Egyptian Mythology E-Book

Harper van Stalen

• Herausgeber: Efalon Acies
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

There are many gods and goddesses the ancient Egyptians believed in. Today, we will explore some of the most important ones, as well as expand on the stories of some heroes and characters that haven’t been forgotten through the ages.



First, you will learn more about the story of Re. After that, you will learn about Se-Osiris and the sealed letter. And lastly, the story of the prince and the sphinx will be highlighted and explained.



Dive into the ancient world and start reading or listening now!

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Egyptian Mythology

Deities, Sphinxes, and Stories from Ancient Egypt

By Harper van Stalen

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Some of the Most Worshiped Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Chapter 2: The Story of Re

Chapter 3: Se-Osiris and the Sealed Letter

Chapter 4: The Sphinx and the Prince

Chapter 1: Some of the Most Worshiped Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Ancient civilization in Egypt consists of many interesting facts, some of which still remain a mystery, and this great land along the banks of the Nile River has shown up in both modern-day and old history. Around 3100 BC, after the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, the pharaoh was the highest leader when it pertained to rituals and faith. Egyptian divine beings were considered to represent elements of nature; the people revered them and did not want to anger them. So what forms did these divine beings take? Let's take a look on top 10 most worshiped gods of ancient Egypt:

1. AMUN-RA: The Hidden One

As Zeus was to the Greeks, the Egyptian god Amun-Ra or Amon was considered the king of the gods and goddesses. He became Amun-Ra after being amalgamated with the sun god Ra. He was thought to be the dad of the pharaohs, and his female counterpart, Amunet, was called the Female Hidden One. Forming the Theban Triad, Amun and Mut in addition to their child Khonsu, the moon god, were worshiped throughout ancient Egypt. Amun was not only worshiped in Egypt, but outside Egypt too.

2. MUT: The Mother Goddess

Mut means "mom" in Egyptian, and Mut is a primal divine being who wears two crowns on her head, each representing Upper and Lower Egypt. Also titled "She who delivers, but was herself not born of any," Mut is represented as a vulture in hieroglyphs. She is otherwise integrated with other divine beings and is usually depicted as a feline, cobra, cow and even a lioness. The female parent of Khonsu, Mut and her different associations was worshiped by numerous pharaohs.

3. OSIRIS: The King of the Living

Considered the oldest kid of the earth god Zeb and the sky goddess Nut, Osiris was worshiped as the god of the afterlife as the ancient Egyptians believed there was life after death. Usually represented with green skin, Osiris was the god of greenery which indicated renewal and development and was thought to be responsible for the fertile flooding and vegetation around the banks of the Nile. Osiris married his own sister Isis and was murdered by his brother Seth. In spite of being murdered by his own brother, Osiris was recharged by the magic of Isis to conceive a child. Horus is the child of Osiris and Isis who avenged his father's death and occurred as a new pharoah of Egypt while Osiris became the god of the underworld and helped in the afterlife of the pharaohs and the people.

4. ANUBIS: The Magnificent Embalmer

Before Osiris took control of, Anubis patrolled the underworld. Anubis was a "psychopomp," or divine being who helps in the afterlife, and was the offspring of Ra and Nephthys. He was well-known for mummifying the dead and directing their souls toward the afterlife. His skin was black, signifying the dark Nile deposits which made the land so fertile. With the head of a jackal and the body of a man, Anubis also represented renaissance and the staining of dead bodies after the embalming process.

5. RA: God of the Sun and Glow

The midday sun, Ra or Re, is of the greatest importance in Egyptian history. The god of the sun, Ra, has a sun disk around his head and is really believed to have created this world. Every daybreak and sundown were seen as a procedure of renewal. Represented as a falcon-headed god, he and Horus shared an association which led him to be known as the Horus of the Horizon. Most age-old Egyptian gods were merged with Ra and many were created by him such as competing gods like Ptah, Isis, and Apep.

6. HORUS: God of Vengeance

Horus had a unique position in age-old Egypt. The kid of Osiris and Isis, he avenged his father's death and ruled Egypt. According to myth, he's also considered the child of Zeb and Nut, and this falcon-headed god with a crown of red and white was worshiped as the god of sky, war, security, and light. The Eye of Horus or the Wedjat Eye was personified as the goddess Wadjet and was popularly referred to as the Eye of the Ra. It symbolized that everything was being watched from above.

7. THOTH: God of Knowledge and Wisdom

An arbitrator who settled the disagreements between good and evil, Thoth is considered as a self-created god. Master of both physical and magnificent laws, in addition to his equivalent Ma'at, he maintained our universe by his proficiency of calculations. The age-old Egyptians acknowledged him as an author of science, philosophy, and magic. That ibis or baboon-headed divine being was considered to be the most learned god in ancient history. Also considered the moon god for keeping count of time even when the sun wasn't there, Thoth is acknowledged as the someone who created the 365-day calendar.

8. HATHOR: Goddess of Motherhood