04.02.07
Oh Egypt, I missed thee…
Update: Okay, here we go! New gods are online… Baal, Ihy and Reshep. Also, the goddess Renenutet is online.
<backpedal>I posted the teaser above prior to completing all of my research about her. There does seem to be some connection between Renenutet and the Egyptian princess who adopted Moses. The princess was called Thermuthis by the ancient historian Josephus. Thermuthis is also the name given to Renenutet by the Greeks. (Most of the Egyptian gods are known by their Greekified names, including Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis, etc) However, it doesn’t look like Renenutet, as Thermuthis, was a Catholic saint.</backpedal>
Oh well…
I don’t know if anyone who reads my blog ever checks out my other major online presence, but in case you have, maybe you would like to know that I just updated Ancient Egypt: the Mythology with three new gods and a new home page.
I miss my old home page, with the spiffy JavaScript random image (hit your reload button for a while, it’s a can’t-miss good time) and the sleek white space. However images and white space don’t do nothing for one’s search engine rankings. Further, some kind friends pointed out a few shortcomings with a home page that says absolutely nothing to the visitor about the site, where to go, or what to do. So, I fixed that. I will probably do some other tweaks as I try to look at the site with a fresh eye, as opposed to the eye of a mother hen who thinks her child is perfect as-is.
More gods should be popping up soon, including <teaser>an Egyptian goddess who became a Catholic saint!</teaser> Oooo! Controversial!
