Mar 30, 2021
“The Egyptians depended on myrrh and frankincense trees for much of their incense, gathering the resinous “tears” and “sweat” of the gods as they exuded from the bark. These fruitful trees were venerated as mother goddesses, their resin described as divine menstrual blood. Incense and myrrh resins were also considered to be an aromatic manifestation of the Eye of Horus invoked for protection (resin burns, hence it is associated with fire and flint).”
— Elliot Wise, An “Odor of Sanctity”: The Iconography, Magic and Ritual of Egyptian Incense, p. 71, in Studia Antiqua 7.1 Spring 2009