The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique
May 2, 2008 By ALEX DOMINGUEZ, Associated Press Writer
In this Wednesday, July 12, 2000 file photo, a statue of Akhenaten guards the entrance to the Pharaohs of the Sun exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. A Yale University doctor who analyzed images of Akhenaten for an annual conference at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has concluded that Akhenaten's female form was due to a genetic mutation that caused his body to convert more male hormones to female hormones than needed. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
(AP) -- Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. In fact, his form was quite feminine. And he was a bit of an egghead.
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earls - May 02, 2008
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I was under the impression most of them had a feminine (or young boyish) physique. I can't imagine they did a lot of manual labor.- report abuse
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Mercury_01 - May 02, 2008
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He was probably a freak descendant of an alien race of gods.- report abuse
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bobwinners - May 02, 2008
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Ah, the old saying might tell the tale..... "Momma's baby ...... daddy's? Maybe!"- report abuse
