Pihor
deity water Egyptian single tradition · 3
Pihor was one of two brothers from lower Nubia who drowned in the Nile River and became a minor god during the 26th dynasty. His name translates to "he who belongs to Horus." During the reign of Augustus, a temple was built to honor him alongside his brother Peteese and the goddess Isis in Dendur.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Became a minor god during the 26th dynasty; temple built during Augustus's reign in Dendur.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Peteese
- co occurs with
- Ruty, Shemanefer, Mnevis, Sah, Kolanthes, Irer, Sedjem, Igai, Ḥutchai, Qebui, Shehbui, Khenti-kheti, Petbe, Rem, Rekhyt, Sepa, Maga, Imsety, Kemwer, Khenti-Amentiu, Khesfu, Kneph, Mau, Nefer Hor, Nekheny, Pataikos, Sahekek, Sebeg, Sed, Sekhemus, Sepes, Septu, Seta-Ta, Setcheh, Setem, Sed, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Serapis, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou
Mentioned by
- Mandulis
- Sebiumeker
- Serapis
- Resheph
- Nemty
- Neferhotep
- Jupiter Ammon
- Kherty
- Medjed
- Nehebkau
- Qebehsenuef
- Ihy
- Panebtawy
- Ra-Horakhty
- Kothar-wa-Khasis
- Mehen
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Peteese and Pihor were two brothers from lower Nubia who were believed to have drowned in the Nile River and became minor gods during the 26th dynasty.”
#20871 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Pihor – Brother of Peteese who drowned in the Nile, later deified”
#24896 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“As early as 10 BCE, a visitor carved an oath on the north wall of the pronaos near the image of Pihor.”
#46460 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free