"A Legend of Old Egypt" (Polish: "Z legend dawnego Egiptu") is a seven-page short story by Bolesław Prus, originally published January 1, 1888, in New...
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ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700–2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid...
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Short story (redirect from Elements of short story)
"The Husband" Premchand "The Shroud" "The Cost of Milk" "Lottery" Poland Bolesław Prus "A Legend of Old Egypt" (1888) Eliza Orzeszkowa "Panna Antonina" (1888)...
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Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa. It was concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated in the place that...
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Pharaoh (Prus novel) (category Novels set in ancient Egypt)
"A Legend of Old Egypt." This remarkable story shows clear parallels with the subsequent novel in setting, theme and denouement. "A Legend of Old Egypt"...
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Bolesław Prus (redirect from List of works by Bolesław Prus)
(1885) "A Strange Story" ("Dziwna historia," 1887) "A Legend of Old Egypt" ("Z legend dawnego Egiptu," 1888: Prus's stunning first piece of historical...
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with a balcony with a river view. The hotel reopened on October 18, 2011, as the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan Hotel. Egypt's CBC used the Old Cataract...
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January 1883 Venezuela: Collar of the Order of the Liberator "A Legend of Old Egypt"—an 1888 short story by Bolesław Prus, inspired by Frederick III's tragic...
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Ptolemaic Kingdom (redirect from Ptolemaic Period of Egypt)
polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 305 BC by the Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter, a companion of Alexander the Great...
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A History of Western Philosophy A las Barricadas A Legend of Old Egypt A Letter Concerning Toleration A maiore ad minus A Mathematician's Apology A Message...
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recurrence Izabela Czartoryska "A Legend of Old Egypt" (Prus's first historical short story) "The Living Telegraph" (a micro-story by Bolesław Prus) Pharaoh...
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The Fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty V) is often combined with Dynasties III, IV and VI under the group title the Old Kingdom. The Fifth...
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Joseph (Genesis) (redirect from Joseph of egypt)
Egypt during a famine. Jacob's family travels to Egypt to escape the famine, and it is through him that they are given leave to settle in the Land of...
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Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on a fantastical version of ancient Egyptian deities. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau...
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title "pharaoh" is used for those rulers of Ancient Egypt who ruled after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Narmer during the Early Dynastic Period...
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Christopher Kasparek (category University of California, Berkeley alumni)
1884) Bolesław Prus, "Shades" (microstory, 1885) Bolesław Prus, "A Legend of Old Egypt" (short story, 1888) Bolesław Prus, Pharaoh (historical novel, 1895)...
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Cleopatra (redirect from Cleopatra VII of Egypt)
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder...
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El Naddaha (category Egyptian demons)
En-Naddāha (Egyptian Arabic: النداهة "the caller") is an Egyptian legend of a naiad-like female spirit who calls men to the Nile, leading to their death...
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (also known as simply Sinbad) is a 2003 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed...
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Bolesław Prus). "The Living Telegraph" (a micro-story by Bolesław Prus). Prose poetry. "A Legend of Old Egypt" (Prus' first historical short story). Darkness...
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Urban legends (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous...
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Legend of the Lost Tomb is a 1997 American adventure thriller film directed by Jonathan Winfrey and written by Jeremy Doner, based on the 1983 young adult...
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their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara, northwest of Memphis, although at least...
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The Black Legend (Spanish: Leyenda negra) or the Spanish Black Legend (Spanish: Leyenda negra española) is a purported historiographical tendency which...
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Potipherah (category Ancient Egyptian priests)
פֶרַע Pōṭī feraʿ) was a priest of the ancient Egyptian town of On, mentioned in the Genesis 41:45 and 41:50. He was the father of Asenath, who was given...
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The coat of arms of Egypt (Arabic: شعار مصر) is known as the Republican Eagle or Egyptian Golden Eagle, is a heraldic golden eagle, facing the viewer's...
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captured by Nur ad-Din in the aftermath of the Second Crusade; a similar legend existed concerning the mother of Zengi, as-Salih's grandfather. EI (1913)...
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Fustat (redirect from Fostat, Egypt)
first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, and the historical centre of modern Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun...
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Mary of Egypt (Greek: Μαρία η Αιγυπτία ; Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ; Egyptian Arabic: مريم المصرية/ماريا المصريةالمصرية; Amharic/Geez: ቅድስት ማርያም...
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The Legend of Hercules is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Daniel Giat and Sean Hood, and starring Kellan Lutz...
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