#zoser

[looseygoosey66]

Weird angle Stoney is, well....weird

Stoney's episode on Marco's show will be aired tomorrow (June 15th) afternoon to talk about Loosegroove artists and PJ.

#stone gossard #marco collins #pearl jam #seattle #loosegroove records #regan hagar #brittany davis #tigercub #kpnw #Zoser #QOTSA reissue #queens of the stone age #james and the cold gun #Brad #billie jean sarullo

[amethysttribble]

I never talk about my ocs on here and as such this is a meaningless statement, but I’ve just had an epiphany that I have to write so down, so-

Caleb would be a massive Marina and the Diamonds fan

#thousands of year old demon lord! cries in bed listening to Oh No! #this is so funny to me beachside Caleb a) has no dignity and b) is a massive music snob #like again he’d love marina but he also would never admit this to his sister because he believes that music hasn’t been good since wagner #who introduced him to marina? #the obvious answer is Zoser or Twyla but the funny answer is Jude #his catholic priest bff who he does drugs with who only has a very tenuous grasp on modernity from his churchgoers #some teenage girl in bumfuck Germany made Father Jude listen to Marina and he went #‘you know who would love this? my depressed bff/liege lord who thinks art peaked with opera’ #and he was RIGHT! #when zoser learned this he’s like ‘i haven’t felt this alive in years please tell me you also like Lorde or something’ #Cass acts disgusted but it’s to hide the fact that she’s a Swiftie #her brother can never know #anyway- #tribble post

[amnerise]

can we talk about radamses’ father saying that if he knew amneris was going to grow into such a beautiful girl, he would have married her himself

#ok considering the time period and like ........... other bizarre shenanigans of ancient egyptian royalty this doesn't seem extreme but #HEWWO??? #HES KNOWN HER SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD #amneris & radamses are canonically childhood friends like #zoser is so nasty #grooming ment / #also? i'm rethinking the age radamses & amneris were when they got engaged #theyyy were probably like? fourteen? #so yknow like. babies. #which they wouldn't have been considered at the time BUT they are babies #✨ — 𝑱𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑯 𝑯𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑪𝑼𝑻 𝑰𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑮𝑰𝑭 ! ooc. #✨ — 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾 𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑬𝑿𝑬𝑹𝑪𝑰𝑺𝑬 𝑴𝒀 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 ! hcs.

[brielledoesastrology]

❦︎♕︎ Royalty asteroids that are prominent in my astrology natal chart ♕︎❦︎

By : Brielledoesastrology (tumblr)

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asteroid Sejong (7365) conjunct my sun (1 orb)

this asteroid is named after King Sejong the great,

His greatest achievement was creating Hangul, the Korean alphabet, but his patronage of science, technology, literature, and medicine all had a large impact on Korea and Koreans. King Sejong is known as one of the greatest rulers of Korea of all time, as he created Hangul (Korean alphabet), encouraged significant scientific advancements, reinforced Confucianism in Korea, and caused many political and social advancements. Sejong, (born 1397—died 1450), monarch of the Chosŏn (Yi) dynasty during his reign (1419–50) cultural achievements in Korea reached their highest point.

asteroid hatshepsut (2436) conjunct my sun (1 orb)

This asteroid is named after the female pharaoh Hatshepsut. Considered one of Egypt's greatest female pharaoh brought great wealth and artistry to her land. She sponsored one of Egypt's most successful trading expeditions, bringing back gold, ebony, and incense from a place called Punt (probably modern-day Eritrea, a country in Africa).

asteroid Carolus Quartus (16951) conjunct my sun (1 orb)

This asteroid is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. He is considered the greatest czech of all time. The 14th century – particularly the reign of Charles IV (1342–78) is considered the Golden Age of Czech history. He gained more through diplomacy than others did by war, and through purchases, marriages, and inheritance as he enlarged his dynastic power.

asteroid Vaclav (8740) conjunct my sun (2 orb)

This asteroid is named after Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. It's hard to find stories about him but all i know is that he is known for being "Good" and people make famous songs about him. Oh yeah uh also his evil brother killed him too..

asteroid Reyes (14684) conjunct my sun (1 orb)

"Reyes" or "Rey" means "Kings" or "King" in Spanish.

asteroid Koniq (3815) conjunct my mercury (1 orb)

"Koniq" means "King" in German.

