History Main / EgyptIsStillAncient

* Discussed in ''Series/AmericanGods2017: When Egyptian-American Immigrant and devoted muslim Mrs. Fadhil dies, she expresses some concern when Anubis comes to guide her to the afterlife. He explains that when she was a child "she listened to their stories and kept them alive in her heart". Anubis, a starving {{Psychopomp}} due to GodsNeedPrayersBadly couldn't exactly wait for a devoted believer in Ra or Isis to die.

** ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'' handwaves this by saying that the classical world moves alongside the center of Western civilization (which currently is the USA), implying that Greece is only a birthplace and not the center of the universe. The Olympians stay classical and don't change alongside Greece. In fact, Greece doesn't make an appearance until the fifth book of [[Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus the second series]] and is treated like any other nation. The fact that it is Orthodox Christian (or just plain Christian) is never mentioned.
** ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'': The series never touches society and politics of post-Pharaonic Egypt. One Egyptian character has an obviously Arabic name (Zia Rashid) and a backstory about the Pharaoh of the House of Life position is that it remains vacant since Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in the 4th century BCE, but that's it.
** ''Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard'' does not detail the Christianization of Scandinavia and its aftermath, focusing everything on the Norse mythology and the Vikings. The latest anyone mentions about history is when Halfborn Gunderson mentions him defending Ivar the Boneless circa 9th century CE, around the time Christianity began to enter Scandinavia.

[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': A FantasyCounterpartCulture example is present in the novel ''Discworld/{{Pyramids}}''. Djelibeybi at first seems to have experienced negligible change over the past millennium, [[spoiler: thanks to an immortal high priest]]. But it is later shown that they've had linguistic shifts when a bunch of mummies wake up and the various gods worshipped over the centuries start wrestling over the sun.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Live Action TV]]
* Inverted by ''Series/TheJewsAreComing'': Almost all Ancient Egyptian characters speak in ArabBeobleTalk, and the one exception — an Austrian-accented dream interpreter who claims Pharaoh's "seven think cows eating seven fat ones" dream stands for [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian a desire to kill his father and sleep with his mother]] — is stated to come from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharm_El_Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh]].

* Inverted by ''Series/TheJewsAreComing'': Almost all Ancient Egyptian characters speak in ArabBeobleTalk, and the one exception — an Austrian-accented dream interpreter who claims Pharaoh's "seven think cows eating seven fat ones" dream stands for [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian a desire to kill his father and sleep with his mother]] — is stated to come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharm_El_Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh].

All of these answers refer to the [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory the ancient civilization of Kemet]], and overlook its more modern cultures; for example, UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}} has been Islamicized for over 1200 years and before that Egypt was a Christian nation. For reference, England adopted Christianity at roughly the same time as the Arab conquests of Egypt, and that's ''twice'' the amount of time that Christianity has existed in the Americas. At present, over ''ninety percent'' of the Egyptian populace is Muslim.[[note]]And the remaining 10% are typically some denomination of Christian.[[/note]] Egypt has undergone numerous radical changes since it's Ancient period and ruled by many foreign powers, yet, in fiction, it seems as if Islam, or any of the other influences from the last two millennia, never touched the country at all.

All of these answers refer to the [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory the ancient civilization of Kemet]], and overlook its more modern cultures; for example, UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}} has been Islamicized for over 1200 years. For reference, England adopted Christianity at roughly the same time, and that's ''twice'' the amount of time that Christianity has existed in the Americas. At present, over ''ninety percent'' of the Egyptian populace is Muslim.[[note]]And the remaining 10% are typically some denomination of Christian.[[/note]] Yet, in fiction, it seems as if Islam, or any of the other influences from the last two millennia, never touched the country at all.

* VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward: Alice is part Egyptian and wears Ancient Egyptian themed costume with a large aquamarine gem that is meant to be a scarab.

* ''Videogame/{{Overwatch}}'': The Amari family are a mother-daughter pair from Egypt, with their home stage called "the Temple of Anubis", showcasing an Egyptian temple TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture (albeit, it's demonstrated to only be one location in Egypt--but still the main one for the game). The first character introduced, Pharah, has absolutely no Islamic or Arabic references about her whatsoever. Even her voice actress is an American doing a very non-Arabic accent, and her alternate costumes are very heavily based on either Myth/EgyptianMythology or Native American culture (the latter being the other side of her parentage). The second character, Ana, is voiced by a real-life Egyptian woman that speaks Arabic, but beyond that also lacks any Islamic influences.

Most commonly, Egypt exists in a form of pop cultural stasis where the [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel wardrobe]], themes, or even religion of AncientEgypt are all anyone knows about it. In a FiveTokenBand, or a [[AllStereotypeCast cast full]] of NationalStereotypes, the character with the gimmick of "Egyptian" has those attributes as their most prominent character trait. In other cases, the character is "modern", but still has no influences from Muslim culture (or that of any prominent ethnic group, such as the Copts). Any references to these modern cultures are either severely downplayed or totally non-existent.

All of these answers refer to the [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory the ancient civilization of Kemet]], and overlook its more modern cultures; for example, UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}} has been Islamicized for over 1200 years. For reference, England adopted Christianity at roughly the same time, and that's ''twice'' the amount of time that Christianity has existed in the Americas. At present, over ''ninety percent'' of the Egyptian populace is Muslim.[[note]]And the remaining 10% are typically some denomination of Christian.[[/note]] Yet, in fiction, it seems as if Islam, or any of the other influences from the last two millennia, never touched the country at all. An Western equivalent of this would have been associating UsefulNotes/{{Greece}} with its [[AncientGreece ancient roots]] as if they still worship the pagan Olympian pantheon, in spite of the nation being {{UsefulNotes/Orthodox Christian|ity}} today and having been an part of an [[UsefulNotes/OttomanEmpire Islamic empire]] for centuries.

