The reason for which the Ancient Egyptians chose the sedge as the symbol for Upper Egypt may lie in their view of the sedge as a symbol for fertility and harvest; thus naturally associated with the king who was thought to always be potent and fertile [REF].
The Ancient Egyptians' motivations for choosing the bee probably lies in the economic and social importance of beekeeping: honey was used in Ancient Egypt as food, medicine, table offering in temples and shrines and as an important trade ware [REF].