Hathor

Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks and has played a role in human history for roughly 8,000 years. Beer is the alcoholic beverage of choice in North America and many other parts around the world. It has shaped the culture of human civilization, social interaction and has had a significant contribution to our economy. In order to get a proper perspective on beer you have to look at three main periods; ancient history (the development period), modernization of beer and its effects, and what

In Herodotus’s histories he mentions and compares twelve Egyptian deities to the Greek deities or also known as the Hellas, another name for Greece. These twelve Egyptian deities are known as Amun, Osiris, Isis, Neith, Ptah, Set, Horus, Bubastis, Hathor, Khonsu, Min, and Apis. Out of these twelve the most prominent to Egyptian civilization and Greek civilization would be Amun, Osiris, Isis, and Neith. In order these are compared and stated that they are the same deities to Greek civilizations religious

The ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Over a period of three thousand years many kingdoms and dynasties came into power and many died away into oblivion. One thing that kept Egyptian’s works and memories alive were the scriptures they wrote. Today, from these scriptures written on the wall (or on papyrus) have helped Egyptologists to uncover the secrets and the lives of the ancient Egyptians. A major understanding we have from these scriptures and other

*Pankration* According to Nigel Binns, in his book “Nuba Wrestling, the original art” he speaks of the Greecian art of wrestling boxing called Pankration, which was originally an art form from Africa (It is similar to Nuba Wrestling mixed with Hausa Boxing) and that the Greeks adopted it as their own. Nigel noted, their style of wrestling called Pankration is said to derive its name from two ancient Egyptian gods; Ra and Aton. Therefore Pan-Ra-Aton/ or Pankration meaning all-powerful God, or spirit

Background of religion Bordered by deserts, Egypt's Nile River valley was very isolated from other civilizations due to the deserts surrounding them. This isolation continued for thousands of years. As a result, Egyptian religion and culture remained almost untouched by the beliefs the other early civilizations at the time. This religion consisted of thousands of gods and goddesses. Around these deities arose a rich mythology formed that helped to explain the world to the early Egyptians. Religion

Ancient Egypt and Greece both had strong religious beliefs and their creation stories were very similar, they both worshipped a myriad of gods and goddesses, but there were a few disparities in their afterlife practices. Both cultures believed that the world began as dark, empty and chaotic water. Egyptian and Greek civilizations each had primeval pantheon of gods, and each god had their own unique powers and performed particular duties. Egyptian deities were always coupled in female and male pairs

The birth Colonnade stands on the right side of the ramp and the Punt Colonnade stands on the left. One shows the scenes of the new born and the other shows Hatshepsut’s leaving Egypt and arriving to the exotic Punt. Aside from this there is the Hathor Chapel which lies on the southern end of the second level colonnade. At one point it use to have its own entrance and hypostyle hall with at least twelve columns, but now there are very few columns. The Anubis Chapel is found on the northern side

Queen Hatshepsut Hatshepsut was born in 1507 BC. She was born to Thutmose I and Ahmose. Hatshepsut means "She is first among noble women." In Egypt, the tradition is that the woman is only the wife, nothing else. Hatshepsut married her half-brother, son of Thutmose I and his secondary wife, Mutnofret, when she was about twelve years old. His name was also Thutmose, making him Thutmose II. She was married to her half-brother in order to make his reign more legitimate, since he was only the

was at a natural bay near the Theban Mountains, facing the entrance to the Amen-Re Temple at Karnak. This location was especially chosen because it was the existing tomb of her father, and had great importance as it was previously a cult center for Hathor (goddess of ruling kings). A new entrance was created with a staircase leading to a new burial hall carved out of rock. Although her choice called for those extensive alterations of the existing tomb, Hatshepsut wanted to be remembered as a highly

beautiful land named Egypt! Some Important Gods A few major Gods you should know Ra – the strong God of the sun Anubis – the harsh God of death Isis – the magical Goddess of magic Horus, the amazing God of the sky Sobek – the Powerful God of crocodiles Hathor – the beautiful Goddess of love and joy The Pharaoh The Rosetta Stone This is the Rosetta stone, a masterpiece written by sadly not me. It has three different recitings of the same lines in three different languages