“Iridescent-throned Aphrodite, deathless Child of Zeus, wile-weaver, I now implore you, I beg you, Lady,  don't  crush down my spirit  w...

“The light of Greece opened my eyes, penetrated my pores, expanded my whole being.” – Henry Miller Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join ...

“The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.” - Ogden Nash   Hesat is an ancient Egyptian goddess in the form of a c...

“Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.” - Shmuel Yosef Agnon   Hathor (E...

“Thunder makes a loud noise but it’s the quiet sky that lasts.” ― Marty Rubin Resheph (also Rešef, Reshef; Canaanite ršp רשף; Eblaite ...

“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” – Gautama Buddha   Shed was a deity from ancient Egyptian religion who was pop...

“People need dreams, there’s as much nourishment in ‘em as food.” - Dorothy Gilman   Renenūtet (also transliterated Ernūtet and Renene...

“Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.” - Ovid In Egyptian mythology, Herishef or Heryshaf, (Egyptian Ḥry-š=...

“I think that any time of great pain is a time of transformation, a fertile time to plant new seeds.” - Debbie Ford   Wadj-wer is an E...

“I liked myths. They weren’t adult stories and they weren’t children’s stories. They were better than that. They just were.” ― Neil Gaima...

“If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary...

“We are born of love; Love is our mother.” - Rumi   Sheshmetet ( šsm.t.t : Shesmet, Shesemtet, or spellings with Shez-; Hellenised as ...

“Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.” - Immanuel Kant   Nut (Egyptian: Nwt), also known by va...

“There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.” - George Santayana   Heqet (Ḥeḳet; also Ḥeqtit, Ḥeḳtit) is an Egypt...

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” - Anton Chekhov   Thoth or Djehuti (from Greek Θώθ thṓth, from Egyptian ḏ...

“Odours have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odour cannot b...

“Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.” - Gloria Steinem   In An...

“The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.” - Carl Sandburg   Iah ( Egyptian: Jˁḥ, transliterated as Yah, Jah, Jah(w), Joh or ...

“Archaeologists are underpaid publicity agents for deceased royalty.” - John Agar   The Uraeus (plural Uraei; from the Greek οὐραῖος, ...

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” - Terry Pratchett   Bastet was a goddess in ancient Egy...