Egyptian history

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hypostyle hall

History; Egyptian history

It describes the grand, outermost halls. They are believed to represent a grove of trees.

hedjet

History; Egyptian history

The crown worn by the pharaoh and representing Upper Egypt. It is in the shape of a tall conical headpiece with a small bulb on the top.

hieracosphinx

History; Egyptian history

One of three varieties of Egyptian sphinx, having the head of a hawk.

Hapi

History; Egyptian history

The god of the Nile, particularly the inundation. He is pictured as a bearded man coloured blue or green, with female breasts, indicating his powers of nourishment. As god of the Northern Nile he ...

The goddess of joy, motherhood, and love. Hathor was originally worshipped in the form of a cow, sometimes as a cow with stars on her. Later she is represented as a woman with the head of a cow, and ...