Claim: Cyrus of Panopolis was born in Panopolis which is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt.
Evidence: Flavius Taurus Seleucus Cyrus (floruit 426-441), better known as Cyrus of Panopolis (Greek: Κύρος ὁ Πανοπολίτης) from his birthplace of Panopolis in Egypt, was a senior East Roman official, epic poet, philosopher and a lover of Greek arts. Akhmim (Arabic: أخميم‎, pronounced [ʔæxˈmiːm; Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲙⲓⲙ, pronounced [xmiːm; Sahidic/Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲙⲓⲛ pronounced [ʃmiːn) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis (Ancient Greek: Χέμμις) and Panopolis (Ancient Greek: Πανὸς πόλις), it is located on the east bank of the Nile, four miles (6.4 km) to the northeast of Sohag.