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Mini Episode: Onion Festivities

Mini Episode: Onion Festivities

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast


Mini Episode: Onion Festivities

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Religious Year (Parts 8-9): Onions for Bastet.Months 8 and 9 were big on drinking and eating, with some strange rituals to go along with them. We meet Bastet (the cat) and Renen-utet (the snake), two goddesses who were friends to farmers. As the harvest season began, all looked towards the growth of the fields...Images and Bibliography at https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/2017/10/10/mini-episode-onion-festivities/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Sep 4, 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.