The Greeks identified Hathor with Aphrodite and called the town Aphroditopolis or Aphrodito.

In Kom Ishqau were found the papyri of Dioscorus of Aphrodito, who lived there in the 6th century A.D.

[2] A long-lost 2.200 year-old temple with words linked to Ptolemy IV Philopator was accidentally found during drilling work on a sewage project by the Egyptian archaeological mission in the village in early September 2019.

[3][4] Temple stones for installing the sewage pumps, limestone wall remnants and ground floor were also revealed during the excavation.

Inscriptions described Hapi, the God of the Nile, presenting offerings of varied animal and birds in the walls of the temple.