"A full-color exploration of the encoded ceiling at the Temple of Dendera. Draws on more than 5,000 high-resolution photographs taken by the author to reconstruct the complete ceiling of the portico of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera. Reveals in detail how each panel represents celestial cycles of time from the Precession of the Equinoxes to the annual cycles of life found along the Nile. Explains each panel's astronomical significance from the ancient Egyptian perspective as well as examining the myths, gods, and goddesses ...
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"A full-color exploration of the encoded ceiling at the Temple of Dendera. Draws on more than 5,000 high-resolution photographs taken by the author to reconstruct the complete ceiling of the portico of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera. Reveals in detail how each panel represents celestial cycles of time from the Precession of the Equinoxes to the annual cycles of life found along the Nile. Explains each panel's astronomical significance from the ancient Egyptian perspective as well as examining the myths, gods, and goddesses depicted"--
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