Hatshepsut's name meant God of Gods.
As Thutmose II's chief wife and a princess of the founder of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, she actually looked down on Thutmose III, the son her husband had borne with a secondary consort. As a result, this Egyptian pharaoh renowned for his martial prowess lived for a long time under Hatshepsut's oppressive shadow.
From the moment the Djed Pillar was designed, it had existed to hold up roofs. Denying him that job only made him feel miserable. Yet Egypt at the time was plagued not only by war but also by epidemics. The two architects working for the queen were also physicians, and once these temples were completed, they would have to house patients as well. Egypt at that moment simply had no need for a battle-hardened military commander.
Only after Hatshepsut died did Thutmose dare return to Egypt. By then, many of the structures ordered by the queen had already been completed, including Karnak Temple, named "the Place of Amun's Heart," and the expanded Chamber of Mysteries for the "Henero."
The Henero could be called "female hermits." These priestesses were responsible for gathering the traces of the gods, their oracles, and their power within the temple, to bring harmony to the state and benefit the people. From the early days of the Eighteenth Dynasty's founding, this school for priestesses had been built on the western bank of the Nile River, on land that had once belonged to Great Queen Nefertari. Later, Hatshepsut built within the school a Chamber of Mysteries from the Middle Kingdom period, used for the most secret rites of mystical initiation.
Before the temple lay a broad avenue lined with Sphinxes, leading directly to the gateway at the entrance to The Paradise. Inside grew groves of frankincense trees, along with a