- Isis the sister and devoted spouse of Osiris, dwelt in the temple pf Philae according to the ritual, Isis would visit her husband on special occasions, travelling the short distance in her sacred bark, amidst solemn ceremonies.
- The temple of Isis on the island of Philae was famous during the Graeco-Roman period.
- After the erection of the earlier dam at Aswan, the floodwaters inundated the island so that only the tops of the pylon were visible above the water.
- The construction of the much higher Sadd el-Aali(The high Dam) threatened to engulf the island permanently. Consequently, the entire sacred complex of Philae had to be moved to a nearby island, Agilkia, which is higher than Philae.
