They are all crushed and winnowed by the wind god. The poet refers to the wind as "wind god," and he says that the great god of the wind winnows, which means that he sifts all the people, and the weak fall down and are crushed. He gives the strong enough to bear and be proud of their lives. This picture is one of many found in ancient Egypt. It comes from a tomb painting in the Brooklyn Museum called "The Wind God Crushes the Serpent." This particular scene shows Amenophis III confronting a snake during his reign from 1481 to 1457 B.C. The artist who painted this picture has given the king a royal face mask made of silver and gold. Around his head is a band representing the sun disk of Ra. On his chest is an image of a beetle, which represents life. In his hands he holds a scepter and an orb. Behind him are two rows of priests dressed in white linen robes and blue turban-like hats. They hold long poles with bells attached to them. A flame burns at their feet. In this scene, we see Amenophis III crushing a serpent under his foot. This was a popular subject for artists in ancient Egypt. They often used snakes as a symbol for evil since these creatures were seen as agents of the gods. So when Amenophis III kills or defeats a snake, he has defeated an enemy of Ra.