Post by anansi on Oct 23, 2024 0:10:05 GMT -5
Tentyra (modern-day Dendera), an ancient city in Upper Egypt. It was famous for its worship of the crocodile god Sobek and its people's reputation for taming or controlling crocodiles. The Greeks referred to the city as Tentyra, while in ancient Egyptian it was known as Iunet or Tantere.
www.researchgate.net/figure/Marble-sculpture-showing-an-African-acrobat-on-a-crocodile-Roman-1st-century-BC-or-1st_fig15_322181489