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    To draw some parallel I thought it would be best to compare Zeus and Ra, Isis and Demeter, and Hathor to Aphrodite. To ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology most believed that both Zeus and Ra were both basically the kings of the Gods. Ra is considered the God of the sun. Ra is depicted of looking as a bird or falcon because he is the God of the Sun

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    Egyptians BASIC INFO 5000 years ago, there were two kingdoms in Egypt, the North by the mouth of the Nile and the South stretching along the river for hundreds of miles. The kingdom we’re familiar with begins with King Menes, the first Pharaoh. Under his command, the South attacked and conquered the Northern lands unifying the two nations into what we now consider Ancient Egypt. Despite popular opinion, the land wasn’t dominated by desert; all along the Nile were lush lands, perfect for growing a

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    Egyptians BASIC INFO Nearly 5000 years ago, there were two kingdoms surrounding the Nile, the North around the mouth of the river and the South stretched along the river for hundreds of miles. The Egypt we’re familiar with begins with King Menes, the first Pharaoh. Under his command, the South conquered the Northern lands unifying the two nations into what we now consider Ancient Egypt. Even though the two kingdoms were very different, they did have one enormous element in common, the Nile River

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    covering, queens often substituted the uraeus (cobra) for the vulture beak. The uraeus had many connotations, including the sun god Ra as well as Hathor, the goddess of fertility. By the Middle Kingdom queens (and kings) began simply wearing the uraeus alone. During the Amarna Period the uraeus was often decorated with two cow horns and the solar disk of Hathor. As Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III and Mother of the King Akhenaton, Queen Tiye was illustrated many times depicting royal behavior.

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    Egyptians Nearly 5000 years ago, two kingdoms surrounded the Nile river, the North around the mouth of the river and the South stretched along the river for hundreds of miles. The Egypt we’re familiar with begins with King Menes, the first Pharaoh. Under his command, the South conquered the Northern lands unifying the two nations into what we now consider Ancient Egypt. Even though the two kingdoms were greatly different, they did have one enormous element in common, the Nile River. Each spring the

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    Nearly 5000 years ago, two kingdoms surrounded the Nile river, the North around the mouth of the river and the South stretched along the river for hundreds of miles. The Egypt we’re familiar with begins with King Menes, the first Pharaoh. Under his command, the South conquered the Northern lands unifying the two nations into what we now consider Ancient Egypt. Even though the two kingdoms were greatly different, they did have one enormous element in common, the Nile River. Each spring the southern

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    The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World fascinate and baffle the modern world. The list is comprised of the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and lastly the Lighthouse of Alexandria (history). Ancient civilizations had developed and grown without being as connected as countries in today's society are. Thus, cultures and societies remained unique from the others

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    Ancient Egypt is an interesting area of costume and clothing history to observe. When researching this era, it is hard for one to completely grasp the exact clothing of the time period. This is primarily due to how long ago this civilization existed, but also how little evidence has survived throughout the centuries. However, there are some coins, reliefs, statues, and rare clothes that survived the test of time. From these artifacts, historians are able to draw a faint image of what men and women

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    Ancient egyptians were one of the first major cultures to create tattoos in order to define themselves and create a sense of community among their culture. Certain evidence supports the notion that for many centuries ancient egyptians have created specific markings to show their social belonging. “The earliest intimations of tattoos come from clay figurines dating to roughly 4000 BCE. These female figurines are decorated with dots, dashes and lozenges.” (“Ancient egyptian beauty”). These figurines

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    first air (Shu), then he spat out the first moisture (Tefnut). These became the gods of the air, Shu, who is life force and his wife, Tefnut, the organizing world order. Ra created the eye of Ra, the goddess of Hathor, in order to see what he was making. Humans were created from Ra’s tears. Hathor was angered she was not attached to his body, so Ra found a spot for her on his forehead. Ra created the serpents, and other creatures came from

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