T sky is overcast, melancholy trails of mist float over the banks of the river, and here and there yellowish patches indicate the place where the sun ought to shine. Can this really be Egypt...
. The sun has reappeared, and Egypt is herself again. The softness of the air and the beauty of the sky invite the mind and likewise the powers of observation to idle contemplation or somnolent meditation; a real...

, (Harmakhis), the rising and setting sun, to whom the of is dedicated. The king being the Son of the Sun and moreover often identified with Harmakhis, the kings, when considered as guardian deities of the temples were...
invested with the form of the . The of is the only isolated figure known, otherwise there are always pairs of sphinxes, sometimes forming long avenues in front of the temples which they guard. The female is very...