It takes about 10 minutes to poach an egg, and you can cook one egg at a time or several eggs at once. Lightly grease a medium skillet (about 10 inches in diameter) or large saucepan. This greasing step is optional but helps keep the whites from sticking to the sides of the pan. Fill the skillet half full with water.
The Land of Punt is best known for Queen Hatshepsutâs famous expedition in 1493 BCE in the 18th Dyanasty of Egypt, which brought back living trees to Egypt, marking the first known successful attempt at transplanting foreign fauna.fter she had carried out the duties of a king for two years, in her role as regent on behalf of Thuthmosis III, Hatshepsut was driven by her ambition to assume the power, authority and title of pharaoh.
Athene induced the Phaiakian men to bestow gifts on Odysseus and made preparations for a ship to carry him to Ithaka. The Phaiakian ship was fast as thought and sailed directly to Ithaka. Odysseus was asleep when they arrived so the Phaiakian sailors left him on the beach with the many gifts Athene had induced King Alkinoos and the other Phaiakians to give him. Athene had put a mist on the island so that Odysseus would not know where he was. When he awoke, the first person he encountered was a young herdsman who was actually Athene in disguise. The young man told Odysseus that he was on the island of Ithaka but the clever hero hid his delight and lied to the goddess as to his ...