#crown prince ramses

[lenniharrisonsims]

Four Year Anniversary Portrait

Selvadorada

Omiscan Villa

HM Queen Anaid Montero

Full Name: Anaid Guadalupe Montero Title(s): Queen Regnant of Selvadorada Nickname(s): N/A Birthday: February 10th Residence(s): Omiscan Villa (Selvadorada) Previous Names/Titles: Crown Princess Anaid Montero, Princess Anaid Necalli Parents: TM King Tochtl & Queen Zyanya Necalli Spouse: HRH Prince-Consort Rauli Montero Children: HRH Crown Prince Ramses Montero

HRH Crown Prince Ramses Montero

Full Name: Ramses Marco Antonio Montero Title(s): Crown Prince of Selvadorada Nickname(s): N/A Birthday: August 31st Residence(s): Omiscan Villa (Selvadorada) Previous Names/Titles: N/A Parents: HM Queen Anaid & HRH Prince-Consort Rauli Montero Partner: HIH Princess Rosalind Ivanov (engaged) Children: N/A

HIH Princess Rosalind Ivanov

Full Name: Rosalind Sophia Ivanov Title(s): Princess of Simsdom Empire Nickname(s): Rose, Rosie Birthday: May 28th Residence(s): Imperial Palace (Glimmerbrooke), Omiscan Villa (Selvadorada) Previous Names/Titles: N/A Parents: HIM Tsarina Ekaterina & HIH Prince Matthew Norton Partner: HRH Crown Prince Ramses Montero (engaged) Children: N/A

Her Ladyship, Lady Itzel Aguilar

Full Name: Itzel Ozcollo Aguilar Title(s): Lady of Selvadorada Nickname(s): N/A Birthday: May 15th Residence(s): Omiscan Villa, Hacienda de Belomisia (Selvadorada) Previous Names/Titles: N/A Parents: Duke Atoc & Duchess Copacati Aguilar de Belomisia Spouse: N/A Children: N/A

#ts4 #ivanov legacy #ts4 simblr #ts4 legacy #anniversary portrait #4 year anniversary #queen anaid #crown prince ramses #lady itzel

[the-unholy-sovereign]

M E N Z E P T H, The Unholy.I "Sha-na-ah" [(DEITY)] VIRILE I.DIVINITY: THE WHITE DEVIL: (I.Nubian-King) I, Lord Lucifer I.Lucifer. . Luciferian. (AK-raman) Pharaoh I.King Andrew M. Allen Drayton I Nubian; Nubians. "KA" (Kah) AK-rah-men, the "Hymen" given to the women born infertile without, and not received from another female with (hymen). In coherence I've fertilized I.menstrual to spare her ovary (Ovarian) not breaking her hymen, therefore traditionally breaking it was naming II.fertile/barren my wife. Instead "I.Barren" (Queen) received the hymen of which she was born with, henceforth to name "goddess" and given that of another's hymen "II.Barren" born without (Hymen).

Therefore an baby was born with two barren mothers, both infertile (II.Fertile/Goddess). XIX.IPU.XIX "Im-pu" (Pu) II.Brahmas the "Kings of Egypt" Virility.I (Gods) God. The Shah of Africa (I.Sire) Sultan I.Sultan "AK-raman" Rah (Re) Nubian I.Pharaoh (Pharaohs). I, Kabal (Virile) WARLORD; Warlords I.Cannabal/Ankh (II.Brahmas). "Re" (Ra) Egyptian.I "Pharaohs I Pharaohs" God of War; Fertility (Gods) God I.Goddess, Egyptian I.Queen (Matrimony/Wife). Thence I, "AK-rah-men" (AK-raman) Nubian I.Pharaoh, the "Scarab-Prince" (Crowned) XIX.KING.XIX "Egypt" Shah I I Prince/Niger (Slave-king of Egypt). Furthermore; Pharaoh I.Pharaoh "Ramses The Great" (II Ramses), the first I.Slave-King/Prince of Egypt (Ankh). . . AND, STILL RELEVANT "PRINCE" Abdullah of Egypt, I.Pharaoh (Egyptian/Egypt) 🇪🇬I.Democracy

[thegoldenshi-shi]

I just have to ask you 2 questions fiejfbdjrj

Are you an Egyptology nerd? Or avid fan, if you haven't hyperfixated like me 0//0 if you are, I'd like to know the whole story behind the ancient Egypt au bc it f u e l s me in a way-

Secondly, can I pls make fics on the ancient Egypt au 🥺🥺🥺🥺 it's so pretty and I'm not really sure ill be able to capture everything bc I did see some wips, but I still wanna write it ^^

Firstly: thank you very much~ I'm glad that you think my Egyptian things to be pretty 💕

(your username is cool btw, I like it a lot)

