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Mini Episode: Opet Festivities

Mini Episode: Opet Festivities

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast


Mini Episode: Opet Festivities

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Religious Year (Part 2): Worshipping Osiris.In the month of Pa-Opet ("Phaophi") the Egyptians continued their long re-enactment of the myth of Osiris. They also celebrated a huge festival in honour of the Pharaoh. And they mummifed a bunch of rams, for some reason...Images and Bibliography at https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/2017/02/26/mini-episode-opet-festivities/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Learn about ancient Egypt, as *they* described it. We use ancient texts, archaeology and social history to explore their civilization and weave a tale of pharaohs, pyramids, gods, monuments and people. The History of Egypt Podcast uses the ancients' own words to describe their society, and is written by a trained Egyptologist. A member of the Agora Podcast Network.