The Ancient Spiritual World Sleeping in the Depths [ No. 39 Egypt Travelogue: Denko's Adventure Episode 3838 SP ] Tuesday, June 23, 2026

The Ancient Spiritual World Sleeping in the Depths [ No. 39 Egypt Travelogue: Denko's Adventure Episode 3838 SP ] Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Walking through the Temple of Horus, the fact that this massive structure was once buried in sand up to a certain height can be clearly read from the condition of the reliefs.
For the Copts and later Muslims who once fled persecution and settled in this temple, the gods of polytheism were intolerable "idols." Therefore,the faces of the gods on the parts that were exposed from the sand at the time were all chiseled away (see photo). These traces of missing parts are the boundary lines of history that tell us where the ground surface once was. Also, because they built fires to live inside the temple, there were places where the decorations on the ceilings and pillars were blackened with soot.

About 90% of modern Egyptians are Muslim, and 10% are Christian (Coptic). However, beneath their feet liesa magnificent history of polytheism that lasted far longer than the current history of monotheism. The fact that it was literally buried under the sand and protected until modern times seems somewhat symbolic.

It is said that the influence of the Jomon period, which lasted for several thousand years, remains deeply rooted in the mentality and social nature of us Japanese as well.To deeply understand modern Egyptians, it is necessary to think not only about their superficial religious views, but also about the ancient spiritual world that still sleeps quietly in their depths—.Looking up at the chiseled-away faces of the gods, I felt that very strongly.