I'd never thought about whether I'm a nerd or not… I'm fascinated with ancient history in general,(currently combing through Mesoamerican history atm) but yeah, I'll say that Ancient Egypt has a soft spot in my heart. I took a course in Egyptian Hieroglyphics and have several books ranging from a difficult book on Middle Egyptian literature (in hieroglyphics)to books on their mythology to a large National Geographic book that spans the entire history. Now that I think about it, I guess I do count as an Egyptology nerd hehe

✨Word-Vomit-Time ✨

Honestly, the whole thing began as a desire to draw Leona as a pharaoh because I thought he'd be pretty. Then it snowballed into how best to adjust Ramses the Great's exploits to account for magic, whether or not I wanted Falena as an Akhenaten-type or as a nice pharaoh and whether or not I should try to translate Leona's UM chant into hieroglyphics for the sake of authenticity.

So far as the au is concerned it actually spans more than just Egypt. I selected a culture/country for each dorm and re-worked them with that as a base. So just as all of Savanaclaw are Egyptian, Diasomnia is Celtic, Scarabia is an amalgamation of the countries found along the Silk Road, etc.

I've worked with Savanaclaw and Diasomnia (Ancient Egypt and the Celtic Tribes) the most and they have a tense respect that could become violent if the wrong moves are made. Leona is angry at having to deal with diplomacy that should be Falena's job, but doesn't want it botched and has to handle it himself. Malleus is fascinated with the radically different culture that Leona represents and likes pushing people's buttons…. You can get the picture hehe.

With the individual characters: I have Jack functioning as a guard/military figure, since jackals and other canines were often associated with protection. (Thinking about Anubis, and Wepawet) He works directly under the royal family, specifically Leona.

Leona is still not very liked due to his sand-magic in a desert environment BUT he is valued for his offensive capacity (and for his Nefertiti-level pretty face). Defending the borders and war were the domains of the lion deities Anhur and Sekhmet. Of course I really want to work parallels to Set into him as well, but that's a story for another day.

Ruggie is kind of floating around as a free agent, but he works as a good spy since nobody pays him any mind. I don't really know how Falena and Cheka fit in outside of the fact that Falena is Pharaoh and Checka is the Crown Prince.

By all means, go ahead and make as many fics as you like on the au. I really enjoy adding things to it as I go but my free time has been non-existent lately. I'm happy that you like the au enough to want to add your own things to it.

If you do, please let me know, I'd be interested to see what you come up with👀

Thank you so much once again for your ask! I appreciate that you took time to reach out and say something to me ^J^

#ask #leona kingscholar #twisted wonderland #ancient egypt #egyptology #ancient egypt au #thank you for asking #now that I look at it #I'm a sad little history geek with an appetite for dead/rarely used languages #I learned middle egyptian in like two months? #Japanese is around four years in and still shaky -_- #twst au #twst leona

[diocletion-aint-shit]

Do u have a favorite archeology fact?

MANY! This took a sec to get around to because I wanted to pick some good ones. I mean a favorite pastime of mine is mentioning disconcertingly advanced technology that existed in the ancient world like flamethrowers and steam engines and death rays (all things encountered or utilised by Romans), but I think I'll have to go for just the life of my man Kha-em-weset.

Son of the Pharoah Ramses II, he could be considered on of the first ever Egyptologists. He spent much of his life identifying and restoring monuments built a thousand years before his time. He also was the high priest of Apis, and redesigned the cult's main centre, the Serapeum at Mepmhis, where the bull would be interred. He was crown prince, but died before he took the throne, and was buried in Memphis, possibly within the Serapeum he helped redesign*.

He just seems likena cool dude. He also became a popular character of fictional adventure stories written in the Ptolemaic period where he goes on quests for spellbooks, visits the underworld, and goes on an adventure with his son who turns out to actually be a wizard pretending to be his son. I love them.

*this claim is heavily debated, his remains were identified with the initial 19th century excavation, and have since been lost, but people have argued that this was a sort of pseudo-burial where the remains of the bull were made to look like the prince in tribute, while he was buried elsewhere. As the mummy was lost, there isn't a way to go and check

[ardenssolis]

@dayrisen said (inbox):

[ kingdom au uwus ] ❛❛ You look too much like a prince of my country now ! ❜❜ Cheeks puff outwardly as her fingers gently finish adjusting his obi belt. She takes a step back, looking at him dressed in blue shades & gold as bright as day ---- a bit darker than the color of her hair but, it's suits him, beautifully so. The expensive silk is surely comfortable. If she added her father's crown, he would look like the next Emperor. She begins to smile, folding her hands behind her with a giggle. ❛❛ I wonder who would look better on the Crimson Lotus Throne ? You or I ? Seeing you dressed like this, I could almost say you. Meanie Ramses is trying to take my position ! ❜❜

