FACTS
A common preconception is that Ancient
Egyptian art all looks the same. In reality, it is
very diverse and the style and symbolism of
the art depends on the region.
When Egyptian art does look the same, it is
for a very good reason; it is often based on
religious beliefs.
A lot of the artists or architects from Ancient
Egypt are unknown and remain anonymous.
MYTH
In an effort to get revenge, Pandora, the first
woman on Earth, was born. Zeus, the gods'
and the sky's ruler, was furious with the Titan
Prometheus for making humans in their
likenesses and giving them fire that he had
stolen from heaven. In order to wreak
revenge on Prometheus, Zeus sent the deity
Hephaestus to create Pandora. Zeus gave
Pandora a box that he warned her never to
open and set her in a picture-perfect version
of Earth. When Pandora gave in to the
temptation and opened the box, she
unleashed a number of calamities including
sickness, aging, and death.
One of the most famous characters in Greek
mythology, Perseus is best known for his
victories over Medusa and Cetus, the sea
monster that protected the princess
Andromeda. The fabled queen Cassiopeia and
her husband boasted that they and their
daughter Andromeda were as attractive as
the Nereids, or sea nymphs. They governed a
fictional version of Ethiopia. Poseidon, the
god of the sea, was outraged by this
comment, so in retaliation against Cassiopeia,
he unleashed Cetus on the realm.
Andromeda's father, King Cepheus, sacrificed
her to please Poseidon after consulting an
oracle and tying her to a rock on the shore.
After killing Cetus, Perseus took Andromeda
as his wife.
Queen Pasiphae of Crete gave birth to the
half-bull, half-human creature known as the
Minotaur. The beast was hidden in a labyrinth
by King Minos's valued inventor Daedalus,
who sought payment in the form of seven
virgins and seven young men (accounts vary
on how frequent that payment was required,

Some forms of art were created purely for
sacred or magical purposes.
A lot of the buildings you can see and visit in
Egypt, such as temples, pyramids, and tombs,
would have only been seen at the time by
very few people.
ranging from annually to every nine years).
The Minotaur was eventually killed by the
Greek hero Theseus, but the fabled beast and
its connotations of love, greed, and forbidden
longing endure.
Daedalus is also renowned for the terrible
death of his son Icarus, who served as the
model for innumerable songs, poems, and
works of art, in addition to trapping the
Minotaur in his labyrinth. Daedalus made
himself and his kid wings so they could leave
Crete. Icarus disregarded his father's advice
and soared too close to the sun, melting the
wax that held his wings together and leading
him to fall into the water and perish. The
fable is frequently used as a warning on the
dangers of excessive pride and ambition.
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (about
1555), which depicts a falling Icarus hidden
amid a broader scene of family life on the
seaside, is by far the most well-known
representation of Icarus. Only Icarus' flailing
legs are visible to the viewer while the other
individuals in the scene completely ignore
him. Pieter Bruegel the Elder is said to have
created the oil painting, however some
scholars question this due to the peculiarities
in the piece and the lack of a date or
provenance.
Perhaps one of the most puzzling stories in
Greek mythology for a modern reader is Leda
and the Swan. It is also one of the myths that
has been repeated most often throughout the
course of art history. According to the tale,
Zeus disguises himself as a swan and rapes
Leda, the queen of Sparta, giving birth to
Helen. When you consider that Helen fled
with Paris, the Trojan prince who started the

We think of Mummies as an Ancient Egyptian
burial ritual but they were actually very
sacred objects. Only very few people were
ever mummified in Ancient Egyptian history
and only
Much of Ancient Egyptian art was not meant
to be seen by ‘normal people’. The art
was created in secret to be viewed by the
elite and it was “too powerful to be viewed by
the general public.”
It was only modern studies on race and racial
differences that made Mummies become
“medical objects.”
Trojan War, or was kidnapped by him, the
story becomes even more heartbreaking.
It was only modern studies on race and racial
differences that made Mummies become
“medical objects.”
Ancient Egypt isn’t necessarily more
interesting than other ancient empires.
Perhaps it is seen as more exotic by
Europeans because it is so different to our
modern culture, whereas we still see
similarities between our culture and Ancient
Greece for example.
You will see Ancient Egyptian art and
architecture everywhere, and not just in
Egypt. Ancient Egyptian art and architecture
continues to inspire and influence modern
designers all around the world.

Ancient Egypt isn’t necessarily more

interesting than other ancient empires.
Perhaps it is seen as more exotic by
Europeans because it is so different to our
modern culture, whereas we still see
similarities between our culture and Ancient
Greece for example.
You will see Ancient Egyptian art and
architecture everywhere, and not just in
Egypt. Ancient Egyptian art and architecture
continues to inspire and influence modern
designers all around the world.
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