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,…
Category: Ancient 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…
“The falcon-headed crocodile is here crowned with a sun disk, indicating its association with a solar god.” The Met Horus – Egyptian God with a Falcon Head “The god Horus, represented as a falcon or a human with a falcon head, was a sun god as well as the ancient Egyptian god of kingship, representing…
January 1 – Day 1 of #ReadtoWrite
Suggested Reading Log. I highlighted the books that I read today Greek Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 171 – 179 Helios Sun God Egyptian Mythology – Donna Napoli – pages 12 – 23 – Ra God of Radiance Treasury of Bible Stories – Donna Napoli – Creation Treasury of Bible Stories – Donna Napoli…
Ray Bradbury – Something Wicked This Way Comes – Chapter 2
Work Cited Bradbury, Ray. “Prologue.” Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel, Reprint, Simon and Schuster, 2017. *****************************************************, The entire second chapter of Something Wicked This Way Comes is at the end of this post. Before I start talking about chapter 2, I want to say a few words about the themes in Something Wicked This…