The people of Egypt worshiped the crocodiles to gain his protection and strength, or reviling him and killing the crocodiles of the area because of the evil...
I admire that ancient Egyptian religion did not have a sense of absolute evil. Creatures like the crocodile, the cobra, the scorpion had both a destructive...
Greetings, all, I did a net search on that sculpture: http://www.touregyptphotos.com/ showphoto.php?photo=1382&password=&sort=1&size=medium&cat=523&page= This...
Yes but i would like to get some info on the symbolism behind teh Sobel or crocodile . What is the postive aspect ? That you can get some great leather boots...
Well, one obvious benefit is that he could eat your enemies! ... Sobel or crocodile . What is the postive aspect ? That you can get some great leather boots if...
If you are able to visit Egypt, I highly reccommend staying in a hotel on the west bank of Luxor and renting a bicycle and also climbing the sacred mountain on...
Do you feel safe there? ... From: tamarabower@... To: Ancient_Egypt_Group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 5:55 AM Subject: [Ancient_Egypt_Group]...
Yes I do, Egyptian people are friendly. The only problem is too many people asking for money. It's frustrating, but I don't hold it against them, the economy...
When you're walking around the Valley of the KIngs area on foot, do you get to walk above the Valley and look down on the tourists etc without too much hassle ...
There are several trails on themountain and I walked along them 3 days with no problem.. Though a ffew years ago I did have a terrible argument with a young...
A while ago I think there was a discussion here about why the King's palace was made of mudbrick. I think it's because mudbrick is more confortable, it keeps...
I had heard that the guards and touts (assuming there are any offical guards) can be a bother up there. Good to know you had a good time this year. ... ...
Glyphdoctors is running a new online course, Introduction to Egyptology, from Feb. 1 to Mar. 28. Here's an overview of what this course is about: Have you ever...
Hi can anyone help me? I am visiting Egypt in two weeks time - going to Luxor to meet a friend then flying to Cairo. Can anyone give me some information about...
I was in Cairo about three weeks ago and it was about 25 degrees centigrade. Anyway, I doubt that it is cold over there. It might be a bit cool, so bring a...
If you have computer access it's very easy to find the weather in Cairo. Just search Cairo weather. And yes, it is going to be cold in the next few days, down...
It's good to bring layers you can take off or put on. It's warm in the sun during the day, but it gets cold at night. It's probably not as cold in the city as...
It's warm in the sun during the day, but cold in the shade, colder indoors and freezing at night....Still the mosquitoes survive to torment me; one manged to...
Actually last week it was very cold in the city people who spend a long time outdoors .. wearing woolen gloves, scarfs, and head gear and of course heavy coats...
dont forget that this is January from March to October the weather is warm, tooo warm even. This is a better explanation than the paradise theory. ... -- Marco...
Thanks T, I really enjoy your posts about being in Egypt! ... From: tamarabower@... To: Ancient_Egypt_Group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:38...
Dear fellows I'm not sure why i'm getting bombarded by all of these e mails, I just wanted to meet people of the same interest of Archaeology, Egyptology, and...
I would recommend to create a folder in your e-Mail program for the messages of your Yahoo! groups. If you don't want to receive any messages, go to ...
... I haven't ever seen anything on this... I am curious, as they seem to have prepared for everything else, did they put 'chamber pots' in the tombs, as...