Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of lighthouses in Egypt, which are located along both the Mediterranean and Red Sea coastlines of this North African country. The list includes active maritime lighthouses that are named landfall lights, or that have a range of at least fifteen nautical miles.
Apep (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp), also known as Aphoph (/ ə. ˈ f ɒ f /, Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ, romanized: Aphōph) [1] or Apophis (/ ə. ˈ p ɒ. f ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις, romanized: Ápophis), is the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied darkness and disorder, and was thus the opponent of light and Maat (order/truth).
Soknopaiou Nesos means "The island of Soknopaios", a contraction of the longer Egyptian name tȝ mȝy Sbk nb Pay pȝ nṯr ʿȝ, "The Island of Sobek, the lord of Pai, the great god". [3] Soknopaios is the local Hellenistic variant of Sobek , the main god of the Faiyum region.
The Mysteries of Osiris, also known as Osirism, [1] were religious festivities celebrated in ancient Egypt to commemorate the murder and regeneration of Osiris.The course of the ceremonies is attested by various written sources, but the most important document is the Ritual of the Mysteries of Osiris in the Month of Khoiak, a compilation of Middle Kingdom texts engraved during the Ptolemaic ...
Devils Island Light ; Location: Devils Island, Wisconsin: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Foundation: Concrete: Construction: Cast iron: Automated: 1978; 46 years ago (): Height: 71 feet (22 m) [2]: Shape: Cylindrical Free Standing [1] [4]: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places contributing property : Light; First lit: 1901; 123 years ago (): Focal height: 100 feet (30 m) [3]: Lens: 3rd order ...
The Dendera light is a motif in the Hathor temple at Dendera in Egypt. According to the hieroglyphic text surrounding the pieces, it depicts statues referencing part of the Egyptian creation myth . The temple, especially its crypts, contain several reliefs depicting statues of Harsomtus , sometimes syncretized with Ra , in the form of an ...
Solar barques were the vessels used by the sun god Ra in ancient Egyptian mythology.During the day, Ra was said to use a vessel called the Mandjet (Ancient Egyptian: mꜥnḏt) or the Boat of Millions of Years (Ancient Egyptian: wjꜣ-n-ḥḥw), and the vessel he used during the night was known as the Mesektet (Ancient Egyptian: msktt).
Outer Island Lighthouse 1874 [7] Sand Island Light 1881 [8] Devils Island Lighthouse 1891 [9] Other lighthouses are in the area, but are not included in the Apostle Islands Lighthouses listing: La Pointe Lighthouse and Chequamegon Point Lighthouse (listed together as the La Pointe Light Station, #83003366) Ashland Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse ...