Beer n Milk (Patreon)

Beer has been a part of human civilization for thousands of years, and indeed, in the land of the pharaohs, much of that brewing was done by topless women! After seeing a clay statuette of one such maiden, I knew I had to draw this up one day.

Also, an ancient form of fragrance was donning a dome of beeswax infused with myrrh atop your head. As it slowly melted, it released the scent. That's what the guy in the back is wearing.

But most importantly, Hathor is the Goddess of joy, pleasure, fertility and to an extent, breastmilk. She is often portrayed either as a woman wearing a cow crown, a cow-headed woman, or a woman with cow horns and cow ears. That means that today's hucow/holstaur imagery actually goes back 3000 years! Needless to say, she was very popular with the average person, and her temple complex at Dendera was one of the largest, luxurious and most ornate.

Ancient Egyptian naming structures often followed structural rules of 'They-who are of-A Diety.' So Tutankhamun means, 'Living Image of Amun'