Aphroditopolis or Aphrodites Polis is the Greek name of several places in ancient Egypt:
- Aphroditopolis in the Antaiopolite Nome, also called Aphrodito, ancient Per-Wadjet, now the village of Kom Ishqaw
- Aphroditopolis in the Aphroditopolite Nome, now the village of Atfih
- Aphroditopolis in the Faiyum Oasis, a village attested between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD.
- Aphroditopolis in the Pathyrite Nome, now the village of Gebelein
Aphroditopolis
Aphroditopolis of the Aphroditopolite Nome was known as Tpyhwt during pharaonic times, Βούσιρις(Busiris) in Hellenistic times, Aphroditopolis during the Byzantine and Roman Empires, Petpeh in Coptic, and since the Islamic conquest as Atfih.
Under the Ptolemaic dynasty, this town was the seat of the Aphroditopolis Nome; under the Romans, it was also the seat of the former diocese in the Roman province Arcadia Aegypti.
Pathyris
Aphroditopolis of the Pathyrite Nome is an archaeological site located about 32 kilometres south of Luxor (ancient Thebes) on the western bank of the Nile (The archaeological site is known as Naga el-Gherira). Two hills at the site give it its Arabic name of Gebelein and its ancient Egyptian name of Inr-ti, meaning “two rocks”. In Greek, it was known as Aphroditopolis and Pathyris from Old Egyptian Per-Hathor (“Domain of Hathor). The site is not very interesting to casual tourists as there are few visible remains, though the hills provide a good view of the Nile Valley. However, it may be more interesting because of the artefacts that originated here that are now spread around in various museums.
