What is Buto?
'''Buto''' or '''Butos''' or '''Butosos''',<ref>{{lang-el|Βοῦτος}}, [[Herodotus|Herod.]] ii. 59, 63, 155; {{lang|el|Βουτώ}}, Stephanus of Byzantium ''s. v.''</ref> was the later, Greek name for an ancient [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] city 95&nbsp;km east of [[Alexandria]] in the [[Nile Delta]] of [[Egypt]]. It is the modern ''Kem Kasir''. == History == Buto originally was two cities, [[Pe]] and [[Dep]], which merged into one city that the Egyptians named '''''Per-Wadjet'''''. The goddess [[Wadjet]] was its local goddess, often represented as a [[cobra]], and she was considered the patron deity of Lower Egypt. The city was an important site in [[Ancient Egypt]] since more than ten thousand years. Archaeological evidence shows that [[Upper Egypt]]ian culture replaced the Buto-culture at the delta when Upper and [[Lower Egypt]] were unified. == Uses == The Greek historians told that town was celebrated for its [[temple]] and [[oracle]] of the goddess Wadjet.<ref>Herod. ii. 155; Aelian. ''V. Hist.'' ii. 41</ref> They also told that at Buto there was also a sanctuary of [[Horus]]. == References == <references/> {{coord|31|11|47|N|30|44|41|E|display=title}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Ancient Egypt]]