Update:

asteroid Zoser (4907) conjunct my sun (2 orb)

This asteroid is named after the pharaoh Djoser. Djoser, also spelled Zoser, second king of the 3rd dynasty (c. 2650–c. 2575 bce) of ancient Egypt, who undertook the construction of the earliest important stone building in Egypt. His reign, which probably lasted 19 years, was marked by great technological innovation in the use of stone architecture. King Djoser's architect, Imhotep, built the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one beneath, in a stack to form a pyramid rising in steps.

#astrology #astro notes #astro observations #astrology observations #astro community #astrology notes #zodiac #gemini #aquarius #astroblr #tarotblr #witchblr #astrology blogs #astrology community #astrology asteroids #asteroids astrology observation #asteroids in astrology #asteroids astrology #brielledoesastrology #royal asteroids #asteroids named after royalty #royal astrology

[extraae]

Just for reference, a list of Egyptian themed asteroids.

Mythology:

3554 Amun

1912 Anubis

99942 Apophis

2062 Aten

161 Athor

101955 Bennu

2340 Hathor

1924 Horus

42 Isis

1122 Neith

287 Nephthys

306367 Nut

1923 Osiris

5011 Ptah

2100 Ra-Shalom

5381 Sekhmet

136818 Selqet

86551 Seth

896 Sphinx

4257 Ubasti

3554,1912,99942,2062,161,101955,2340,1924,42,1122

287,306367,1923,5011,2100,5381,136818,86551,896,4257

Others:

19913 Aigyptios

326290 Akhenaten

4161 Amasis

5010 Amenemhet

4847 Amenhotep

51895 Biblialexa (Library of Alexandria)

4412 Chephren

4415 Echnaton

5249 Giza

2436 Hatshepsut

2435 Horemheb

1813 Imhotep

3362 Khufu

216 Kleopatra

4568 Menkaure

4355 Memphis

4413 Mycerinos

3199 Nefertiti

1068 Nofretete

4416 Ramses

4906 Seneferu

4414 Sesostris

5009 Sethos

4512 Sinuhe

4848 Tutenchamun

4846 Tuthmosis

4907 Zoser

19913,326290,4161,5010,4847,51895,4412,4415,5249,2436

2435,1813,3362,216,4568,4355,4413,3199,1068,4416

4906,4414,5009,4512,4848,4846,4907

Probably forgot some... do tell if you can think of any.

#egyptian #goddess-neith #asteroids

[anarcho-smarmyism]

"The Pharoah whom Tiy had followed into battle, who had prompted this mixture of gendered pronouns, was Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was the child of Pharoah Thothmes I. When Thothmes I died, he was succeeded by his son, Thothmes II; Hatshepsut, Thothmes II's half-sibling, ruled as queen. When Thothmes II died, his son with Hatshepsut, Thothmes III, was still a child and so for around seven years, Hatshepsut ruled as queen regent -but they wanted more. In a dramatic coup, Hatshepsut seized power, and had themself crowned Pharoah.

The office of Pharoah was a divine one -the Pharoah was a god on earth- and so Hatshepsut's route to power took the form of a new religious mythology. The king of the gods, Amun, had declared Hatshepsut his male heir. 'He, greatest of all the gods, speaks to me,' Hatshepsut declared, 'as a father to his son!' Having been declared not only male, but divine, Hatshepsut adopted the male dress of the Pharoah, including the ceremonial golden beard. They also adopted a mixture of gendered ceremonial names, including male-coded names ('Son of the Sun'), female-coded names ('Lady of Both Lands', meaning Upper and Lower Egypt) and names that could be described as non-binary, in that they were grammatically female forms of male titles. Statues and visual depictions, too, combined gendered representations. Statues produced early in Hatshepsut's reign as Pharoah are particularly disruptive of the gender binary: one, for example, depicts them with breasts but wearing masculine dress, while another shows them with male-coded sex characteristics but describes them as 'daughter' of the god Re. In these combinations of gendered characteristics, Hatshepsut arguably drew on the conventions surrounding particular Egyptian deities, who were also depicted in ways that disrupted binary understandings of gender. As their reign progressed, though, they moved towards more strictly male depictions of themself. Their funeral temple, Djeser-Djeseru (also known as Zoser-Zosru), was lined with statues of Hatshepsut as a sphinx -an exclusively male creature in ancient Egyptian tradition- while at Karnak, an enormous 28-meter obelisk depicted Hatshepsut with their ceremonial beard and male-coded crown, with a caption describing them as king. Their skin was depicted as red, the convention for depicting men in ancient Egyptian art, rather than the pale yellow conventional for women.

