Dendera, Zodiac of the Gods (Ancient Egyptian Symbolism, #9)

DENDERA is one of ancient Egypt's most astonishing sacred sites—a temple where architecture, ritual, and sky-knowledge converge beneath a carved heaven. At the heart of the Temple of Hathor lies the famous Dendera Zodiac, a circular celestial tableau that transforms stone into cosmos and time into theology. This book guides readers through the temple's deeper design: why the sky was placed overhead, how festivals and priestly calendars shaped sacred life, and how Egyptian myth turned conste...