      OZYMANDIAS WAS SURE HE would never get used to wearing these no matter how much he came here. They were comfortable – beautiful too, but certainly not as breathable as what he wore back home. Even so, he did like the way it felt on his skin, and him forever being partial to soft things meant that the way the fabric felt was just an added bonus. The patterns too were worthy of note, for he knew that they were never chosen at random. Each and every bit of this outfit was done with some meaning in mind. That was something he had learned from Koto and her father the first few times he had visited. ❝Heh, of course I would look better,❞ he teased, puffing up and running his hand down the front of his kimono. ❝But I suppose you would be a close second. Just a little.❞

#dayrisen #;dayrisen : koto #;v: ??? #;;au (fantasy) #answered #;;inbox

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The hands of Ramses IV

Usermaatre Heqamaatre Setepenamun Ramesses IV (also writte as Ramses or Rameses; 1176 BC - 1149 BC) was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.

He was the second son of Ramesses III and became crown prince when his elder brother Amenherkhepshef died aged 15 in 1164 BC, when Ramesses was only 12 years old.

#Ramses IV #Ancient Egypt

[listening-to-free-audiobooks]

Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #16)

Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson, along with their son Ramses and foster daughter Nefret, are summoned back to the Lost Oasis, a hidden stronghold in the western desert whose existence they discovered many years ago (in The Last Camel Died At Noon) and have kept secret from the entire world, including their fellow Egyptologists. According to Merasen, the brother of the ruling monarch, their old friend Prince Tarek is in grave danger and needs their help, however it's not until they retrace their steps back to the Oasis, with its strange mixture of Meroitic and Egyptian cultures, that they learn the real reason for their journey. There's no better company on an archaeological expedition than the Father of Curses and the Lady Doctor, their beautiful Anglo-Egyptian ward, and Ramses, the Demon Brother who loves her, as Peters once again demonstrates in the latest historical mystery in this immensely popular series. If you haven't met the indomitable Amelia yet, this intriguing tale is a great place to start!

The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #17)

A priceless relic has been delivered to the Emerson home overlooking the Nile. But more than history surrounds this golden likeness of a forgotten king, for it is said early death will befall anyone who possesses it..

The woman who implores the renowned family of archaeologists and adventurers to accept the cursed statue insists the ill-gotten treasure has already killed her husband. Further, she warns, unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more will surely die. With the world finally at peace—and with Egypt's ancient mysteries opened to them once more—Amelia Peabody and her loved ones are plunged into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder by a widow's strange story and even stranger request. Each step toward the truth reveals a new peril, suggesting this curse is no mere superstition. And the next victim of the small golden king could be any member of the close-knit clan—perhaps even Amelia herself.

Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #18)

Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson's trickery has backfired, and his insistent interest in the site has made his rivals all the more determined to keep the Emerson clan away.

Powerless to intervene but determined to stay close to the unattainable tomb, the family returns to Luxor and prepares to continue their dig in the less promising West Valley—and to watch from the sidelines as Carter and Carnarvon "discover" the greatest Egyptian treasure of all time: King Tut's tomb. But before their own excavation can get underway, Emerson and his son, Ramses, find themselves lured into a trap by a strange group of villains ominously demanding "Where is he?" Driven by distress—and, of course, Amelia's insatiable curiosity—the Emersons embark on a quest to uncover who "he" is and why "he" must be found, only to discover that the answer is uncomfortably close to home. Now Amelia must find a way to protect her family—and perhaps even her would-be nemesis—from the sinister forces that will stop at nothing to succeed in the nefarious plot that threatens the peace of the entire region.

A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #19)

August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings, Amelia Peabody and husband Emerson are persuaded to follow would-be archaeologist Major George Morley on an expedition to Palestine. Somewhere in this province of the corrupt, crumbling Ottoman Empire—the Holy Land of three religions—Morley is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant.

At the request of British Intelligence, Emerson will be keeping an eye on the seemingly inept Morley, believed to be an agent of the Kaiser sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land. Amelia hopes to prevent a catastrophically unprofessional excavation from destroying priceless historical finds and sparking an armed protest by infuriated Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Meanwhile, Amelia's headstrong son, Ramses, working on a dig at Samaria, encounters an unusual party of travelers and makes a startling discovery—information that he must pass along to his parents in Jerusalem...if he can get there alive.

The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #20)

Egypt, 1912—Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti and Amelia finds herself the target of assassins in this long-awaited, eagerly anticipated final installment of Elizabeth Peters’ bestselling, beloved mystery series.

Arriving in Cairo for another thrilling excavation season, Amelia is relaxing in a well-earned bubble bath in her elegant hotel suite in Cairo, when a man with knife protruding from his back staggers into the bath chamber and utters a single word—"Murder"—before collapsing on the tiled floor, dead. Among the few possessions he carried was a sheet of paper with Amelia’s name and room number, and a curious piece of pasteboard the size of a calling card bearing one word: "Judas." Most peculiarly, the stranger was wearing a gold-rimmed monocle in his left eye. It quickly becomes apparent that someone saved Amelia from a would-be assassin—someone who is keeping a careful eye on the intrepid Englishwoman. Discovering a terse note clearly meant for Emerson—Where were you?"—pushed under their door, there can be only one answer: the brilliant master of disguise, Sethos.

