266 THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. CHAP. XIII. 



widow of Agrippa and daughter of Augustus, with 

 the date of the 9th year of Tiberius, which shows 

 that her death could not have happened as early 

 as is generally supposed. The dedication to " the 

 most great Goddess Thriphis," and the mention 

 of " Apollonius prefect of the cifi/ of Thriphis," 

 show them both to have borne the same name ; as 

 the ovals of Ptolemy the eldest son of Auletes, which 

 occur in another part of the building, prove that 

 the foundation of the temple dated before the Em- 

 pire, and that the inscription of Tiberius was only 

 attached to repairs or additions made during his 

 reign. The Greek inscription at Panopolis is of the 

 time of Trajan. It has the date of his 1^2th year, 

 and mentions Pan and Thriphis as the chief Deities 

 of the place. 



The story of Pan having been the lieutenant- 

 general of Osiris, in his Indian expedition, and by 

 the fright he caused to the enemy having given 

 rise to the expression "Panic terrors," is an idle 

 legend, whicli, too, cannot apply to the Pan of 

 Egypt. It is mentioned by Plutarch and Polyenus. 



Sate, Juno. 



The Goddess Sate, or Juno, always accompanies 

 Neph in the ex-votos at tlie Cataracts of Syene, 

 and the Island of Sehayl ; where she forms the 

 second member of a triad composed of Neph, 

 Sate, and Anouke. This triad frequently occurs 

 on diflerent monuments in the vicinity of Syene, 

 it being customary for every town to assign a con- 



