The Ancient Egyptian Temple of The Goddess Isis
Jan 20, 2023 09:38:06 #
The Ancient Egyptians were obsessed with their gods. They had 42 of them, and often their duties overlapped each other. They knew life on earth was short so they became obsessed over their after life.
The Temple of Isis was relocated to a small island in the Nile River to escape the rising water from the Aswan Dam. It is not as heavily carved or painted as some, but is unique in its own way. Isis was always depicted as a beautiful, tall, slender woman in a sheath dress with an abundance of curves, and usually with a head dress of bull horns with a moon disc. She was the goddess of protection, beauty, healing, magic, and the moon.
Here are a few posts from the ancient temple ruins. Please enjoy the downloads.
The Temple of Isis was relocated to a small island in the Nile River to escape the rising water from the Aswan Dam. It is not as heavily carved or painted as some, but is unique in its own way. Isis was always depicted as a beautiful, tall, slender woman in a sheath dress with an abundance of curves, and usually with a head dress of bull horns with a moon disc. She was the goddess of protection, beauty, healing, magic, and the moon.
Here are a few posts from the ancient temple ruins. Please enjoy the downloads.
1. Row of temple columns
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2. Large carvings on building walls
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3. Column top closeup
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4. Another column top closeup
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5. Column artwork --- Isis on right
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6. Column top faces
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7. Larger than life wall carvings -- Isis on left and right
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Jan 20, 2023 09:43:44 #
Really nice captures of the wonderful work done by this ancient civilization. It never ceases to amaze me with the amount of detail they put into their structures.
Will
Will
Jan 20, 2023 09:43:55 #
Jan 20, 2023 09:49:05 #
Those are FANTASTIC. Just think how long it took to build and how many people worked on them. Hmmm...Disney is able to do the same think in a fraction of the time and manpower but cannot match the majesty of those in Egypt.
Jan 20, 2023 10:10:52 #
Dalek wrote:
Those are FANTASTIC. Just think how long it took to build and how many people worked on them. Hmmm...Disney is able to do the same think in a fraction of the time and manpower but cannot match the majesty of those in Egypt.
Nor will they last long. Question in a 1000 years, What was Disney?
Jan 20, 2023 10:15:47 #
PaulBrit
Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon
They are amazing photographs; truly amazing.
The description of them has some bearing on today. For millions in North America, and elsewhere across the globe, believe in gods, and they construct churches and other edifices in their worship of them. Life is still short relatively speaking and death is final. No wonder many want to believe in an afterlife. Me? Iām 78 and when I die that is it!
The description of them has some bearing on today. For millions in North America, and elsewhere across the globe, believe in gods, and they construct churches and other edifices in their worship of them. Life is still short relatively speaking and death is final. No wonder many want to believe in an afterlife. Me? Iām 78 and when I die that is it!
Jan 20, 2023 10:33:36 #
Jan 20, 2023 10:42:05 #
These are both amazing now and to consider when they where 'new' when they were painted and colorful. I saw an educational video recently looking the history of human civilization. They noted Cleopatra lived closer to your current times (50ish BC) vs the age when the pyramids where built (estimated 2600 BC for the Great Pyramid).
Jan 20, 2023 11:59:30 #
Jan 20, 2023 12:40:59 #
Hereford, your photographs continue to BLOW ME AWAY!!! Incredibly well done!
Jan 20, 2023 12:54:07 #
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Jan 20, 2023 15:39:34 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Hereford, your photographs continue to BLOW ME AWAY!!! Incredibly well done!
Thank you Chief for those superlatives.
Jan 20, 2023 16:09:10 #
Hereford wrote:
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Jan 20, 2023 16:10:44 #
Thank you for all the great comments on the photos. I am truly flattered and happy you find them interesting.
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