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At Thebes In the Temple of the Ogress
Jun 18, 2011 11:21
Here's a 1924 account of
a visit to the Temple of Mut
at Karnak. It's a ripper; I'm going to quote it at length (with a few... elisions).
(
Amongst the fellahs and the Bedouins of the neighbourhood she enjoys a very bad reputation, it being her custom of nights to issue from her temple, and devour men...
)
culture: egyptian
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goddess: sekhmet
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drhoz
June 19 2011, 11:21:11 UTC
Lovely
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