Horus

In addition to the religion, an another important god in the Ancient Egypt society was Seth. Seth was the god of chaos and evil. Seth is the son of Nut and Geb. He wanted Osiris’s power and control so much that he killed him. Seth was defeated by Horus, the son of Isis and…

in the afterlife. A few different variations of the canopic jars were adapted throughout the vast time period of their use in ancient Egypt. However, the most recognized artistic form of the jars includes each with a head of one of the four sons of Horus, the god believed to have been manifested in the pharaohs of…

Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction, by Shaw. Ancient Egypt has been known as one of the most advanced civilizations in the world for thousands of years, and their culture became one of the most interesting and fascinating ones. In this book, the author discusses the different meanings found in the “Narmer Palette”, which is an archeological find, and it represented the art and meaning of ancient Egypt. From that, many Egyptologists learned about the history and significance of the Egyptian…

Religion has been around since the beginning of time, every culture worshipped in different ways whether it was to a god.goddess, or idol. For example the Egyptians, the Vikings, and the Greeks all worshipped gods. However each culture has slightly different beliefs, and different gods. For example the Greeks worshipped “the big twelve” and their children (Minor gods). The Vikings worshipped the Norse gods which include gods that are still used to this day(such as Thor and Loki). Then we have…

aligned with Orion’s belt. Egyptian God Orion is believed to dominate the Northern sky in the Western Hemisphere. Due to large amount of starts in the shape of a belt Orion was given this name because he was known one of Egypt's essential gods on top of Horus, Ra, and Isis. First, a brief word about the constellation itself. In many mythologies,it is said that Orion ended up in the night sky because he took great pride in the animals he killed. So the Egyptians put him there to teach humility,…

While the Book of the Dead illustrates a myriad of incredibly vivid scenes to guide ones’ journey to the afterlife, the most iconic and perhaps important of all is the weighing of the heart scene. Upon the passing of a member of the Egyptian elite many important rituals would take place including purification, mummification, and the opening of the mouth ceremony . Once buried the deceased would commence a journey through the ancient Egyptian underworld named Duat and subsequently enter the hall…

If you ask me my heart hasn't been broken so hard in my life as, when I found out that everything I knew was a lie. It destroyed me. I'm only 16 years old, but I'm very intelligent with the new knowledge I have of thyself. It's pretty cool to learn about all these new things and know where I really come from. The Bible and the Christian religion is a lie because it's similar to the stories in Egypt stealing the African Culture, The Bible is only an allegory, not meant to take literally by…

In the Myths Gilgamesh, Osiris, Isis and Horus, Sigurd the Volsung, King Arthur and The Quest for the Sun retold by Donna Rosenberg, all have similar situation archetypes present, they all have a similar situation recurring in each other but there are some variations to the situations due to the different cultures. In all these myths the protagonists struggle to avoid something. In the Mesopotamian Myth, Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is struggling to avoid dying. In the beginning of this myth he…

Egypt, the dead were mummified by burying in the hot sand, and various cosmetics were used in order to preserve body for long time. Mummification process was associated with different deities, especially with Anubis, Selket, Neith, and the sons of Horus. The body was protected by using several layers – coffins, sarcophagi or masks, which had various images and hieroglyphics of…

Mythology is in my opinion an extremely fascinating subject. It’s not only about what or who a civilization worshiped, it’s about their culture the way they lived and interacted with nature based on their gods. There is more to mythology than just greek there are many others including; Egyptian and norse, Which are just two of the ones i will discuss. Greek Mythology Gods and Goddesses: There are a collection of twelve gods of the greek pantheon. The control nature and the entire…