Priestesses - Egypt Museum

Archaeologists found a woman buried in the necropolis of Port Sarno who could have been the priest of the fertility goddess.

Priestesses - Egypt Museum

Priestess of Hathor, Idy in the tomb of her father Djefai-Hapi I. Photograph by Fritz Barthel, Jochem Kahl of The Asyut Project via Free University of Berlin In Ancient Egypt, priestesses moved with reverence and rhythm through temple courts and sacred halls, their linen robes rustling like whispers of the gods. These women, often chosen from noble or elite families, were no ordinary attendants, they were the earthly hands and voices of the divi…