When you think of a hero, you think of a man who does brave, unselfish deeds. But to the Hellenes or Greeks a hero was one who was half god, half man—whose one parent was a god while the other was a mortal. So the god Zeus was the father of Perseus, the hero of whom…
Category: Ancient Egypt
Perseus and His Quest to Kill the Gorgon Medusa
THE QUEST OF PERSEUS Medusa and her two sisters were named the Gorgons. The sisters had always been plain and even terrible to see, but Medusa had once been fair to look upon. When she was young and beautiful her home was in a northern land where the sun never shone, so she begged Athene to…
Perseus, Andromeda, and the Sea Monster
ANDROMEDA AND THE SEA-MONSTER As Perseus journeyed over land and sea on his great quest, he often thought of the dear mother he had left in Seriphus. Now that his task was done he longed to fly over the blue waters of the Mediterranean to see her, to know that she was safe from the cruel…
Ancient Egypt: DK Pocket Genius
Publisher : DK Children; Reprint edition (January 19, 2016) Reading age : 8 – 12 years Grade level : 3 – 7 Description “Unravel the mysteries behind one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in history with this handy guide to ancient Egypt. “Set off on a historical adventure and view…
Ancient Egypt: DK Findout
“This fun, fact-filled book is the ultimate guide to Ancient Egypt, from pharaohs to mummies. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits, it’s the perfect book for any kid who can’t get enough of this remarkable civilization. “How big was the Egyptian Empire?…
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 that…
Who Was Thutmose III & How Did He Figure in the Story of Baby Moses?
royal sculpture, dyn18, Thutmose III, Deir el-Bahari, NK “Thutmose III (variously also spelt Tuthmosis or Thothmes), sometimes called Thutmose the Great,[3] was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Officially, Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost 54 years and his reign is usually dated from 28 April 1479 BC to 11 March 1425 BC, from the…
Hatshepsut, a Female Egyptian Pharaoh and How She May Have Figured into the Story of Moses
“Hatshepsut (Hat-shep-soot), the first important female ruler known to history, lived a thousand years after the pyramids were built and seventeen centuries after the Egyptians had begun writing their language in hieroglyphs. She ruled Egypt for two decades (ca. 1473–1458 B.C.) during Egypt’s Dynasty 18. Although less familiar to modern audiences than her much later successor,…
Hippos in the Old Testament of the Bible
Much of the history of the Old Testament takes place in Egypt, and hippos are important in Ancient Egyptian mythology. Yet, the word “hippopotamus” does not occur in the Bible. Many scholars, however, agree that the behemoth mentioned in Job was a hippopotamus. But long before the time of Job, Baby Moses was born in Egypt,…
Hippos in Ancient Egyptian Culture
“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…