Does We Wuzzery empower the Egyptian gods? Has it led to their revitalization? Do they have any opinions on it?

>With the arrival of the summer heat comes the arrival of summer’s favorite giant fruit — The Watermelon. It is everything you want and love about a summer fruit. Both sweet and juicy, both delicious and nutritious, it cools you down, feeds you and hydrates your body with its waters. All of this in one fruit. A miracle from God or the creativity of humans? Before there was a red, sweet, longish and large watermelon in the world, there was a wild version that was round, smaller, yellow and bitter. These wild varieties can still be found across deserts in Africa yet they are inedible due to their bitterness. The ancestor of the modern-day cultivated watermelon is believed to be the Kordofan melon from Sudan. They are believed to be the closest relative to the modern-day red variety as they both taste sweet and do not have the bitterness gene, but unlike the contemporary watermelon’s red pulp, the Kordofan melons have whitish pulp. It is believed that watermelons were first domesticated in north-east Africa by the ancient Egyptians beginning first in Sudan and then traveling up the River Nile until their cultivation reached the Nile Delta in Egypt and from there spread across the Mediterranean world during Roman times.

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>>40758882
>Min was one of the most ancient Egyptian gods, a deity of fertility whose origins are lost in the mists of time but whose sacred object (see page 183) is often found on predynastic painted vases. The statues of Min discovered at Koptos by Petrie during his excavations of AD l893 are probably predynastic in date and, at over 4 metres high, are considered to be the oldest examples of large-scale sculpture in Egypt. They are headless but show Min standing in what was later to become his typical pose. The legs of the statues are not separated but carved in one piece, suggesting the great antiquity of the figures since individual delineation of these limbs in sculpture in the round was not practised until well on in the Old Kingdom.

>Min was usually depicted as a man standing upright wearing on his head a cap surmounted by two tall plumes. His legs are never seen, apparently being wrapped in mummy bandages, but more probably copying the style of his predynastic statues. One arm, bent at the elbow, is raised and outstretched, its hand open; above it floats a flail. The other arm is tucked under his robe, from which projects his penis, huge and erect. Any area of skin not covered by a garment is painted black: in dynastic times, it was one of the duties of the High Priest of Min to make up the bituminous substance with which the cult statue of the god was ritually painted, black being the colour of the fertile soil of Egypt and therefore symbolic of regeneration.

>>40758897
>The worship of Min was universal throughout Egyptian history; but two cities were particularly associated with him: Gebtu and Khent-Min. Gebtu (called Koptos by the Greeks; now known as Qift) lies on the east bank of the Nile some 40 km north of Luxor, at the terminus of the route which leads from the Red Sea to the Nile. It achieved great importance at an early date because of its geographical position: mining expeditions to the Eastern Desert and trading expeditions to the Red Sea had their starting point at Gebtu, which therefore became the obvious choice to become capital of the 5th Nome of Upper Egypt. The original god of Gebtu seems to have been a phallic deity named Rahes or Aahes, who appears in the Pyramid Texts as ‘Regent of the Land of the South’. Rahes and Min, depicted as falcons, formed the nome standard, although later on, when Horus and Isis became popular in Gebtu, the two falcons of the nome standard were identified with Horus and Min.

>Min of Gebtu (Min of Koptos) was considered to be the tutelary deity of nomads, hunters, miners and travellers, for the Eastern Desert was his special domain. As a deity of the desert, Min was associated with the thunder that was thought to emanate therefrom. Thus, when the Canaanite-Phoenician god of thunder and war, Reshep, was introduced into Egypt during the New Kingdom, it was natural that he should be allied with Min. They were both given the Syrian goddess of love, Kadesh, as partner, with the three deities combining to form a triad of fertility, thunder and love!

>At Akhmim, Min had both an urban shrine within the settlement, and a chapel, the ‘al-Salamuni speos’, in the nearby mountain cliffs. Archaeologist A D Espinel suggested the speos may have originally inspired Min’s association with the wilderness, and influenced the form of around 20 other rock chapels in the Eastern Desert. Similarly, the ancient Greek god Pan was often worshipped in crevices in rocks, such as on the Athenian Acropolis, which reflected his own origins in the wilderness of Arcadia. This may have encouraged the identification (syncretisation) of Min with Pan in the Graeco-Roman Period, and reinforces the suggestion that Min was associated with wilderness locations. Like Min, Pan was a god of exuberant male sexuality and fertility. The identification of the rock shelters as paneia (shrines or chapels to syncretised Min/Pan) is often made, based on images of Min found therein, such as the one added to older rock-art images at Wadi Minayh. Hence, the paneia are strong evidence for the popularity of Min in the Eastern Desert, and their form as rock shelters suggests the reasons for his popularity.

