3 ms·
> these include [...] an eight-legged hybrid human figure with goose and human heads identified by an inscription as “the two geese of Ra,” an otherwise unknown
by colanderman 2y ago
> these include [...] an eight-legged hybrid human figure with goose and human heads identified by an inscription as “the two geese of Ra,” an otherwise unknown entity
Not to armchair this, but I am intrigued by what logic someone concluded that, an image captioned as "two creatures", which appears to show two identical creatures standing next to each other, is actually one conjoined creature.
- atombender 2y agoA more generous interpretation would be that the image has been studied by archeologists who know a bit more than we do about ancient Egyptian mythology and pictography, and who recognize certain telltale signs that this is meant to be a single creature and not (as an armchair Internet commenter might assume) several.
- 4ndrewl 2y agoProb need to speak to an Egyptology expert.