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A 2000 year old ceiling in the temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I "fixed" it for those of you that want that sort of thing, like myself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Fun fact! This temple is home to several depictions of the Egyptian creation myth.

However, the way they are drawn, makes it look like giant lightbulbs. This led to the popular conspiracy theory that the temple was built using electrical lighting, despite no evidence having been found.