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Nefertiti (/ ˌ n ɛ f ər ˈ t iː t i / [3]) (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten.Nefertiti and her husband were known for their radical overhaul of state religious policy, in which they promoted the earliest known form of monotheism, Atenism, centered on the sun disc and its direct connection to the royal household.
The Nefertiti Bust is a painted stucco -coated limestone bust of Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten. [1] It is on display in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. The work is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by Thutmose because it was found in his workshop in Tell-el Amarna, Egypt. [2]
Women in ancient Egypt. Queen Meritamen statue at Akhmim. The wife and mother of the nobleman Userhat depicted receiving offerings, tomb of Userhat (TT51) Women in ancient Egypt had some special rights other women did not have in other comparable societies. They could own property and were, at court, legally equal to men.
Helen. Helen (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, romanized: Helénē[a]), also known as Helen of Troy, [2][3] Helen of Argos, or Helen of Sparta, [4] and in Latin as Helena, [5] was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was believed to have been the daughter of Zeus and Leda or Nemesis, and the sister ...
Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great.She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, among such women as Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut, and one of the most prominent not known or thought to have reigned in her own right.
In the 1940s, Time magazine chose Yousri as one of the world's 10 most beautiful women. In 1963, Yousri was awarded Egypt's State Medal of Creativity. In 1969, she was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. [6] She was known for her classical romance roles in the Egyptian cinema, as well as participating in many ...
The concept of Circassian beauty is an ethnic stereotype of the Circassian people. A fairly extensive literary history suggests that Circassian women were thought to be unusually beautiful and attractive, spirited, smart, and elegant. Therefore, they were seen as mentally and physically desirable for men, although most Circassians traditionally ...
The literacy rate of women (aged 15 and over) is 65.4%, which is lower than that of men which is 82.2% (data from 2015). [23] Egypt is largely rural country, with only 43.1% of the population being urban (in 2015), [24] and access to education is poor in rural areas.