But neither assassins nor the Genius of Crime will deter Amelia as she and Emerson head to the excavation site at Amarna, where they will witness the discovery of one of the most precious Egyptian artifacts: the iconic Nefertiti bust. In 1345 B.C. the sculptor Thutmose crafted the piece in tribute to the great beauty of this queen who was also the chief consort of Pharaoh Akhenaten and stepmother to King Tutankhamun. For Amelia, this excavation season will prove to be unforgettable. Throughout her journey, a parade of men in monocles will die under suspicious circumstances, fascinating new relics will be unearthed, a diabolical mystery will be solved, and a brilliant criminal will offer his final challenge... and perhaps be unmasked at last.

#Amelia Peabody Series #Youtube #Author: Elizabeth Peters #Mystery #Detective

[rudjedet]

do you have a favourite Egypt fact about how humans have always been so truly human?

Oh, I have so many. The fact that we know of dog names, for example, or that we can see thumb prints in certain items of pottery or the little bits of graffiti made by workmen on unseen places of stelae and statuary, how much crown prince Thutmose loved his cat, or the entirety of medicine, because what is more human than seeing pain and trying to alleviate the suffering?

But one of my favourites that I don't talk nearly enough about is the attendance lists of workmen (most notably from Deir el Medina). On these ostraka, the scribe of the village would record which workman was absent on which day, often with a reason for the absence appended. The most common reason is simply given as "mr", "ill". Very rarely, the illness is specified, such as workman Nakhtamun who, in year 40 of Ramses II's reign, on day 16 and 17 of the first month of Shemu, was absent because of an eye disease. One of his colleagues was once let off work for a day or two because of sore feet (cause otherwise unspecified).

Deaths or sickness of a family member, or even the sickness of a fellow workman who wasn't otherwise related, were also reasons for absence, and one of the most common workplace hazards was being stung by a scorpion. Though some of the reasons for absence are of the type "oh sure pal", such as Paneb claiming his cow is sick (look Paneb we know you, you just woke up hungover and didn't feel like going in to work), others are downright interesting for their cultural implications, such as absences where the reason given is connected to a wife or daughter.

The most common suggestion for that particular absence is that the woman in question was menstruating. However, based on the overall absences with this reason, it seems a little tenuous because it would mean that the women of Deir el Medina menstruated very rarely, hardly ever. The latest suggestion is that we should see this absence in the light of the wife or daughter in question giving birth, and the rituals and festivities surrounding that.

Now thanks to these attendance lists we've been able to reconstruct morbidity patterns, and through those inferred the existence of seasonal, short-term infectious gastrointestinal diseases that would have plagued the villagers and affected morbidity rate and health patterns. And that is the most humanising thing, if you ask me: The people of Deir el Medina lived, laughed, and occasionally shat their hearts out, just like the rest of us.

#egyptology #ancient egypt #deir el medina #anon asks #thank you for this one anon

[demonoflight]

What do you think of the Prince of Egypt musical? I don't want to give too much away, in case you haven't seen it, so all I'll say is - the ending is a happier one than in the movie.

Not too pleased with it, to be quite honest. It does a disservice to both the original biblical story and the movie it's based on by diminishing the role of God throughout the story and adding villainous characters, combining Hotep and Hui into one classic Evil Chancellor character and adding Ramses' wife to the mix, to absolve Ramses of his behavior as Pharaoh. And the "happier" ending doesn't sit right with me at all. Ramses just endured weeks, perhaps months, of horrible plagues befalling his people, and has just lost his eldest and implied only son. But he's somehow willing to hug the brother who brought this upon him, support his endeavors and let him cross the Red Sea with his people? After all that? And then Hotep commandeers the army to give chase and they all drown and Ramses is all like "welp gotta go back home but I sure am glad my bro and I are still cool". Like hello???

You have to understand, I'm Jewish. I'm not particularly religious and don't believe the Torah is some kind of historical document (for the most part), but culturally I'm very invested. The story of Prince of Egypt means a lot more to me than just being a good movie - every year I read the Haggadah during the Passover Seder with family or friends, I've read the entire Torah as well, and I know the story like the back of my hand. I wouldn't love Prince of Egypt as much as I do if it didn't tell the story I've grown up retelling every Passover in a deeply respectful and engaging manner. The musical just doesn't treat the story with the respect and gravitas I would expect, and actively tries to stray away from the religious context to the detriment of the story.

And even without taking the original biblical story into account, Prince of Egypt's human drama works best as a tragedy of two loving brothers forced to become enemies due to their separate destinies. Softening it up isn't doing the story any favors.