Visual depictions of Hatshepsut as a child and teenager also show them wearing masculine clothing, and engaging in pastimes such as hunting that were associated with boys rather than girls. Stone inscriptions produced during Hatshepsut's reign claimed that their father (the Pharoah Thothmes I) had performed a religious ceremony to denote Hatshepsut his heir, crowning them not as Princess but as Prince. Horuc, the falcon-headed god of kingship, was depicted referring to Hatshepsut as king, with he/him pronouns. Yet the extent to which Hatshepsut was genuinely understood as male before they took the office of Pharoah is unknown. . . Grafitti like Tiy's, and other written records, indicate that their gender was understood partly as male, and partly as both male and female. Depictions of Hatshepsut as a boy produced during their reign would sometimes be accompanied by feminine grammar. . .Their close servant Sennemut called them both 'King' and 'Mistress'. Their father, Thothmes I, referred during his lifetime to 'the majesty of Him my daughter'.

Why did Hatshepsut go to such lengths to present themself as a man, with a male origin story -and why did their subjects understand their gender this way too? The answer was not simply that Hatshepsut was 'pretending' to be a man in order to seize the throne: there is little doubt that their subjects knew they were assigned female at birth. Nor was it that women were considered unfit to lead, as Hatshepsut's term as queen regent -and several other queen mothers or regents who had ruled before them- makes clear. It was that their gender was inseparable from their social role: to be Pharoah, in ancient Egyptian culture, was to be male. . .

. . . Hatshepsut was not the first AFAB pharaoh; 300 years earlier, the Pharaoh Sobekneferu had ruled as part of the Twelfth Dynasty. But no records exist of Sobekneferu depicted with a beard, and very few of them wearing male dress."

-Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam

#kemetic #trans #transgender #lgbt #trans history #before we were trans #education multiplies power

[massabios]

Escalera que conduce a la tumba sur del faraón Zoser en Saqqara, Egipto. La antigüedad de esta escalera es de 4700 años. La pirámide escalonada de Zoser, o proto-pirámide, fue el primer cenotafio monumental real y, probablemente, la primera pirámide de la historia.

#Egipto #Arqueologia #Historia #Curiosidades #Curioso #Más Sabios

[kneelbeforeclefairy]

Musical friends, does anyone have a slime tutorial of the closing cast of AIDA? it should have Deborah cox in the title rolez, but most importantly I'm looking for Micky dolenz as Zoser. My mother's a big Monkees fan, I think she'd love to see it.

#aida #aida musical #Deborah cox #micky dolenz #the monkees #musical theater #slime tutorials #broadway #aida Broadway

[planegypttoursspain]

Paquetes de Viajes a Egipto desde Chile

Paquetes de viajes a Egipto para latinos desde los países de habla español como para viajeros a Egipto desde Chile, de los mejores paquetes de viajes Egipto si es primera vez hay que estar en El Cairo unos días luego a crucero por El Nilo, así conocer Egipto la parte de norte y la parte de sur. Viaje a Egipto mejor todo incluido con guía local en español, vehículos con aire acondicionado, las comidas y todos los cargos del viaje a Egipto desde Chile.

Itinerario:

Día 1: Llegada a El Cairo Egipto Desde Chile

Empezar su Primer día en Egipto de viajes desde Chile. Ustedes estarán bien recibidos por parte del responsable de Plan Egypt Tours a la llegada al aeropuerto de El Cairo según el horario del vuelo, terminar los datos de la entrada y visado de Egipto luego camino al hotel en El Cairo, noche en el hotel reservado en El Cairo Egipto.

