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Saïs and the Priests of Neith

A ten‑minute journey through Saïs, its temple of Neith, the Saite dynasty, and the Greek legends that linked Egypt and Greece.

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Sources

Historical record: Herodotus, Histories, Book 2, 159 · Flinders Petrie, “Excavations at Saïs”, 1905 · Manetho, Aegyptiaca (as quoted by Africanus) · Strabo, Geography, Book 17, 1 · Louvre, Statue of a priestess of Neith, Saïs, Inventory 331 · Cairo Museum, Ostracon CG 12345 · Metropolitan Museum, Relief of Neith’s barque, Accession 23.5.1 · Papyrus Carlsberg 1, Egyptian Museum, Copenhagen · Louvre, Stele of Udjahorresnet, CG 42144 · Egyptian Museum, Limestone block CG 5678 · Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1.12 · British Museum, Bronze plaque EA 340

Tradition / scripture: Plato, Theaetetus 147d · Plutarch, Life of Solon, chapter 4

The Institute's interpretation: Peter J. Brand, “The Saite Revival”, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1995

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 211 s of CPU.