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Aneb-Hetch is trying very hard not to offend the people of the country she is visiting. XD; Of course, being Egyptian she would have a general wariness about foreigners (not that Greeks don't!)Egyptian women probably had among the highest standards of living in the Ancient World, but they had that long before the Persians came. Women, especially mothers, were regarded very highly in Egyptian society. Of course, there were still gender roles and taboos and occupations where it would be unusual to find a woman, but Egyptian culture was much more egalitarian relative to their neighbours in Greece.
And now we find out a little about Media's backstory...
and holy crap beardless Persia weren't expecting that were you
There were other metaphors I have found
"A bear with three ribs in its mouth that gets up on it's stronger side (Persia)" for example.
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It seems that Aneb-Hetch, or Egyptian woman, is more independent than I used to think. Compare to that Mr. Athens you are totally a jerk 0 0
"Aneb-Hetch is trying very hard not to offend the people of the country she is visiting." That makes me start wondering more about her personality XD
Laconia looks like Attica's babysitter when she helps her to put on the coat 0w0! Another self-satisfied jerk appears pride must be the general personality of all the strong nations.
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It's true! Egyptian women were often at very high statuses. On the other hand, even though most Greek city-states were tough on women, many of them thought that Athens was unnecessarily strict.
This is only half of her personality, of course. Like most Egyptians she is much more lively and happy at home. XD;;
Hahaha, I guess she is her babysitter to a degree. XDDD
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One of these days I'll start doing comics about Egyptian history. :II
It's just... so... long. OTL
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I could help, but I'm not that great at digital art.
And my scanner's busted.
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That's okay. You'll be my number one consultant. >:3
Digital art is great with practice... but using a mouse is hell. XD Well, at least it is after you've gotten used to a tablet. OTL
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The most accurate description I've heard all day. XD *shot*
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lol total gooberdom.
"LOOK HOW FANTASTIC I AM~ *HAIRFLIP* I am powerful, the greatest ever. *lalala*"
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Total gooberdom must be a prerequisite for being a powerful nation. :'D
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Oh what jobs were they not allowed to do? Oh I see so she wouldn't get any perks from that. Greece doesn't seem to be very good at this whole egalitarian thing
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Scribe I think was one of them, but I'll have to double check. Pharaoh however was not off-limits to women, but since the god Horus was a man it was preferred that the pharaoh also be a man since the pharaoh was considered to be the vessel of Horus.
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Oh I see why was that (or I guess since you aren't sure). Oh I see interesting which god was Horus again? (I'm sorry for being so oblivious)
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Dunno, but I'll look into it. Horus was the falcon headed god of kings, and the son of Isis and Osiris. He was born to defeat Set and was generally a little snot personality-wise.
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Okay 
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Some people believe that Horus was the god of Lower Egypt, and Set the god of Upper Egypt. Historically, Lower Egypt (the north where the Nile empties into the ocean) conquered Upper Egypt and started the rule of the pharaohs, so that's probably why.
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Wait, wasn't Narmer from Upper Egypt?
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Don't have a clue where he's from, I just know that he unified the two kingdoms. Let me look...
Aha, he was. In that case... the myth doesn't match up. Oops. XD;
It must be connected somehow- there is definitely a lot of iconography related to Horus and Set as equals for a bit afterwards.
...Okay good, it's not just me. There is a historical discrepancy. Some people believe that both gods were worshiped in Upper Egypt and that there was an internal struggle between them there first, so the myth might be closer to that than unification. I'm no Egyptologist unfortunately. XD;
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Hmmm... well, we'll just have to keep looking!
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Oh I see that does make sense (and kind of goes with the part about Horus defeating Set)
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