Tag Archives: pharaoh

A Long Walk Off a Short Pyramid

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Nathan

Dr. Ben Carson has been the subject of much mockery for a lot of reasons, but one of the most prominent is that he thought Joseph built the pyramids to store grain. Apparently he didn’t even make this up; it’s … Continue reading →

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The Man with the Talking Ass

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Nathan

No, not Jim Carrey, but Balaam, a character who appears in the Biblical book of Numbers. Basically, the story has it that Balaam, who was essentially a curse-speaker for hire, was ordered by King Balak of Moab to curse the … Continue reading →

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Night of the Nebti

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Nathan

As you may well know, the country we now know as Egypt was created when two separate kingdoms, known as the Upper and Lower Kingdoms, were united under one ruler. As both kingdoms had their own deities, many of these … Continue reading →

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Crocodile, with the Jaded Jealous Smile

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Nathan

Considering all the craziness going out in Egypt as of late, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight an Egyptian deity this week. I have to suspect it’s Set who’s behind the whole thing, what with his being the … Continue reading →

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Will the Real Horus Please Stand Up?

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Nathan

One of the major gods of the Olympian pantheon is Horus, perhaps more accurately rendered as Heru. The fact that most of what we know about ancient Egypt was filtered through Greek first gives us a lot of extra S’s, … Continue reading →

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