On the production end, I'm displeased that they cut Playing With The Big Boys, which I will freely admit is likely the weakest song in the movie but is just too much fun and would have looked incredible onstage. I'm also less than impressed with the musical's version of The Plagues. And the Egyptians' clothing looks stupid. I mean I hardly expect anyone to be barechested on stage, but what is this godawful mishmash of modern royal mixed with pop culture "Ancient Egyptian" flavoring? At least they got the pschent (the unified kingdom crown) more or less right... It would have been far more impressive if they did more research and went with era appropriate clothing. I also get the impression the production is rather minimalistic which is like... why? Prince of Egypt is an absolute spectacle of a movie, why downplay that?

I'm sorry, you probably expected a different answer. When I was first told there's going to be a Prince of Egypt musical, I was thrilled, but then it ended up like... *gestures vaguely* That.

#prince of egypt #the prince of egypt

[hrhhouseofjackson]

PRINCE GRADUATES FROM UNIVERSITY OF BRITCHESTER

HRH Prince Ramses successfully completed his program at the University of Britchester. The Prince was supported at his graduation event by HRH Princess Cleopatra, HRH Prince Erwin and HRH Princess Amina II.

The Crown Princess was not only a proud mother of a graduate but also the top student from his course. The Prince had enrolled and specialised in History and it has been reported that the Prince is looking to join Her Majesty's Army.

Signed,

The Royal House of Jackson

#sims #sims 4 monarchy #ts4blackroyals #sims 4 #monarchysims #sims 4 royals #royalsims #sims4 #sims monarchy #sims 4 story

[lenniharrisonsims]

Happy Valentine's Day 💕

from the young Ivanovs💖

Ophelia & Luke

Rosie & Ramses

Ben & Taylor

Happy V-Day, friends! Hope everyone has a happy day full of love, in all it's forms 💗💞

#ts4 #ivanov legacy #ts4 simblr #ts4 legacy #happy valentine's day #valentines day #valentine's 2024 #crown princess ophelia #luke marin #princess rosalind #crown prince ramses #prince benedict #taylor prescott

[gemsofthegalaxy]

Juno Steel tangled AU where, oh... idk.......

Ramjack stole one of the two royal babies, Juno Steel, away from Queen Sarah, and raised him as his own because he discovered Juno has magic healing hair (which is worn in braids as he grows older so he has even a slight chance of handling it. also it’s magic so-). Ramses never meant to keep Juno away forever, he only needed to experiment and figure out how to extract or replicate the healing properties of Juno’s hair (never mind he doesn’t know anything about science or magic) so he could help people. Think of all the people he could help. 

but it still leads Juno to being locked in a tower for approx. 20 years, alternating between bouts of cleaning and reading and painting, and sad, unproductive episodes where he longs for a life he doesn’t remember, he never had, leaving him hardly able to leave bed. 

Juno happens to be in a half-decent headspace, though, when the thief Flynn Ryder (or perhaps Rex Glass, or Duke Rose, whichever name suits him) aka Peter Nureyev scrambles into his tower while running from the guards of the nearby castle. Juno is NOT impressed and hits him with a cast iron pan, then ties him up. 

Peter is immediately just a touch taken with the lady in the tower, but he knows he needs to make haste and get away with the crown he nicked. His financial security is more important than a pretty face. 

Luckily (or maybe unluckily) for him, Juno -who has hardly met another person in his life- demands that the thief take him to see the lanterns that are released on his birthday each year, which is happening in three days. 

And while he is well aware this is a stupid, unnecessary risk to his already-sorta-botched crown heist, Peter agrees. He also recognizes, just a bit later than he should have, Juno bears a striking resemblance to Prince Ben and happens to share the very same birthday. Go figure, huh?  

The two set out on a whirlwind adventure, with Ramses following in the shadows,  to try and get Juno back.

Along the way, they get to know one another, and Juno starts to question who he really is, why he was kept away from society for so long. After a couple days of flirting bickering, Juno shows him the magic hair, by way of healing an injury on his hand. Nureyev even tells Juno his real name, and about growing up on the streets of a far-off kingdom that he can’t return to anytime soon. 

They start to discuss their hopes, and their dreams, but Juno admits he never bothered having any, aside from seeing the lights, and that barely counted. It seemed pointless, stuck in a tower. Peter suggests a few dreams for him, such as seeing the world, owning the most lavish collection of jewels. Perhaps finding a family, a place to belong. 

At some point, Ramses gets ahold of the crown that Peter stole, and, when he manages to get Juno cornered and alone, he uses it as proof Peter couldn’t possibly care about Juno, he just wants money. Juno doesn’t want to listen to him, but- it’s hard not to. Why would somebody like someone like him? Especially Peter, who is so well traveled, when Juno has seen nothing of the world? 

