Egyptian snake game

The ancient Egyptians believed that she protected the Earth deity Geb, her husband, from the night sky. Myths also state that the sun deity Ra traveled through her — she swallowed him at night and then gave birth to him every morning. In the days before Ra had left the land, before he had begun to grow old, his great wisdom told him that if the goddess Nut bore children, one of them would end his reign among men.

So Ra laid a curse upon Nut — that she should not be able to bear any child upon any day in the year. Depicted with the black head of a jackal, Anubis helped mummify Egyptians when they died. Black represented the fertile soil of the Nile that was needed to grow yearly crops, so the Egyptians believed that the color black symbolized good fortune and rebirth. I, however, think that the weakest of the Twelve Olympians in Greek mythology is clear and obvious: Ares.

In some versions of Greek mythology, Zeus ate his wife Metis because it was known that their second child would be more powerful than him. Ammonia: Snakes dislike the odor of ammonia so one option is to spray it around any affected areas.

Another option is to soak a rug in ammonia and place it in an unsealed bag near any areas inhabited by snakes to deter them away. Snakes can and do fart. However, due to being strict carnivores, they are less likely to fart than other mammals as diet plays a crucial role in this behavior and the creation and buildup of gas. In a healthy snake, farts are infrequent and unlikely to be heard and smelt.

Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. Time Keeping and Shadow Clocks. Egyptian Calendars. Ancient Egypt Maps. Ancient Egypt Timelines. The Neighbors: Kush and Nubia. Women could run a business. Children were cherished. Marriage and Divorce. Hair Styles. Jewelry and Perfume.

Food - no one went hungry. The Marketplace. Table Manners. House of Life. House of Books. Medicine and Doctors. Craftsmen and Merchants. Farming and Farmers. Social Classes. The Ankh - Key of Life. Ancient Egyptian Art. Great job pulling all this together in such a clear and appealing way. I used the game as a character development device in a courtship scene, between two very smart strategists, so I needed a pretty complicated game and I never worked out the actual playing of it.

But it has a lovely ebony and ivory board and distinctive figurative pieces that move around on squares—all in my mind and the page only. Thanks for this great blog.

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