Prosopitis

Prosopitis (Ancient Greek: Προσωπίτις), later known as Gazirat Ibyar (Arabic: جزيرة إبيار) and Gazirat Banu Nasr (Arabic: جزيرة بني نص, lit. 'island of Banu Nasr')^[1] was an island located in the western Nile Delta, situated between the Saitic and Sebennytic Nile estuaries in Egypt.^[2] The name originated from the city of Prosopis (Ancient Greek: Προσωπίς), the exact location of which is not clear, but it is sometimes identified with Nikiou.^[3] The island was also a nome and was inhabited by the Hermotybians (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμοτύβιες), a warrior caste who were known to specialise solely in warfare, according to Herodotus.^[4]

Atarbechis (Ancient Greek: Ἁταρβηχις, Ancient Egyptian: Ḥw.t-Ḥr-byk, lit. 'temple (of) Horus (the) falcon'), also known as Aphrodites (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτης πόλις)^[5] was the main town on the island, where a temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite was located.^[6]