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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,...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 23, 20235 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 16, 20233 min read
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Flooding of the Nile - Nature & Myth
The flooding of the Nile comes at the rise of the Dog Star Sirius . Festivals abound and people create agriculture calendars around it....
Sylvia Rose
Dec 16, 20235 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 16, 20234 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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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,...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20234 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20234 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20235 min read
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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....
Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20233 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20234 min read
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Apep - Chaos Snake God of Egypt
Primal Snake God Apep (Apepi, Aapep, Apopis) is the personification of chaos. He provokes destruction, confusion, darkness,...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 3, 20234 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 28, 20235 min read
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Nefertum: He Who is Beautiful Gods of Egypt
Nefertum (Nefertem) is a creature of eternal beauty. At the time of Creation he rises from the waters as a blue lotus flower, which is...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 15, 20234 min read
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Major Cities of the Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East is one of the most highly developed of Bronze and Pre-Bronze Age civilization. Regions of the ancient Near East...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20234 min read
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Bronze Age Culture - Rise of Heavy Metals
The Bronze Age lasts from c. 3300 to c. 1200 BCE, the second of three Metal Ages, following copper, the metal of Venus, and preceding...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 22, 20233 min read
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Cleopatra the Alchemist of Alexandria
Cleopatra the Alchemist is an intriguing figure in the hazy history of science and magic. She works and writes in the 3rd or 4th...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 19, 20233 min read
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Apis - Sacred Fertility Bull of Egypt
Apis is a sacred bull of ancient Egypt. He's raised from a calf, elevated to the status of an oracle, and worshipped as a divine bull at...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 17, 20234 min read
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Copper (Cu): Ruddy Metal of Myth & Magic
Copper (Cu) is one of the original seven metals of antiquity and has been used for thousands of years. This metal is found in the ground...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 14, 20236 min read
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