https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444 Delanee Wilson GAVS Mythology 2018 en-us 2018-03-20 12:44:40 UTC 2023-08-17 08:30:39 UTC hello@padlet.com delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243970006 Pyramids were often used as tombs or burial monuments in ancient Egyptian culture. The pyramid was thought to be representative of the descending rays of the sun.]]> 2018-03-20 12:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243970006 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243973075 Below is an excerpt from the Egyptian story of Isis and Osiris.

"But even the magic of Isis could not bring her husband back to
life forever, and so Osiris went down into the underworld, and he
became the god of the dead. Meanwhile Horus grew up strong
and brave. He wanted to avenge his father, and so he fought Set
and defeated him and drove him out into the desert."]]> 2018-03-20 12:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243973075 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243974367 Ancient Egyptian religion was very complex, and it included polytheistic beliefs and rituals. Polytheism is when a group of people believe in more than one god or deity. Their formal religious practices focused on the pharaoh, who was the king of Egypt. He was a human but was often said to have descended from the gods.]]> 2018-03-20 12:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243974367 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243976761 A story that is very characteristic of ancient Egypt is the story of the phoenix. The phoenix is a mythical bird that, at the end of its life cycle, ignites in its nest, only to leave a new, young phoenix in its place. It is said to represent rebirth and rejuvenation. ]]> 2018-03-20 12:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243976761 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243978824 Below is an excerpt from the story of Dedi and the Children of Rud-dedit.

"Royal crowns were fashioned and concealed in the
measure of barley which had been given them. Then the
deities caused a great storm to arise, and in the midst of
it they returned to the dwelling of the high priest, and
they put the barley in a cellar, and sealed it, saying they
would return again and take it away."]]> 2018-03-20 13:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243978824 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243979626 Here is a link to a video about the mummification process in ancient Egypt.
https://youtu.be/4FiM8S2_nSg]]> 2018-03-20 13:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243979626 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243980735 Mummification was performed in ancient Egypt after somebody had died and it would preserve the bodies. It was a very important process in this time period that gave them a gate to their afterlife. It was believed that in the afterlife you would get to lead a new life and you needed your body to do that. This is why mummification was practiced.]]> 2018-03-20 13:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243980735 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243983039 Re/Ra was the major Egyptian deity known as the sun god and the creator god. ]]> 2018-03-20 13:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243983039 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243984057 Osiris/Wesir was the major Egyptian deity known as the god of afterlife, resurrection, and rebirth.]]> 2018-03-20 13:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243984057 delaneewilson https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243984736 Below is an excerpt from the Egyptian creation story.

"Shu and Tefnut produced the other gods. Isis, the queen of the gods, Hathor, the goddess of love and beauty, Osiris
the god of wisdom and justice, Seth, the god of evil, Thoth, the god of wisdom and Nephthys the protectress of the
dead.
But the chaos was still vast and not yet fully separated into the order of Maat. Shu and Tefnut once got lost in the
dark waters of Nu.
Atum was desperate to find his children. He sent his all-seeing eye throughout the heavens and earth to search for
them.
In time Shu and Tefnut returned with the eye. When Atum saw them again he was so delighted that he wept tears of
joy.
As these tears hit the earth, they became the first men."]]> 2018-03-20 13:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/delaneewilson/hpi39jbpi444/wish/243984736