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Shepseskaf
Introduction Ultimately, we know very little with any certainty about the last king of Egypt’s 4th Dynasty. His birth name was Shepseskaf, meaning “His Soul is Noble”, and like everything else about him, seems out of place. Most kings’ of … Continue reading
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Khufu (Cheops)
King Khufu, known as Cheops to the Greeks, is credited with ordering the building of the Great Pyramid at Gizeh, near modern Cairo and Memphis. Unlike his grandfather Djoser Netjeriket, and his father Sneferu, both of whom were remembered as … Continue reading
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Peribsen (Seth-Peribsen)
Were Hitler and his gang to have won the second World War, there would not be a question of whether history would justify his atrocities, but rather simply how they would have been justified, and how the actual winners such … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient egypt, egyptian history, followers of horus, good over evil, peribsen, predynastic period, seth
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Horus Aha
Many people believe that Aha was actually King Menes of Memphis. Menes was the founding king of the 1st Dynasty, and was the first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. Ancient Egypt’s most predominant form of … Continue reading
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Tagged aha, ancient egypt, augustus caeser, chief wife, city of memphis, egyptian army, first cataract, king menes, lower egypt, nile crocodiles, sphere of influence, wild dogs
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Sefkhet-Abwy – Goddess of Writing and Temple Libraries
Sefkhet-Abwy was a goddess of writing, as well as temple libraries, of which there were many in ancient Egypt. Her name means the seven-horned and she wears on her head the symbol of a seven-pointed star below an indented arc … Continue reading
The Girl with the Rose Red Slippers
In the last days of Ancient Egypt, not many years before the country was conquered by the Persians, she was ruled by a Pharaoh called Amasis. So as to strengthen his country against the threat of invasion by Cyrus of … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient egypt, beautiful girl, curiosity, cyrus of persia, fellow slaves, greeks, human beings, island of lesbos, last days, little man, poetess, rich man
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The Book of Thoth
Rameses the Great, Pharaoh of Egypt, had a son called Setna who was learned in all the ancient writings, and a magician of note. While the other princes spent their days in hunting or in leading their father’s armies to … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient egypt, ancient egyptian, book, book of Thoth, dead pharaoh, goddess of love, heaven and earth, Thoth myth
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Geb – God of the Earth
As the God of the earth, Geb was one of the most important of ancient Egypt’s gods. According to the Heliopolis doctrine, he came from a line of important gods. His parents were Shu, the god of air, and Tefnut, … Continue reading
Dedwen – Nubian God of Resources
Dedwen is another of the Anthropomorphic gods, presiding over Nubia and its access to resources such as incense, who was at times worshipped in ancient Egypt. In the Pyramid Texts the king is honored as Dedwen lord of Nubia. The … Continue reading