"Mesmerizing and Terrifying": Senusret III's Unique Macrotia.
| Autor: | Turner MD; Emergency Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA., Eberly HJ; Medical School, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Jan 01; Vol. 16 (1), pp. e51467. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 01 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.51467 |
| Abstrakt: | The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Senusret III was a legend to both his contemporaries and his descendants: an ideal of kingly power whose legacy of control and intimidation was remembered for centuries. Of particular note is the unique macrotia that the king's statues display. In this paper, we discuss possible etiologies of Senusret's unique presentation and ultimately conclude that Senusret's immortalized features were likely rooted in propaganda rather than a medical cause. Competing Interests: The views expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the U.S. Government. (Copyright © 2024, Turner et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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