>Throughout the Mediterranean, monuments in the form of nymphaea (shrines to the nymphs) were often built beside water sources, and thus the carving may be one of these. More substantial sanctuaries to Min existed in the Eastern Desert, too. A religious building, comprising two rooms, was found near the Mons Ophiates quarries, bearing an inscription in Greek that indicated the building was erected during the reign of Augustus (AD 11) to the god Pan/Min. The inscription also had an image of Pan/Min that is similar to that found at Mons Porphyrites.

Watermelons are believed to have originated in the Kalahari Desert region of Africa. The earliest evidence of watermelon cultivation dates back to ancient Egypt, around 5,000 years ago. Egyptian hieroglyphics depict watermelons, and they were often placed in the tombs of pharaohs to nourish them in the afterlife.

The fruit was valued not only for its sweet, refreshing taste but also for its high water content, which was crucial in arid climates. Watermelons gradually spread along trade routes to other parts of the world, including the Mediterranean and Asia.

Watermelons made their way to India by the 7th century and China by the 10th century. China embraced the fruit, and it became a staple in Chinese cuisine. Today, China is the world’s largest producer of watermelons.

In Europe, watermelons were introduced via the Moors who brought them to Spain in the 13th century. The fruit quickly spread throughout Europe, becoming popular for its refreshing qualities.
Watermelons arrived in the Americas with European colonists and African slaves. By the 16th and 17th centuries, they were being grown in the southern United States and the Caribbean. Watermelons thrived in these warm climates, and their popularity continued to grow.

>>40758912
>They were both given the Syrian goddess of love, Kadesh, as partner, with the three deities combining to form a triad of fertility, thunder and love!
I think this was just meant to be symbolic and metaphorical, not an actual shared wife.

The more yuo know

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Africans rarely care about egyptian deities, and several other ethnic classes, such as europeans care about egyptian deities more often. i dislike the OP of this "did Wewuzzery empower the egyptian gods?" post, unless you were being cool by explicitly referencing one situation whilst actually educating about an unrelated situation.

also, i dislike ethnic subsaharan africans who portray ancient egyptians to be, in terms of skin tone, brown-black or brown. in truth, ancient egyptians are rarely or almost never portrayed as having brown-black or black skin.

if you were to ask egyptian pagans in general what their reason for attempting to revitalize egyptian pagan deities, less than 0.1% of them, or none of them would mention thinking that ancient egyptian people had brown-black skin as their reason for that.

though, what the fuck half the egyptian deities are up to recently is at the time at which this was written a mystery to me, which is suprising.

i mean, the time at which that 4chan reply was written

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>>40759643
stroke posting?

https://youtu.be/T7Fy5w2klbg

>>40761205
The golden throne of Tutankhamun is a unique work of art. It is considered to be one of the most significant and well-preserved pieces of furniture from ancient Egypt. Its colors have not faded over three thousand years, which serves as a testament to the high skill of the ancient Egyptian craftsmen.

The luxurious armchair is distinguished by the complexity of its technique and an abundance of details. Two projecting lions’ heads protect the seat of the throne while the arms take the form of winged uraei or rearing cobras wearing the double Pschent crown of Egypt and guarding the cartouche names of the king.

>>40761210
The throne is called (Ist) in Egyptian hieroglyphs after the name of the mother goddess Isis, who was usually depicted bearing a throne on her head as her characteristic emblem. It is made of wood and covered with gold and silver. It is ornamented with semi-precious stones and colored glass.

The throne meant, not only the link between the worlds of Gods and the people, but also majesty, stability, safety and balance. Since kings were considered Gods on earth, it may not be difficult to imagine Tutankhamun imposing his divine will over the rest of mortals while sitting on this golden throne.

Detail of the back of the golden throne of Tutankhamun

Queen Ankhesenamun holds a salve-cup and spreads perfumed oil on her husband’s collar in a typical Amarna style scene, the sun disc Aten shines above the royal couple. At the time it was made, their names were Tutankhaten and Ankhespaaten.

The scene shows one of the most famous and intimate scenes in art history: the young king appears sitting and being regaled with an ointment by his wife Ankhesenamun. The king wears a composite crown and a broad collar and the queen wears a diadem. The king wears a composite crown and a broad collar and the queen wears a diadem. The bodies and wigs of both of them are inlaid with exquisite colored glass and their linen robes are silver.

>>40759582
Well they're portrayed as red-skinned so probably brown in real life, probably something like modern copts.

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>>40758912
>watermelon
>muh dik
kek

Last time one of those wewuzz cults built a mock pyramid they used it as a nightclub. It's just an anesthetic with no substance

>>40762403
Watermelon can increase nitric oxide (NO) levels in the body. This is because watermelon is a good source of citrulline, an amino acid that the body converts to arginine, which is then used to produce nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps relax and dilate blood vessels, which can lead to lower blood pressure and improved blood flow.