Día 2: Tours En El Cairo a las pirámides Egipto, Saqqara, Menfis

Terminar desayuno en su hotel en El Cairo y encontrara con el guía de Plan Egypt Tours certificado del ministerio de turismo de Egipto en idioma español para tours en El Cairo, visita de las Piramides de Guiza, la pirámide de Keops, Kefren y Micerinos pero quedan las pirámides de las reinas esposas reales de estos faraones enterradas también en pirámides más pequeñas, así la área de Guiza once pirámides para visitar, además del Templo del Valle y la Esfinge famosa llamado (Abu El Hol) padre del terror por la gente local en Egipto. Ahora descansar disfrutando su almuerzo en restaurante local.

Traslado para visita a Saqqara y el complejo funerario del faraón Zoser construido por el arquitecto ingeniero Imhotep, las murallas antiguas con una sola puerta que da a un pasillo de techo hecho en piedra imitando los truncos de madera, la pirámide escalonada (tumba del faraón), el templo funerario y el muro de las cobras.

Seguir su viaje a El Cairo a Menfis, la capital antigua de Egipto construida por Menes (Narmer), museo al aire libre donde hay ruinas de la vida cotidiana y la esfinge de alabastro luego el museo del coloso de Ramsés II (Raa Mes Sa) el faraón grande de Egipto.

Día 3: Tour El Cairo, Museo Egipcio, Ciudadela Saladino

Un día de tour en El Cairo, desayuno comida rica en el hotel en El Cairo, salida con el guía local de Plan Egypt Tours en español para tour al museo egipcio en el centro de El Cairo donde está la colección más grande de piezas antiguas en el mundo, recorrido en la Ciudadela de Salah El Din (Saladino) el Sultán de  Egipto y la mezquita de alabastro de Mohammed Ali, almuerzo en restaurante local de comida rica, terminar el tour a El Cairo islámico del siglo nueve a Jan El Jalili el suco típico donde se puede conseguir un recuerdo de su tour en El Cairo. Regreso al hotel y noche en El Cairo.

Día 4: El Cairo / Crucero Nilo Luxor (almuerzo y cena)

Despertar y terminar su desayuno en el hotel o llevar una caja de desayuno depende al horario del vuelo a Luxor, salida del hotel con el representante de Plan Egypt Tours al aeropuerto de El Cairo, en 45 minutes de vuelo llegada a luxor y embarque en el barco de crucero Nilo, relajarse hasta hora de almorzar y salida para visitar el complejo de Templo de Karnak del dios grade de faraones Amón Raa, acuerdas de tomar fotos del escarabajo grande en granito rosa el dios de la buena suerte está al lado de la alberca en el Karnak templo, anochecer visita del Templo de Luxor donde están figuras grandes de Ramsés II en granito negro, cena en el crucero por el Nilo y noche abordo.

Día 5: Crucero Nilo (pensión completa)

El barco queda en Luxor hasta el medio día antes de navegar a la siguiente ciudad así temprano terminar desayuno y visitar el banco occidental de Luxor al valle de los reyes, el Templo de Hatshepsut y los Colosos de Memnon o Amenofis III papa de Tut Ank Amón, almuerzo mientras navegación del barco hacia Edfu disfrutando del paisaje natural de las maravillas del rio Nilo. Noche en el barco de crucero Nilo.

Día 6: Crucero Nilo (pensión completa)

Disfruta de desayuno especial en su crucero Nilo y acompañar su guía turístico en tour en calesa al templo de Edfu (el templo de Horus) el dios halcón, visita las cámaras sagradas y las salas hipóstilas del templo mejor conservado por estar por debajo de tierra tantos años, hora de almuerzo y empezar una visita del templo de Kom Ombo del cocodrilo sagrado (Sobek) y el viejo halcón (Horus Weris) con entrada al museo de las momias de los cocodrilos sagrados bien conservadas. Cena y noche en el crucero Nilo.

Día 7: Crucero Nilo (pensión completa)

Viajar en crucero por el Nilo en Aswan y terminar desayuno para acompañar el guía egipcio de habla español a las canteras de granito de granito donde está el Obelisco Inacabado de Hatshepsut, una parada para visita de la Alta Presa y el Lago Nasser, el lago artificial de 500 KM de largo en el sur de Egipto en Asuán. Es tiempo de la visita de maravilla de Asuán el Templo Filae de la madre diosa Isis y su noria Hathor, almuerzo, cena y alojamiento a bordo del crucero por el Nilo.

