In another post, I talk about how the Ancient Egyptians held the hippopotamus in high regard. Because much of the old testament is set in Egypt, it is safe to assume that at least some of the people in the old testament were also acquainted with hippopotami. Hippopotami in Ancient Egypt Yet, the word “hippopotamus”…
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Hippopotami in Ancient Egypt
“The ancient Egyptians had an ambivalent relationship with hippopotami. Although the animals were endowed with positive qualities, they were also feared as dangerous. Hippos are indeed unpredictable and powerful animals that—when feeling threatened—will become extremely aggressive; today hippopotami kill more people in Africa than any other large animal. A hippopotamus can outrun a human over…
Periods of Ancient Egyptian History
Prehistoric Period 5500-3100 BCE Garden of Eden 4026 Early Dynastic Period 3100-2680 BCE Noah and the Flood 2348 BCE Old Kingdom 2650-2175 BCE First Intermediate Period 2175-1975 BCE Abraham was born in 2055 “The reunification of ancient Egypt achieved by Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II—the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom—was followed by a great cultural flowering…
Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/dangerous-beauty. Accessed 6 Sept. 2022. “The exhibition publication explores the ways in which Medusa and other hybrid creatures were depicted from antiquity to the present day.” The Met “Beginning in the fifth century b.c., the Gorgon Medusa—a legendary monster whose gaze could turn…