The Ten Dead Deities of the Temple of Dendera*
Among the dead deities in ancient Egypt during the Graeco-Roman Period, there are ten deities connected to the temple of Hathor at Dendera. Although they were not depicted elsewhere in the Egyptian temples, they were connected liturgically not only to the temple of Horus at Edfu but also to its nine...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015
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The journal of Egyptian archaeology
Year: 2015, Volume: 101, Issue: 1, Pages: 239-262 |
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| Summary: | Among the dead deities in ancient Egypt during the Graeco-Roman Period, there are ten deities connected to the temple of Hathor at Dendera. Although they were not depicted elsewhere in the Egyptian temples, they were connected liturgically not only to the temple of Horus at Edfu but also to its nine dead deities. The different aspects of these deities are investigated in extenso and a comparison with the other dead deities is made to present similarities and dissimilarities. |
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| ISSN: | 2514-0582 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Egyptian archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/030751331510100112 |