The dramatic and passionate story of Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt during the Eighteenth dynasty. Ambitious, ruthless and worldly, Hatshepsut established Amun as the chief god of Egypt, bestowing his Priesthood with unprecedented riches and power. This is a story of vision and obsession, of mighty projects and heartbreaking failures -- the story of a woman possessed by the desire for power and the ne...
Moyra Caldecott - Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun
Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun
Moyra Caldecott
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The dramatic and passionate story of Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt during the Eighteenth dynasty. Ambitious, ruthless and worldly, Hatshepsut established Amun as the chief god of Egypt, bestowing his Priesthood with unprecedented riches and power. This is a story of vision and obsession, of mighty projects and heartbreaking failures -- the story of a woman possessed by the desire for power and the need to love.Daughter of Amun is part of Moyra Caldecott's magnificent Egyptian sequence. Don't miss Son of the Sun, Daughter of Ra and The Ghost of Akhenaten.