus and the crocodile scale pattern of Sobek are intertwined, symbolizing the harmonious coexistence of sky and earth.
Lin Ke turned his head at this time and his eyes stopped on the wall of the temple.
There are also many ancient murals and hieroglyphs carved there.
He saw in the mural that Horus spread his wings, protecting the Pharaoh and his people.
Sobek, on the other hand, was entrenched on the banks of the Nile, guarding the water source and protecting the land that was about to be harvested.
The images of the two gods complement each other in the mural, as if telling Lin Ke that Egypt once flourished under their protection.
But ironically, the stone pillars here have cracked, and even the crocodile mummies are covered by sand and dust.
Lin Ke could only feel and imagine the existence of these two sacred gods from the murals.
He took a deep breath and then asked the star magician behind him.
In Lin Ke's opinion, he thought Nan Tong's magic might be able to detect something: "Nantong, have you noticed anything unusual?"
But Nan Tong just stared at the stone statue of the god, and then turned his gaze back to Lin Ke: "This old minister did not notice anything unusual, Your Majesty the Holy Pharaoh."
"But the god of the desert and the Nile..."
Nan Tong looked at Ramses with worry, the golden light in his eyes shining so brightly.
What Lin Ke and Nan Tong didn't know was that Ramses' consciousness had already entered a dark, endless space.
......
“Whoosh!”
The golden light leaped and fell into a dark space.
There is no light, no wind, and even time has stopped.
And there was nothingness under Ramses' feet.
It was eerily quiet all around, but Ramses could hear a faint, painful gasp in his ear.
Very close. Very close.
Ramses knew very well what that sound was, and he immediately used his divine power to approach the sound.
“Hoo…Hoo…”
As Ramses got closer, the panting sound became clearer.
But besides this, he heard other sounds.
"roar......"
The sound seemed like a raging beast out of control.
But Ramses didn't care at all, he just continued to move towards the sound.
As the god of the desert and the Nile, his vision easily penetrated the nearby darkness and saw the figure of a god.
His eagle head drooped limply and his golden wings spread out weakly.
That is Horus, the god of the sky!
He was lying on the ground weakly, as if he had a serious illness, limp and powerless.
And further away, there was a crocodile with red eyes wreaking havoc in the dark space.
That's Sobek, the crocodile god!
His figure at this moment seemed extremely violent, his crocodile head opened ferociously, and the chaotic breath of divine power surrounded him.
"roar......"
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