Annual Festivity of Gods and Land Rejuvenation
Implying that gods of ancient Egypt could experience the shivers induced by lovers' reunion as much as the agony caused by their being apart, once a year Hathor used to  sail upstream on the Nile from Dendera to join up with her consort, Horus, at Edfu Temple. Hathor was the goddess of joy, love and maternal protection. The popular celebration known as the "Festival of the Embrace" coincided with the harvest season and the beginning of the Egyptian New Year.

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Understanding Ancient Egyptian Symbols
In a mythology ­­­where a heavenly beetle rolled the sun across the sky, the changing phases of the moon corresponded to the healing of an injured eye of a revenging god and where the rays of an omnipresent sun-deity ended in loving hands holding life-giving loop-topped crosses, protective ornaments and magically-empowered amulets played a decent role. Despite the enormous span of time that separates us from the time of the Pharaohs; ancient Egyptian symbols still intrigue Egyptology fans around the world.

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Although it describes a land where no living human being has ever set foot, its imagery is as compelling as a true eyewitness’s account. It is not exactly a book and it is not actually meant for the dead; rather for those who believe they would continue to live eternally ever after.

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