The ancient Egyptians often represented gods as human with animal heads. Usually, we can tell exactly what kind of animal they meant. But there's one god--Set or Seth, the god of chaos and darkness--whose animal representation remains unclear. Dude, what are you--a camel? Anteater? And what's with those ears?When he's depicted as a full animal, the body is clearly some … [Read more...] about Beware this Ancient Egyptian Monster of the Dark!
Ancient Egypt
The Case of the Exploding Cheeks
While doing research for an upcoming book, I came across a photo of one of the world's first cosmetic surgeries featuring cheek implants. If you're not familiar with the procedure, it's where doctors implant a high-density porous polyethylene (commonly known as Gore-Tex) or pockets of firm silicone on top of a person's cheekbones. The idea is … [Read more...] about The Case of the Exploding Cheeks
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Little Known AncientEgyptian InventionsThe Porn 'StacheThe Beer BongSuper Mario Bros … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
The First Egyptian God of Writing was a Goddess
I'm fascinated by the fact so many Egyptian male gods have female counterparts--all except Ra (or Re). Ra, supposedly, created the world by, um....making himself happy. No woman involved.Still, many of the other lesser gods have both male and female representatives (Osiris, Isis; Set, Nepthys; Geb, Nut; etc.).I'm always delighted to discover less well-known goddesses in the … [Read more...] about The First Egyptian God of Writing was a Goddess
Random Sightings
Walking through the Decatur Public Library, I stopped cold when I came across this: At the Decatur Public Library...Mother and daughter.There. In a case, behind a lovely Cleopatra figurine was...my book! Now, Joe Davich at the Georgia Center for the Book, had mentioned that they'd included my book in the library's princess displays, but I'd forgotten all about it. (Sorry, … [Read more...] about Random Sightings
