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Dr. Zahi Hawass explains the role of women in Pharaonic Egypt

By Ben Morales-Correa

Image via Wikipedia Ancient Egyptian women were represented by a number of goddesses, such as the goddess “Isis” who was the goddess of fertility and worshipped as the ideal mother, the goddess “Hathor” who personified motherhood and was worshipped as a protector, “Sekhmet” the warrior goddess, and “Bastet” the protector goddess. Upper Egypt also worshipped... »



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