At the feet of a goddess

Philae, Upper Egypt

Long, narrow, bare feet were typical of an Egyptian goddess, increasing connection with the ground and charging it with her musk.

Fatal allure

Movie poster from 50s epic, The Egyptian

The fatal allure of ancient Egypt's feminine... from Potiphar's wife in the Bible to the fictional Nefernefernefer in 'Sinuhe, the Egyptian'...

Female soul with two faces

Hathor-headed column, Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri

Hathor, the female soul with two faces - goddess of sexual love and the destroyer of humankind.

Two Egypts...

Philae Temple reflections

There are two Egypts. The Egypt of ticket offices, crowds, tourist coaches and clamouring trinket-hawkers, and the Egypt of the mind...