Still, Juno hides the crown until after they see the lights. Until after Peter tells Juno that he’s his new dream. Juno almost gets the chance to let Peter prove himself, too, but the chance is pulled from him when Ramses sets Peter up to be accosted by some other thieves Peter had (admittedly) screwed over in the past. 

However, on the way out of the city with Ramses, Juno catches a glimpse of a poster with a baby’s face on it, as well as a fairly recent portrait of Prince Benzaiten, who looks an awful lot like Juno himself (but with much shorter hair) 

Upon reaching the tower, it all clicks into place, and Juno confronts Ramses. Ramses is.... not very happy with this development. He tries to explain to Juno, but Juno is pissed, he isn’t having any of it, so Ramses starts to resort to more extreme measures. 

Nureyev returns for Juno, but, of course he gets caught up in a trap by Ramses. Juno tries to sacrifice himself for Peter and Peter begs him not to. 

At Ramses’ hand, Peter almost dies, and as Ramses clinging to Juno’s hair Peter cuts it, causing Ramses to fall out the window to his own death as Juno screams at Nureyev not to die on him. 

Juno’s tears, of course, contain enough magic to save Peter from certain death, though. They share a watery and emotional kiss. 

Peter returns Juno to his mother and twin brother, and he sort of assumes that will be that.

He manages to get only a few steps away before Juno runs up to him and throws his arms around him, squeezing him tight and asking him “Just where do you think you’re headed, at least without me?” Peter’s face splits into a grin and he tells him “Nowhere, darling, I’ll go nowhere without you.” 

And they live Happily Ever After 

#juno steel #peter nureyev #jupeter #i toyed between making gothel ramses or sarah. i feel like i could hear sarah with mother knows best #but hm idk #i think ramses makes a bit more sense tbh with my justification? #my writing

[antiquitiesandlabyrinths]

Hair and Wigs in Ancient Egypt

Hair of ancient Egyptians is an interesting topic, especially when factoring in that a number of people believe Egyptians were white. Let me have the honor of bursting your bubble should you believe this:

No they weren’t.

Usually this kind of subject has to do with racism, however in this case there is also a problem of the long line of history.

Originally many historians thought the hair presented on Egyptian stelas and statues were crowns, as the shape and style of the hair was unlike any ‘white’ hair. However, as you direct your attention to the hair stylings of modern black people, you find a flurry of similarities between Egyptian hair and black hair. Eventually both historians and the public at large had to acknowledge that no, these were not strange crowns worn by white people, and instead they were often wigs worn by black people.

Wigs were only one aspect of a large array of things Egyptians did. Like most other parts of their lives, wigs were used in order to stay hygienic, while natural hair was usually shaved. They were also an example of status, with those in the higher class sporting far different hairstyles than slaves. Not only did they vary with social class, but also in gender and age, and though this caused a wide variety of styles, most people just tried to follow the fashion trends of the time.

The hairstyles of children both male and female were essentially the same - shaved heads, with a lock of hair present on the left side of their scalp. This styling was actually presented in Prince of Egypt, sported by the prince/Pharaoh Ramses.

Hairstyle begins to spread out as children grow older, though it’s important to remember that near everyone had shaved heads and wore wigs. The only time in which an ancient Egyptian would grow their natural hair out was in periods of mourning.

As girls grew older they wore their hair in plaits and braids, while boys sported the shaved head and left-side ponytail. Continuing onwards, men usually kept short hair, with ears commonly visible. Those who wanted hidden ears grew curls to hide them.

Only when you turn to the study of women do you find the wide variety of styles ancient Egypt is famous for. Women, typically having more time than their employed husbands, dedicated a lot more effort into their style, although this trait was not one unique to women. Though a well-known fact, I’d like to remind you that men, women, and children of ancient Egypt had an intense cleanliness, something very rare to find in the ancient world, It’s actually one of the reasons they were such a successful society, along with a plethora of other reasons.

Women in ancient Egypt had access to a variety of styles which Egypt has become well-known for. These include many stylings still present today, such as braids, curls, twists, waves, and extensions. They even dyed their hair, and in a show of their great wealth, threaded golden beads and tubes on each tress.

While this showy style is represented in the 1963 film Cleopatra, I’ll show you an image of an actual Egyptian wig.

#ancient egypt #history #ancient history #wigs

[tastefulgrinding]

hi! do they do 'deliver us' in the prince of egypt in london? and how amazing was it? i won‘t be able to see it but since i heard that they were doing it in the west end i just imagined how glorious it would be when the choir just engulfs you

Heya! Yes they do and it was amazing!!!! Like breathtaking, everyone in the theatre was physically leaning forward in their seats during deliver us! The song starts with a single Egyptian on stage and he cracks a real (!) whip and all the Hebrews come on stage and the song starts! It’s amazing, the ensemble truly are incredible, easily the best ensemble I’ve ever seen! They play the Hebrews and the Egyptians but also play the set too? It’s hard to describe but the ensemble forms the house that yocheved, Aaron and Miriam are in and then as they run through the streets the ensemble forms the walls and buildings that yocheved hides her family behind! And the voice on yocheved is amazing!! The ensemble also plays the Nile so they all come onto a raised part of the stage in blue costumes and yocheved hands Moses in a basket to one of the dances and they do a ballet with the basket and it is so amazingly beautiful!! I mean the experience of just hearing the vocals sung live is so moving, it’s incredible.

