Nile River Delta, Northern Egypt- Heliopolis was the center of worship of the Sun God, Atum-Re , until the rise of Thebes, 2100 BCE.

I'm working on another audio book for librivox. The Rover by Joseph Conrad is an excellent book about a former sea captain and pirate. The setting, during the French Revolution, couldn't be more apt and provides wonderful historical context.

The pharaoh was an institution of divine monarchical ascention in ancient Egyptian society. The pharaoh was a monarch attributed with god-like authority and power. The pharaoh was expected to rule with Ma'at.

I couldn't resist sneaking away to a remote cornfield to peak at Neowise. I still remember my father waking me up several hours before dawn to see Halley's Comet. For me it was a life long memory and something that changed me as a person.

A spiritual precept of ancient Egyptian rule. Ma'at requires the pharaoh to rule according to principals of truth and justice, with deference to right order and harmony. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were thought to be divine instruments required to preserve the order and harmony of the universe.