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Ancient Egypt is one of those most fascinating societies ever.What I don't understand is that it appears as if the monument is still in upkeep, however, the capstone, or covering of the top of the pyramid is MISSING! Oh no! Usually, this would be gold to reflect the suns rays, reinforcing the king's (I'm guessing the pyramid used is the Great Pyramid at Giza, the final resting place of Khufu) connection to the sun, as his Son of Ra title would indicate, but also his godly status himself.Another thing I don't get is the lions. There are three that I saw (there may be more). Strangely the Egyptians have two lioness-headed goddesses (Sekhmet and Menhit), both associated with the sun. The most important is Sekhmet. Sekhmet is the most warlike of all Egyptian deities, goddess of war, strife, bloodshed, and representing the destructive power of the sun. However, Sekhmet, according to legend, drank so much blood after a battle she actually changed form into a cow (no idea, there). Her secondary cow form is Hathor. After the late Middle Kingdom, they generally are treated as separate deities.Menhit, however, was just the goddess of battle in Nubian Mythology.It might also be an interesting fact to note that Bast (or Bastet) was also a lioness-headed goddess, until the New Kingdom.I do like the statues of Ramses II in front of the pyramid (but to be 100% honest you didn't have much choice; Ramses reigned for over 60 years and was also sculpted during his father Seti I). The Bible calls Ramses Pharoh, which is Egyptian for "Great House." Ramses had over 1,000 sculptures and inscriptions commissioned during his reign.Now to the buildings. There is an Aqueduct in the background, but it is seriously out of place. Aqueducts WERE ancient world but would not appear until the Roman Empire and, because of the unique nilometer gauges, shadufs, and water distribution systems, based around Nile floods, the Romans would never build them in Egypt. on the left you either have Djoser's or Khafre's pyramid (I think it is Djoser's). The columns are Corinthian, which is a Hellenistic feature, which was attempted (and failed) in the introduction to Egypt by Alexander the Great.