Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut, one of the few queens to rule ancient Egypt, had to grow a beard before the priests took her seriously.  But if pharaohs are judged by their size of their tombs, she ranks up there with the best.

Is that rouge on her cheek?

Hatshepsut covered all her bases.  In death, she's depicted as the goddess Osiris, who promised resurrection after death.  

Thom posed with our new friends, Sari, an American journalist from Rome (far left), and Kwesi and Nora, a couple from Ghana celebrating their 10th anniversary.

I found a kindred spirit upstairs.

Here's Hathor, a goddess with the eyes of a cow.  More about her later.