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Plutarch described the statue of a seated and veiled goddess in the Egyptian city of Sais. [45] [46] He identified the goddess as "Athena, whom [the Egyptians] consider to be Isis." [45] However, Sais was the cult center of the goddess Neith, whom the Greeks compared to their goddess Athena, and could have been the goddess that Plutarch spoke ...
It became inundated and its remains are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently 7 km (4.3 mi) off the coast, under ca. 19 ft (5.8 m) of water, [3] [4] and near Abukir. [2] [5] The sanctuary of Neith of Sais was located in Thonis. [6] A stele found on the site indicates that late in its history the city was known by both its Egyptian and Greek names ...
In Plato's Timaeus and Critias (around 395 BC, 200 years after the visit by the Greek legislator Solon), Sais is the city in which Solon receives the story of Atlantis, its military aggression against Greece and Egypt, its eventual defeat and destruction by gods-punishing catastrophe, from an Egyptian priest. Solon visited Egypt in 590 BC.
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California.The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
The Platonic dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written around 360 BC, recount (through the voice of Critias) how the Athenian statesman Solon (638–558 BC) traveled to Egypt and in the city of Sais encountered the priests of the goddess Neith.
Like the California cities ranking among America’s top 10 richest cities, San Carlos is very tech oriented thanks to its proximity to Silicon Valley. According to Zillow, homes in San Carlos ...
It regards payments to the local temple, and was recorded on two steles. The location of the temple was near the Canopic branch of the Nile River , in the eastern Nile Delta of Lower Egypt . Accordingly, steles were erected at two locations as statements to curry political favor with the priesthood, and possibly the populace.
Founded as Temple B’nai Israel of Pasadena in 1921, the community that would become PJTC bought the Spanish-style building on North Altadena Drive just north of East Washington Boulevard in 1941 ...