Tuesday, July 27, 2010

An Egyptian God

Represented in hieroglyphs between the reigns of Vacumen X and Telefon VIII, Ammonites [pron: Ammo-Nighties] was an ancient Egyptian God of Turbulent Weather. He was usually depicted with the head and hooves of a goat, holding a long wooden spoon or paddle in his hands. Legend goes that whenever trouble was brewing in the world of men, Ammonites stirred up the atmosphere with his wooden spoon, causing the clouds to whirl in a vast counterclockwise motion.

It is remarkable that, from the ground, the ancient Egyptians were able to perceive the circular and spiral motions of the clouds in enormous weather systems and storms.

Source: Pikiwedia.calm

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