The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique

May 2nd, 2008 By ALEX DOMINGUEZ, Associated Press Writer The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique (AP)

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.
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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.
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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!"
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