Images of the Divine Child

Another example comes from Egyptian mythology in a drawing of Hathor embodied as a tree suckling the Pharaoh (Figures 19 and 20). Her shade protects him and her fruit sustains him.
 

[aras-image:2Ak.057,,8,,,Figure 19 Thutmose III Suckled by the Sycamore Goddess.]
[aras-image:2Ak.092,,8,,,Figure 20 Refreshment at the Sycamore.]

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