Egyptian Myths and Gods?

Question

i am doing a project on the topic
what should i include
What interesting facts couldi include?

Answer 1

That's a tough call, since there is so much information you could put in there. If you are looking for a good place to look for information that's nice and to the point, try Wikipedia, the best thing since sliced bread. (www.wikipedia.org)

If you really wanna impress, Sacred-Texts.com's section on egyptian mythology and include some quotes/references.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/index.htm

For some extra credit, it might be cool to show how the old egyptian religion evolved into hermeticism and modern magic, but don't try it unless you have loads of time and interest.

Answer 2

~~~ ruthvon,,,, I would suggest a Comparitive of the Iconography in The Egyptian Motif of Isis- Osiris-Horus-Set to that of The Christian Motif of God, Joseph-Mary, Jesus,,,,The God-sent Sons,The Virgin Births, The Sacrifice of World Saviours, The Ascentions, etc, etc, ~ You'll ROCK their world !

Answer 3

Easiest thing to do is to research the timelines of all neighboring countries to egypt and look at the timelines that all religious figures came into being. Then make compare and contrasts to each religious icon in the area. I think you should start with egypt!

Answer 4

The story of....Osiris was killed By his brother Set,
Avenged by his son Horus,
And resurrected by his Sister/Wife Isis.
Check it out on-line, is a very interesting story....

Answer 5

Check out the God Set. Go to the site xeper.org and read up on him.

Answer 6

there are distinct web pages that would want to grant you with the concepts you want about the gods and goddesses of historic Egypt. so some distance because the impacts you could ought to seek your own identity for the answer to that one.

Answer 7

http://www.egyptianmyths.net/section-deities.htm

anubis and horus are very interesting topics, also the relationships between the gods

Answer 8

The Egyptian cat-headed goddess, Bastet was strictly a solar deity until the arrival of Greek influence on Egyptian society, when she became a lunar goddess due to the Greeks associating her with their Artemis. Dating from the 2nd Dynasty (roughly 2890-2686 BCE), Bastet was originally portrayed as either a wild desert cat or as a lioness, and only became associated with the domesticated feline around 1000 BCE. She was commonly paired with Sakhmet, the lion-headed goddess of Memphis, Wadjet, and Hathor. Bastet was the "Daughter of Ra", a designation that placed her in the same ranks as such goddesses as Maat and Tefnut. Additionally, Bastet was one of the "Eyes of Ra", the title of an "avenger" god who is sent out specifically to lay waste to the enemies of Egypt and her gods.

Bastet

The cult of Bastet was centered in Bubastis (located in the delta region, near modern- day Zagazig) from at least the 4th Dynasty. In the Late Period Bubastis was the capital of Egypt for a dynasty, and a few kings took her name into their royal titles. Bubastis was made famous by the traveler Herodotus in the 4th century BCE, when he described in his annals one of the festivals that takes place in honor of Bastet. Excavations in the ruins of Tell-Basta (the former Bubastis) have yielded many discoveries, including a graveyard with mummified holy cats.

Because the Greeks equated Bastet with Diana and Artemis and Horus with Apollo, Bastet became adopted into the Osiris-Isis myth as their daughter (this association, however, was never made previous to the arrival of Hellenistic influence on Egypt). She is stated to be the mother of the lion-headed god Mihos (who was also worshipped in Bubastis, along with Thoth). She is depicted most commonly as a woman with the head of a domesticated or wild cat or lion, or as a cat itself.

The name of Bastet in hieroglyphs
The name of Bastet in hieroglyphs.

Bow and Arrow
by Alex Hopson
Bows and arrows have been present in Egyptian culture since it's predynastic origins. The nine bows symbolise the various peoples that had been ruled over by the pharaoh since Egypt was united. The goddess Nekhbet symbolised the unity of the peoples under the pharaoh, her epitaph was ‘She who binds nine bows' The arrow itself was a symbol of divine power, which was personified by Neith, the goddess of war, whose cult was symbolised by two crossed arrows. Two crossed arrows could also represent the power of Hemsut, which was a female form of Ka.

Arrows could symbolise the sun's rays; Atum was the archer who fired sunbeams as though they were arrows. At the Ascension of the king, he would symbolically fire an arrow in each of the four cardinal directions; this symbolised his power over the Four Corners of the world.

Bows were originally made from antelope horns bound to a piece of wood in the centre; it is this form of bow, which is shown in the hieroglyph of a bow. This was around in prehistoric times and many flint arrowheads have been found. Later bows built from a single piece of wood replaced the earlier antelope horn bows. Usually these bows were made from Acacia wood and strung with animal fibre, the arrows were made from cane with flint, bone or bronze heads. When the Hyskos came into contact with the Egyptians they brought with them the composite bow which was far more powerful than its predecessors were. Bows often featured in burials, something that is connected to the goddess Neith's protective role.

Amenhotep
by Micha F. Lindemans
An ancient Egyptian architect who was elevated to the status of god of building.