https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk By Keeta Moore en-us 2019-03-12 15:23:07 UTC 2025-04-09 13:19:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340470989 Egyptian mythology is polytheistic. There are over 2,000 recorded gods from ancient Egypt.]]> 2019-03-12 15:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340470989 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471095 The leader of the gods in most egyptian myths is Ra the sun god. However the position of leader does change depending on the myths. Occasionally Osiris or Horus will take over from Ra, or Ra will combine with another god such in the case with Amun Ra.]]> 2019-03-12 15:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471095 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471192 Ra the sun god travels through the sky and the Duat in the Sun Barque. Each hour he journeys through a different kingdom. The kingdoms of the day, Ra rules, but the kingdoms of the night are in the underworld where he does not have power. ]]> 2019-03-12 15:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471192 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471254 Ra Actually dies each night and is reborn each morning. When the Sun Barque is traveling through the Kingdoms of night in the Duat it is sailed by the 12 night goddesses, who each know how to pass a specific hours challenge]]> 2019-03-12 15:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471254 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471354 Chaos is a major theme in Egyptian mythology. there is the god of chaos, Set, and there is also a physical manifestation of chaos, Apophis. These two, surprisingly, do not work together. Apophis takes the form of a giant snake and his goal is to kill and eat Ra and cause the end of the world and civilization.]]> 2019-03-12 15:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471354 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471485 Many egyptian Gods are genderless, and a large portion, of mainly minor gods, have two versions of their names, one male and one female. For example, Bes and Nepra, who live in the second kingdom of night, are also called Besset and Nepet.]]> 2019-03-12 15:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471485 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471589 Scarabs are an important symbol that can be found throughout Egyptian mythology. One Particularly important scarab is the scarab Khepri who merges with Ra to bring him back to life after he dies each night.]]> 2019-03-12 15:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471589 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471677 Names are an important part of Egyptian mythology, so important that they were believed to be 1/5th of the soul (the Ren). The other parts of the soul were the life force (the Ka), the heart and emotions (the Ib), the shadow (the Sheut), and the personality (the Ba).]]> 2019-03-12 15:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471677 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471771 Isis is one of the most powerful gods in the pantheon. She was already very powerful when she is born/ created, but she decides she wants more knowledge. To gain this knowledge she makes Ra tell her his true name. This makes her incredibly powerful, and as stated above, one of, if not the most powerful gods in the pantheon. Fortunately for everyone else, Isis is also a very kind and wise goddess and does not use this newfound power to become an evil queen.]]> 2019-03-12 15:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471771 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471837 The ancient egyptians believed the material possessions that were buried with a person would travel with them to the afterlife. this is why the pyramids (which were tombs for the pharos) are filled with riches]]> 2019-03-12 15:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471837 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471876 Even though in the artwork we have access to from the time of the ancient Egyptians the gods are depicted with the body of humans and the heads of animals, this is not actually how the ancient Egyptians believed the gods to look. Instead the believed that the gods had multiple forms. The two most common of the forms was the god's human like form, and the god's animal form. because the artists could not paint the gods as two things at once, they compromised by depicting them with animal heads.]]> 2019-03-12 15:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340471876 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340472027 2019-03-12 15:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340472027 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340472113 The picture shows the weighing of the soul against the feather of Ma'at with the God Anubis and Ammit]]> 2019-03-12 15:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340472113 keetakarroo https://padlet.com/keetakarroo/9hbvm7xyjapk/wish/340472164 https://youtu.be/yygW6psCIM4

This youtube channel has great and comprehensive summaries of myths, they are extremely engaging and I recommend checking them out!

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