Día 8: Asuán / El Cairo

Terminar el quinto día en el crucero Nilo de cinco esterillas tomando desayuno rico y salida con el representante local de Plan Egypt Tours al aeropuerto de Asuán según el horario de vuelo a El Cairo o tiempo libre en la ciudad de Asuán, llegada a El Cairo y transferencia al hotel con opciones de tours opcionales en luz y sonido de las pirámides o cena típica con show de danza de vientre. Noche en El Cairo.

Día 9: El Cairo / su casa

Hasta próximo paquete en Egipto, desayuno en el hotel del Cairo y llegada del representante de Plan Egypt Tours para salida al aeropuerto de El Cairo con los mejores recuerdos de tours en El Cairo y crucero por El Nilo y destino su país de origen.

Incluido:

Asistencia del representante de Plan Egypt Tours en el aeropuerto para traslado a su hotel.

Alojamiento 4 noches en El Cairo (desayuno incluido).

2 días de excursiones en El Cairo según el itinerario del viaje.

Guía local en El Cairo de habla español.

2 almuerzos durante el tour en El Cairo.

Una botella de agua mineral por persona en el vehículo.

Alojamiento 4 noches en barco de crucero por el Nilo, pensión completa (desayuno, almuerzo y cena).

Visitas durante el crucero por el Nilo incluye:

* Los templos de Karnak y Luxor.

* El valle de los reyes, el templo de Hatshepsut y los Colosos de Memnon

* El templo de Edfu y el templo de Kom Ombo.

* En Asuan Alta presa, las canteras de granito, obelisco inacabado y el templo de Filae.

Guía local de habla español durante el crucero Nilo.

Las entradas de las visitas según el itinerario del viaje El Cairo y crucero por el Nilo.

Todos los impuestos y cargos del viaje Egipto.

Vuelos demóticos El Cairo / Luxor – Asuán / El Cairo.

Traslado al aeropuerto internacional de El Cairo para la salida final de Egipto.

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[readyforevolution]

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇: The so called "Hippocratic Oath" is really a stolen legacy from Egypt. The Egyptians - not the ancient Greeks - were the true fathers of medicine. The research team from the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at The University of Manchester discovered the evidence in medical papyri written in 1,500BC - some 1,000 years before Hippocrates was born. Records show that a man by the name of Imhotep was treating ill patients with modern techniques many generations before Hippocrates appearance in history.

Imhotep, not Hippocrates is the first physician known by name in written history. Imhotep lived during the Third Dynasty at the court of King Zoser. Imhotep was a known scribe, chief lector, priest, architect, astronomer and magician (medicine and magic fell under this category.) For 3000 years he was worshipped as a god in Greece and Rome. When the Greeks conquered Egypt they recognized in his contributions and adopted his methodologies in their medicine, and continued to build temples to him.

The Encyclopedia Britannica says, "The evidence afforded by Egyptian and Greek texts support the view that Imhotep's reputation was respected in early times. His prestige increased with the lapse of centuries and his temples in Greek times were the centers of medical teachings."

[looseygoosey66]

Stoney & (recently signed Loosegroove artist) Zoser at last night's Zoser/Brittany Davis show at the Rabbit Box

#stone gossard #seattle #zoser #brittany davis #loosegroove records #live music #regan hagar #pearl jam #rabbit box theater #billie jean sarullo

[starkiddreamcasting]

Starkid Aida (mini-dreamcast)

It’s the elaborate lives of Aida, by way of Starkid mini-dreamcasts. It would take a bit to create a full dreamcast of Aida without any whitewashing in the ensemble, but that’s what mini-dreamcasts are for! and with a Broadway revival of Aida (allegedly) in the pipeline, it felt like a good time to create this!

Britney Coleman as Aida

Curt Mega as Radames

Kim Whalen as Amneris

Joe Walker as Zoser

James Tolbert as Mereb

Nick Gage as Pharoah

Tiffany Williams as Nehebka

Corey Dorris as Amonasro

(This casting is subject to change when the full dreamcast happens.)

Make sure to leave any requests of future dreamcasts!

