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Again served hot and sweet as a rule - very refreshing. Ordinary tea is also available.
God of war, shown in human shape.
Wife to Amun, who she married in the 18th Dynasty. The vulture-headed goddess of nature, who lived at Luxor Temple.
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The quartet of protective goddesses whose wings became the sarcophagus for the Pharaohs, and therefore found depicted on the sarcophagus. Nepthys was the sister of Isis and helped her resurrect Osiris, and is goddess of the funeral rites.
Monolithic monuments to Ra, the sun god, These originally had gold or gold/silver alloy plate on the tip, and the sun's reflection could be seen for miles. Many obelisks have been removed from Egypt, for instance Cleopatra's Needle in London. An unfinished obelisk still lies in place in it's quarry near Aswan, where it was abandoned when it cracked during excavation.
The goddess of feasting. Accompanied Amun on his annual honeymoon to Luxor, which became known as the Feast of Opet.
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Originally built by the British between 1898 and 1902, the Old Dam was enlarged twice in the early part of this century. However it proved insufficient for Egypt's perceived needs, and the High Dam project was undertaken. The Old Dam had to be opened annually to allow the flood waters of the Nile through. This allowed Philae Temple t o be visited, before it disappeared again under the artificial lake formed when the dam was closed.
Goddess of the sky, her body stretched across from horizon to horizon, and she gave birth to the sun each morning and swallowed it each night. She was supported by her father Shu, god of the air. Married Geb and gave birth to Seth, Isis, Osiris and Nepthys, the gods of ancient Egyptian mythology.
Shown with a ram's head, the creator of man and woman on his potter's wheel.
Barbecued meatballs of lamb with chopped onions, herbs and spices and occasionally local cheese.