Sylvia Rose
Sherden Sea Peoples in Ancient Egypt
While the mysterious Sea Peoples ransack the Mediterranean c. 1200, they give little sign of their identity and seem to appear out of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 23, 20235 min read
Figs - Food of the Ancient World
The earliest agriculture begins with a fig (Ficus carica). Fig trees are the first known domesticated plants. In the ancient near East,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Joyful Arrival of Hapi in Egypt
In ancient Egypt, every year starts anew with the Arrival of Hapi, or the Flooding of the Nile. It's a joyful occasion marked by...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 16, 20236 min read
Flooding of the Nile - Nature & Myth
This annual event is so predictable in ancient times, people construct agricultural calendars around it. It's not possible to know how...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 16, 20234 min read
Heqet, Frog Goddess of Egypt
Heqet is associated with fertility, health of the land and people, germination of corn, the last stages of childbirth and the last stage...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Carnelian - Sunny Gems of the Ancient World
Carnelian (early: cornelean ) is already used in the Stone Age to make beads. Pebbles of the reddish orange gemstone might be polished by...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Shen Rings Egypt - Divine Protection
Shen rings appear in ancient Egyptian art and spiritual symbolism. The shen ring or shenu is a circle with a rod on one side. The rod may...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Sacred Scarab: Lucky Bug of Ancient Egypt
Elevated from the lowly position of dung worker, the scarab (Scarabaeinae) becomes a sign of prosperous work, fertility, life, luck,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20234 min read
The Way to Aaru - Egyptian Paradise
Aaru is paradise. Reed fields stretch to the endless horizon. The word "aaru" means papyrus, the life-giving plant of the Nile. In the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20234 min read
Papyrus (C. papyrus): Sacred Reeds of Aaru
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus), papyrus sedge, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is an aquatic flowering plant native to...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Kohl: Eye Beauty Magic of Ancients
With spiritual meaning as well as dusky allure, powdered black kohl (kajal, kajol, or tiro) is one of the oldest widespread types of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20235 min read
Land of Punt: Pre-Bronze Age Kingdom of Riches
The Kingdom of Punt is ancient when the ancient Egyptians are young. Several expeditions have been recorded by the Egyptians although the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Bes: Household Protector God of Egypt
Beloved by the Egyptians, the God Bes appears in idols, statuettes, figurines, pictures and carvings since the early days of the land....
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20234 min read
Myrrh - Mystique, Death & Divinity
Myrrh ( Commiphora sp) has a history older than humankind. Deeply connected to death, healing and the divine, myrrh is a smoky, strongly...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 3, 20234 min read
Apep - Chaos Snake God of Egypt
Primal Snake God Apep (Apepi, Aapep, Apopis) is the personification of chaos. He provokes destruction, confusion, darkness,...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 28, 20235 min read
Sphinx - Mythical Monster of Ancients
A mythological monster, the Greek Sphinx has the body of a lion, head of a human and wings of an Eagle. Jump to: Greek Sphinx Egyptian...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 26, 20233 min read
Turquoise: Precious Stone of Ancients
Turquoise has fascinated people from royals to the richly challenged for thousands of years. The world's oldest known turquoise mine is...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 23, 20234 min read
Nefertum: He Who is Beautiful Gods of Egypt
Son of the Creator God Ptah and Goddess of War & Medicine, Sekhmet, Nefertum (Nefertem) is a creature of eternal beauty. At the time of...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 23, 20234 min read
Ptah: God of Creators & Creation Egypt
An ancient creator God of Egypt, Ptah is deity of creativity, artists, crafters, architects, sculptors, stone masons, metal workers and...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 15, 20234 min read
Sobekneferu - Queen of the Pharaohs
The first female Pharoah, Sobekneferu (Neferusobek) reigns in the mid-18th century BCE. Her name means 'beauty of Sobek', a reference to...
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