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What can I say? Isis and I love to watch the prettiest fall of Troy story ever. These actors are far more entertaining (and beautiful) than the people they play. "Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag" by James Brown: I have a brand new hat. "Best Song Ever" by One Direction: Is it the best song ever? No. Have you ever listened to Tchaikovsky? The "Waltz of the Flowers" from the Nutcracker Suite is beyond beautiful. I have a soft spot for classical music, too. I could listen to her all day, at least until Isis starts singing. "Touch Me" by The Doors: Jim Morrison reminds me of Dionysus.

"Sun King" by The Beatles: Is it about Ra, or me? No idea.

"Sail": Only way to get north from Alexandria! (Sailing, not aliens like in this video.) She wasn’t as pretty as everyone thinks she was, but I still liked her a lot. How cool is that?Ĭleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen by Vicky Alvear Shecter My Alexandria sunk, but this French team is dragging it all back out of the water. The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind by Arthur ReidĪlexandria Rediscovered by Jean-Yves Empereur, Stephane Compoint, and Margaret Maehler I love reading about the temples they made for my wife, Isis. Religion in Roman Egypt by David Frankfurter Isis and Serapis in Roman Society by Samuel Dill Now these guys know how to rock the beard. SeussĪnd now I am ready and willing to bet that Bartholomew’s not found a modius yet… The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Greek art is rather appealing, don’t you think?

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.” – Seneca “To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time.” – Cornelia Otis Skinner “The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken.” – Homer, The Iliad I had to stop watching Game of Thrones-it reminded me too much of work in Alexandria with all those Ptolemies.ĭuck Dynasty! Look at the beards! I’m in love. Imaginative stories like Once Upon a Time are lots of fun. Hermanubis, Dionysus (Bacchus), Amun, Hades (Pluto), Zeus (Jupiter) Harpocrates (Greek side), Horus the Younger (Egyptian side), sometimes Cerberus Horus the Elder, Seth (Typhon on the Greek side), Isis, Nephthys Kronos and Rhea (Greek side) Geb and Nut (Egyptian side) The Unknown God, Osiris Reborn, Lord of Heaven, Big Beard, The New BossĪ god Greeks and Egyptians can worship together Serapis (Osiris-Apis, Wesir-Hap, Sarapi(s))
