The Benben and the Bennu
The primeval mound of Egyptian creation, the capstone of every pyramid, and the phoenix that rose from it all carry one Egyptian root — wbn, “to rise, to shine.” The…
Stories that outlived the people who told them, and what can be recovered from them.
The primeval mound of Egyptian creation, the capstone of every pyramid, and the phoenix that rose from it all carry one Egyptian root — wbn, “to rise, to shine.” The…
A Northumbrian ballad of Princess Margaret, the witch-queen, and Childe Wynd — a 1778 text with deep Brittonic roots in the surname Wynne, the kingdom of Gwynedd, and the Welsh dragon tradition.