LAST week, we discussed how humanity is expressing its own myths in the modern time through the science fiction works. Example is the movie ‘Avatar” and its similarity to the old myth recorded on the wall of Edfu temple title … Continued
It seems that part of what we call “science fiction” is nothing but imagination of the myth of the past. We can imagine, in science fiction, that we can use some technological machines to “transform” ourselves from certain state to … Continued
As we can identify a single cell in a human body, we can iden¬tify a single human being as a unit in the body of humanity and this we can call a “cellular being”. Talking first about a single cell … Continued
THE architectural heritage and landmarks do not only include buildings, but also landscapes, clubs and main squares; such areas that might enclose historical build¬ings and historical events. One, of these buildings that is attracting the attention of heritage concerned people … Continued
Most historians think that the creation and staging of drama was performed for the first time by the Greeks; yet studying carefully the scenes and the texts on the walls of the Ancient Egyptian temples proves that different dramas were … Continued
AS mentioned last week, Egypt has two institutes that have a special collection of maps. These are the National Library of Egypt “Dar el-Kotob” and the Egyptian Geographic Society. Last week, the collection of Dar el Kotob was highlighted. This … Continued
TALKING about the heritage of maps might not be familiar to most of us. But in fact, old and historic maps have a certain charm; not only do they illustrate the formation of a country, region and continent – especially … Continued
THE temple of Dendera is dedicated to the cow god¬dess Hathor whose main cult centre was Dendera. Hathor was the goddess of motherhood, fertility, agriculture, joy, love and music. She was also a sky¬goddess and a goddess of the underworld. … Continued
THE temple of Kom Ombo is unique among other Ancient Egyptian temples. It consists of two cult temples combined into one, where the temple is divided into two parts by two axes. The right and left parts of the temple … Continued
WITH this article, we’re starting a series of articles on the unusual functions of the different temples of Upper Egypt. The start is with the two famous temples of the city of Luxor, which are Luxor and Karnak temples. Besides … Continued