#starkid #mini-dreamcast #aida #aida musical #britney coleman #Curt Mega #kim whalen #joe walker #james tolbert #nick gage #tiffany williams #Corey Dorris

[jesusaizgarcia]

#gnosis #alquimia #jesusagrario #samael aun weor #astral #egipto #samaelaunweor #youtube #saqqara

[pharaoh-khan]

𓂀♠️🥷🏼🌈☯️👽🌈

[musicalweb]

[synergysilhouette]

Plotting out "Aida" for a Disney animated musical

I want it on record that I'm NOT saying that the original Broadway musical was bad; I just don't think it felt (as it exists) as an animated musical for Disney. Plus the music felt WAY too contemporary; I didn't feel transported like I did with "The Lion King"--kinda weird since it had the same music team as "Aida." And in terms of story, I'm taking both inspiration from the stage musical and the original opera. Thematically speaking, I could see this as a cross between Disney's "Pocahontas" and Dreamworks' "The Prince of Egypt"--heartfelt, emotional, and awe-inspiring. Oh, and spoilers, obviously.

The characters

Aida--For visual references, I used American singer/actress Coco Jones and dancer/singer Normani, as well as Ethiopian women in traditional Ethiopian garb of various ethnic groups (and lemme know if these clothes are inaccurate). I definitely imagine her personality similar to Belle, Pocahontas, and Jasmine: a very intelligent, mature, and kind individual with compassion for others, though I do like the idea that her becoming a slave to Egyptians does fuel a bit of discrimination at first, until she is shown kindness by Amneris and Radamès. I do like the idea that similar to Raya, she has to learn to overcome her discrimination despite times of war. I'd definitely love for orange or yellow to be her main color; I've heard that the yellow part of the Ethiopian flag symbolizes hope, which would be apt for her.

2. Radamès--Visually, I keep picturing a cross between Mena Massoud and Ramses II. I imagine him in terms of personality very similar to Li Shang, so we can finally shed the recent Disney trope of a comedic and/or jaded male lead. I enjoy him living by an honor-bound code, and him being merciful to others even before he develops feelings for Aida. I was gonna omit the Amneris/Radamès/Aida love triangle, but I like the idea of one, especially if it's reciprocated on both sides; Radamès has feelings for Amneris, but he's worried that he doesn't truly know the real her, and surmises that this is due to her royal status, similar to how he must put on a strong front as a military leader. He worries that by marrying her, he'll have to become even more emotionally closed off, and that his relationship with Amneris and others will suffer as a result. IDK how it'd work in Ancient Egyptian society and his status, but I'd love for green to be his main color, like a deep emerald or malachite.

3. Amneris--For visual purposes, I used this collage of 2017's top Arab actresses via Harper's Bazaar, over half of whom are Egyptians. Plus Cleo de Nile (who I think was the first character I ever saw on tv who was Egyptian) is also an aesthetic I'd want her to take inspiration from--intimidating but kind, powerful while vulnerable, beautiful and clever. Originally I planned Amneris to be a bubbly and emotional character akin to Charlotte LeBouf, but I do like the idea of her being similar to Isabela Madrigal, especially since Amneris' incarnation in the musical is similar to Isabela's; she puts on a persona to make others happy and distract from her true self and what she perceives to be flaws. Similar to Aida, she has to overcome her feelings of conquering discrimination, with her friendship with Aida affecting her feelings on the war with the Nubians. I love the idea that she has a pet asp that protects her as well as whispering secrets to her, making her weary of Zoser. I definitely imagine her in black and gold--it's powerful and beautiful, just like her.

4. Zoser--Jafar is an obvious inspiration here, since they're both power-hungry men in power in an Ancient Middle-Eastern civilization. I do like the idea that he has affection and pride in his son, but he's not above forcing him to do his bidding if it REALLY comes t that; it's an "I love you...but I love me more" situation, and not in the empowering, inspiring way. I wouldn't have him poison the pharaoh like in the story, as he has charisma and cunning that allows him to manipulate the pharaoh without having to dispose of him, and this allows him more time to fuel his son's insecurities and make him overly reliant on him when he does become pharaoh. Given that red symbolized disorder in Ancient Egypt (at least form what I've gathered), I'd love to see him embrace a red color palette, especially since so many Disney villains use purple or green. Of course, this would bring him even closer to Jafar (even though in the first "Aladdin" film, Jafar's main color is black with red accents).