I’m just listening to it back there and they don’t change much from the movie at all. They have Tuya (the Queen) know that Moses is a hebrew, one of her servants points out that the basket is Hebrew. And Miriam interacts with Tuya and suggests the name Moses. Then Tuya gets a small verse about how Moses means deliverance and how it’s the perfect name because the Nile delivered him to her. Then Miriam gets her solo and the child playing her is so talented!

So that was all that was changed and I liked the changes personally!!

The rest of the show was amazing also! Everything with the Egyptians was wonderful! Ramses was wonderful the changes they made to him I think were really good! They definitely made him more sympathetic but I’m a sucker for older siblings who have a lot of pressure put on them so I liked being able to enjoy him more! He definitely comes off as someone who is caught between love for his brother and the political constraints of being pharaoh, whereas in the movie he is definitely more spiteful I think because he is hurt by Moses choosing the Hebrews over him. But I like the changes, he becomes easily the most interesting character! They also really expand the pharaoh and Tuya which I like! And Ramses wife is included as well and I like her and the songs she sings a lot but I also feel like she dilutes the story a bit. Like she gets a solo song (and Miriam doesn’t 😪) but it’s after the death of the first born and I feel like the story could have been tighter had Ramses been the one to get a solo song after the death of the first born!

Unfortunately the only characters they made worse were Miriam and Tzipporah and Tzipporah in particular makes me wonder if there were any women involved in this show at all. When Tzipporah is introduced in the movie she’s really defiant and she’s humiliated by Moses and Ramses and then she escapes by herself with only a bit of help from Moses and Moses follows her to the Hebrews out of curiosity. Whereas in the show she is literally brought on stage in a cage while wearing a really sexy “belly dancing” outfit and she sings about how they want her to dance and she will dance but it’s not for them its for her. And it just feels very fake empowering and bad. I felt really uncomfortable watching it. Her and Moses also don’t have a lot of chemistry unfortunately. And luckily Moses is developed enough that the lack of chemistry with Tzipporah doesn’t really impact his character but it really does impact Tzipporah because honestly she doesn’t really do anything in the show aside from be moses’ wife. Which is annoying.

Miriam was another character I thought was done a bit dirty!! Her actress for some reason chose to portray her as really aggressive and unhinged! They made her a prophet in the musical so I guess unhinged was what they were going for but she shouted so much. It was so far away from the dignity she has in the movie! And idk I just missed the gentle, calm, dignified Miriam who has so much faith. Making her a prophet takes away from her character. Because her point is that she has faith that Moses will deliver the Hebrews, being a prophet means she knows which dilutes her faith I think!

They added some very good songs and rearranged some of the old ones! Overall the best song is obviously Deliver Us for sure!! My personal favourite is probably how they rearranged all I ever wanted! My least favourite is how they rearranged heaven’s eyes! My favourite new song is probably the act one finale song where Moses speaks to god and Ramses is crowned pharaoh! My least favourite new song is a tie between tzipporah’s dance and never in a million years (a love song between Tzipporah and Moses and it’s so cringe haha heaven’s eye in the movie manages to build a more believable relationship with zero dialogue than an entire love song does haha)

Sorry for such a long answer, I am always willing to talk about prince of egypt, it was my favourite movie growing up and I’m so lucky that the musical was put on the year I’m living in London!!

If you want an audio bootleg (bad I know but I was too impatient to wait for the cast recording, and there’s been no announcement that that’s happening), send me a dm and I can pass it onto you!

#the prince of egypt #the prince of egypt musical #the prince of egypt west end #ask

[ardenssolis]

@caemthe said (inbox):

[ sétanta, fantasy ] The small child kicked their legs, boredom becoming all the more evident the more restless they became. The pup already was done with dinner so they wanted to leave so they could go play a bit more before going to bed. But their phopa kept talking and talking with Ozy's dad. So boring! Luckily, Ozy's mom noticed how bored they were and asked how their day went. Sétanta looked up and tried to think of something they did that day that wouldn't earn them a frown from their phopa so... "Prince Ozy read a book for me. It was really interesting, but then Conall interrupted us. My eyes were covered but I heard them kiss-" Kids really are far more observant than people give them credit for...