All of these answers refer to the [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory the ancient civilization of Kemet]], and overlook its more modern cultures; for example, UsefulNotes/{{Egypt}} has been Islamicized for over 1200 years. For reference, England adopted Christianity at roughly the same time, and that's ''twice'' the amount of time that Christianity has existed in the Americas. At present, over ''ninety percent'' of the Egyptian populace is Muslim.[[note]]And the remaining 10% are typically some denomination of Christian.[[/note]] Yet, in fiction, it seems as if Islam, or any of the other influences from the last two millennia, never touched the country at all.

Most commonly, Egypt exists in a form of pop cultural stasis where the [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel wardrobe]], themes, or even religion of AncientEgypt are all anyone knows about it. In a FiveTokenBand, or a [[AllStereotypeCast cast full]] of NationalStereotypes, the character with the gimmick of "Egyptian" has those attributes as their most prominent character trait. In other cases, the character is "modern", but still has no influences from Muslim culture (or that of any prominent ethnic group, such as the Copts). Any references to these modern cultures are either severely downplayed or totally non-existent. An Western equivalent would have been associating Greece with its [[AncientGreece ancient roots]] as if they still worship the pagan Olympian pantheon, in spite of the nation being Orthodox Christian today and having been an part of an Islamic empire for centuries.

Most commonly, Egypt exists in a form of pop cultural stasis where the [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel wardrobe]], themes, or even religion of AncientEgypt are all anyone knows about it. In a FiveTokenBand, or a [[AllStereotypeCast cast full]] of NationalStereotypes, the character with the gimmick of "Egyptian" has those attributes as their most prominent character trait. In other cases, the character is "modern", but still has no influences from Muslim culture (or that of any prominent ethnic group, such as the Copts). Any references to these modern cultures are either severely downplayed or totally non-existent. An Western equivalent would have been associating Greece with its [[AncientGreece ancient roots]] as if they still a worship the pagan Olympian pantheon, in spite of the nation being Orthodox Christian today and having been an part of an Islamic empire for centuries.

Most commonly, Egypt exists in a form of pop cultural stasis where the [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel wardrobe]], themes, or even religion of AncientEgypt are all anyone knows about it. In a FiveTokenBand, or a [[AllStereotypeCast cast full]] of NationalStereotypes, the character with the gimmick of "Egyptian" has those attributes as their most prominent character trait. In other cases, the character is "modern", but still has no influences from Muslim culture (or that of any prominent ethnic group, such as the Copts). Any references to these modern cultures are either severely downplayed or totally non-existent.

** ''Videogame/StreetFighterV'': The franchise's first Egyptian character, Menat, is heavily based on Myth/EgyptianMythology. Most of her abilities are named after Egyptian deities, and all of her costumes are ancient Egyptian-themed (she’s even dressed as a very sexy mummy in one of her alts.) In the Street Fighter series contemporary setting, Menat displays no modern-Egyptian attributes at all.

** ''Videogame/StreetFighterV'': The franchise's first Egyptian character, Menat, is heavily based on Myth/EgyptianMythology. Most of her abilities are named after Egyptian deities, and many of her alternate costumes are mummy-themed. Nothing about her suggest any other culture influences, aside from her enthusiasm for Romani-style fortune-telling.

All of these answers refer to the [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory the ancient civilization of Kemet]], and overlook its more modern cultures; for example, Egypt has been Islamicized for over 1200 years. For reference, England adopted Christianity at roughly the same time, and that's ''twice'' the amount of time that Christianity has existed in the Americas. At present, over ''ninety percent'' of the Egyptian populace is Muslim.[[note]]And the remaining 10% are typically some denomination of Christian.[[/note]] Yet, in fiction, it seems as if Islam, or any of the other influences from the last two millennia, never touched the country at all.

Most commonly, Egypt exists in a form of pop cultural stasis where the [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel wardrobe]], themes, or even religion of AncientEgypt are all anyone knows about it. In a FiveTokenBand, or a cast full of NationalStereotypes, the character with the gimmick of "Egyptian" has those attributes as their most prominent character trait. In other cases, the character is "modern", but still has no influences from Muslim culture (or that of any prominent ethnic group, such as the Copts). Any references to these modern cultures are either severely downplayed or totally non-existent.

** Apocalypse is En Sabah Nur, an ancient Egyptian that gained power from the cosmic Celestials and thus became an immortal, despotic supervillain in the modern day.

[[caption-width-right:329:Left: Modern Egypt-----Right: Modern Gotham]]

[[BuildLikeAnEgyptian The Pyramids?]] [[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra?]] [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Animal-headed gods?]] [[{{Mummy}} Mummies?]] The {{Eye Of Horus| Means Egypt}}?

Most commonly, Egypt exists in a form of pop cultural stasis where the [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel wardrobe]], themes, or even religion of Ancient Egypt are all anyone knows about it. In a FiveTokenBand, or a cast full of NationalStereotypes, the character with the gimmick of "Egyptian" has those attributes as their most prominent character trait. In other cases, the character is "modern", but still has no influences from Muslim culture (or that of any prominent ethnic group, such as the Copts). Any references to these modern cultures are either severely downplayed or totally non-existent.