The story

Let's just get this out of the way; I wouldn't keep the tragic ending. Even if this wasn't a Disney movie, I wouldn't want the film to end with the two characters dead, and I'm not a fan of the frame story from Broadway. If doing the storybook opening is too European, I'd probably have an opening using hieroglyphics.

In my version of the story, Amneris is more active in military decisions due to being the next pharaoh, and despite Aida's ferocity against the Egyptian warriors, she believes that she's worth more alive than dead and makes Aida her handmaiden. Along with this, Mereb is her brother; it'd have more Disney leads with brothers (and it be prominently featured). Along with this, Zoser recognizes Aida's incredible athleticism and stealth, using her as a spy for him to manipulate the pharaoh, as well as fueling the desire between Amneris and Radamès, promising to release her after a year if she abides by him. He keeps a close eye on her, not letting her know that he has growing suspicions of her being the princess of Nubia. At first, Aida has no issue with this arrangement, given that she has no love or loyalty for any Egyptian, but as she starts to care for some of them, she resists Zoser's demands, but he threatens to harm Radamès and Amneris by poisoning Amneris after her marriage to Radamès and framing him for her murder as a supposed ploy to cause an insurrection, crowning himself as the leader of the Nubians. Aida then submits to his demands. While Aida and Radamès confess their feelings to each other, they respect that their lives have taken them on diverging paths, and they separate. However, during the Nubian rebellion that Aida leads, Radamès joins her and is subsequently arrested. Realizing that he's fallen for Aida, Amneris takes advantage of the situation and fakes his death, allowing him to escape and join Aida and the Nubians in starting a new life while Amneris becomes pharaoh. I'm uncertain if I'd have Zoser die or become imprisoned. I'm sure the fanbase would vote for the former option.

The music

I shall NEVER presume to say I'll ever reach the success or talent that Elton John and Tim Rice have achieved in their lives, nor am I saying my soundtrack would be superior; it's just a custom of my brainstorms/rewrites that I make a tracklist for Disney musicals.

"Spider's Web"--a "Deliver Us"-type song, with the title coming from an Ethiopian proverb I found online ("When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion"). The Nubian captives sing of their hopes and dreams of escaping the Egyptians as well as winning the war, but how the king has lost some of his motivation due to believing his daughter is dead. I imagine this being an ensemble number.

"Sunrise"--A song where Aida says how determined she is to escape the servitude of the Egyptians, especially now that she's found out that her brother is alive and well. As certain as the sun rises, she will rise above her oppressors and be free once more. It starts off somber only to give way to a more energetic sound.

"Cause for Concern"--Zoser's villain song where he convinces Aida to spy on the pharaoh for him and bring Amneris and Radamès together, bringing up that she has no love for any Egyptian and helping him with his plans would someday benefit her. I imagine it as a slow and sinister song, fitting how he slowly convinces Aida that it's better to work for him than against him.

"Captive"--an ironically-named title focusing on Radamès' love for Aida and how he feels a slave to it, and how he recognizes that she feels the same, but wonders if it's purely a matter of proximity; would she love him if she wasn't a slave to his masters? Would she be with him if she was allowed to leave Egypt at any time? Along with this, Amneris sings of how she has fallen for Radamès, and she wonders how being a prisoner of love is just as bad as being a prisoner to the expectations thrust upon her as a princess.

"Dreaming of the Stars"--a father/son duet between Radamès and Zoser about how Zoser dreams of Radamès becoming pharaoh and ruling Egypt, but Radamès, due to his wisdom, foretells his father that his ambition will lead to his downfall. I suppose you could see it as a cross between "Mother Knows Best" (and the reprise) and "At All Costs."

"Silence of my Heart"--essentially an "If I Never Knew You"-type song where Radamès is imprisoned and sings to the wind, which carries his voice to Aida, and she sings back to him as she considers fleeing with the Nubians or going to rescue him and risking being caught. The title comes from the idea that their hearts skip a beat, waiting for the wind to carry their messages to each other and to hear back from their love.

"The Dawn"--I imagine that a good deal of this song is pretty much a reprise of the first two songs, and how everyone looks to the sunrise to see what the future may hold for their destiny.

Lemme know what you think! Would you watch a film like this? Lemme know if you have an questions!

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