     TUYA KNEW THE SIGNS of a bored child well. Kicking legs, antsy behavior, wandering eyes – it was all the very signs she had seen within Ramses when he had been that age. Lifting her hand to place a fist against her lips, she had chuckled softly, far more amused than she meant to be by the little wolf’s rather poor attempts at entertaining themselves. Thus, she had thought to speak to them and potentially offer an outlet to the little one by taking their hand and walking them around to stretch those little legs of theirs. However, before she could even bring up that particular idea, Sétanta just rattled off the first thing that came into their head as was normal for one so young. Even so, had Ramses been present, how mortified he would have been by exactly what was uttered. She paused, blinking a bit before she laughed, a soft, albeit wide smile upon her lips soon after. Sétanta was so entertaining.

     ❝Is that so?❞ she quickly made to interrupt; even quicker to offer some form of distraction as her hand gently smoothed down the other’s locks with soft caresses. ❝Such does not surprise me. Those two have always been rather close.❞ Although she knew that her son would adamantly deny that, stating that it appeared that way merely because Conall could always find him no matter where he was in the palace. True words considering that wolf’s nose, though not quite. She saw the way his entire countenance would change whenever he heard that King Conchobar was going to visit soon – and it wasn’t because he was thrilled to see the king that always had his mood so uplifted as the days trickled by.

     Even if Conall didn’t come searching for him first, Ramses most definitely would have definitely gone out to see him, giving some form of excuse for his appearance. Her child was always so easy to read. ❝Since my son did not finish telling you that story and I know you most certainly must be beside yourself wondering how it all ends, would you like me to finish it for you? I am sure he left it laying about when Young Conall snatched his attention away. Afterwards, we can make a flower crown and pass the time until your phopa needs you again.❞

#caemthe #;caemthe : cu #;v: ??? #;;au (fantasy) #[ozy is going to die #he's perished somewhere #looks to the sky and asks lightning to strike him down]

[pretentiouspidgeon]

I went to see the Prince of Egypt musical and I am disappointed

Like a lot of people I absolutely love the movie so of course I had to see the musical. It got stellar reviews and was highly recommended and it honestly makes a mockery of the film.

The whole musical is about redeeming Ramses. 

If they’d just gone all they way and made him the main character it might have worked better than it did (it’s close, he gets at least as much scene time as Moses and some parts seems more about Ramses) 

The musical is even more focused on the sibling relationship than the film. Every time there’s a scene with Moses it cuts back to Ramses so that they’re constantly mirroring each other. The show is about them and that whole exodus thing is just kinda happening at the same time.

I had some apprehension because of the dialogue, but I was truly thrown off when they ruined Moses confronting his father about the child murders. They truly make it out to seem as if the Pharaoh was forced to make a difficult choice, but he did it for the good of his people and he tries to live with it every single day. just no. In the musical the royal couple are also clear with each other about where Moses comes from and the family openly holds it over him that they “saved him from a life in poverty”, direct quote. As if they’re not the ones keeping people in poverty and enacting the child slaughtering that led Moses to them.

Tzipporah is introduced dancing in a belly dancer outfit which continues to be her costume. Moses and Ramses jokes about their bossy wives. Jethro invites Moses stay with him, not because he helped his daughters but because ~he feels it’s meant to be~ while Tzipporah unsuccessfully argues that she was almost forced to be a bedslave and doesn’t want him there.

Two things I did like aspects of. I liked that the musical actually spent time on Moses’ guilt about the dead of the first borns. I didn’t like how they made it to mirror how his father ‘had to live with the guilt’ as well. Not the same situation. I also liked how the burning bush was done with multiple voices, but it got like 2 seconds of time between some scenes showing ~the heavy burden of the crown~ being passed to Ramses. Yeah, Ramses inheriting is given more weight than Moses accepting the task G-d gives him.

Cause Ramses is really the good guy main character. He almost immediately agrees to let His people go, if it means Moses will stay with him, but it’s hindered by his evil wife and high priest. He really wants to do what Moses is telling him to, but the political situation is rendering him “powerless” (yes there’s made a reference to him being exactly like a slave!) Even after the death of his son he doesn’t want to enact revenge and only follows Moses because the High Priest makes him. And then they make up. I am not kidding. Ramses decides to ‘end the legacy of violence’ and Moses tells him that he’s sure he’ll be a great Pharaoh and they sing and Moses really wants to stay, but Ramses tells him that he should go lead his people. yeah.

The whole conflict and dynamic is shaken when Ramses isn’t a powerful villain. ...and why the Plagues then..? It’s so weird how that is a thing that just happens while these guys are just trying to calmly work things out.

The actual villain is the High Priest, but he’s still played as a background character. And even with this played up they left out Playing with the Big Boys Now!

They also completely butchered the Plagues. They were much more focused on the many generic musical numbers they had added instead. I’m so sad.

There were so many bad choices made. I regret spending money on this.

#prince of egypt musical