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Crocea Mors [ fr], formerly the sword of Julius Caesar, captured by Nennius according to the legends presented by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Cruadh-Chosgarach, the Hard Destroying One, sword of Caílte mac Rónáin. Cruaidín Catutchenn, the sword of Cú Chulainn. Dyrnwyn ( White-Hilt ), the Sword of Rhydderch Hael.
An obelisk ( / ˈɒbəlɪsk /; from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), [ 2][ 3] diminutive of ὀβελός ( obelós) ' spit, nail, pointed pillar') [ 4] is a tall, slender, tapered monument with four sides and a pyramidal or pyramidion top. [ 5] Originally constructed by Ancient Egyptians and called tekhenu, the Greeks used the ...
The concept of the soul and the parts which encompass it has varied from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom, at times changing from one dynasty to another, from five parts to more. Most ancient Egyptian funerary texts reference numerous parts of the soul: Khet or the "physical body". Sah or the "spiritual body". Ren or the "name, identity".
Semiramis, a legendary figure based on the life of Shammuramat, depicted as an armed Amazon in an eighteenth-century Italian illustration. Semiramis (/ s ə ˈ m ɪr ə m ɪ s, s ɪ-, s ɛ-/; [1] Syriac: ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ Šammīrām, Armenian: Շամիրամ Šamiram, Greek: Σεμίραμις, Arabic: سميراميس Samīrāmīs) was the legendary [2] [3] Lydian-Babylonian [4] [5] wife of ...
Horus ( / hɔːrəs / ), [ c ] also known as Hor ( / hɔːr / ), [ d ][ 5 ] in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom ...
The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed 413 tonnes (455 short tons), but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres (13 ft) shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes (330 short tons). [ 1] It is located in Rome, in the square across ...
The Obelisk of Theodosius ( Greek: Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄, Turkish: Dikilitaş) is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC), first erected during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the ...
List of Egyptian obelisks. Bonomi (1843) [ 1] H.H. Gorringe (1882) [ 2] Lists of obelisks published during the 19th century. Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt. [ 3] This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. [ 1][ 2] The list does not include modern or pre-modern pseudo ...