Temple of the Oracle

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Siwa: Temple of the Oracle
or the Temple of Predictions, one of the most famous temples of God Amon. He goes back to the times of the 26th dynasty (646-526 av. Jc). Inscriptions in the area of the Holy Saints inside the temple indicate that it was established by King Ahmose II, one of the most important kings in this family.
The Amon god in the ancient Egyptian belief has something to do with revelation in general, and this temple was called the temple of the prophets because at that time people went to the temple to consult the Amon god on the quests ion want where the name under from which temple was known till now.
One of the important events associated with this temple is that he witnessed the coronation of Alexandre the Great as the son of God Amon, a way that Alexandre took to get closer to the Egyptians because of their association with their divinity is at that time, and one of the most famous among them was the Amon god.
At that time Alexandre asked the priests to predict: is he ruling the world or not? The answer is yes, but not for long; then he asked to predict the fate of his future military campaigns because of what he knew about the reputation of this temple in the matter, and that the people reach that sense, especially after history From the lost army of Cambyse.
(525 out of. JC). I invite you to discover this historical site and beautiful dominant view of the oasis with magnificent landscape
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