An Intro into Egyptian Mythology

1. An Intro into Egyptian Mythology

2. Intro in Egyptian Mythology • Influenced by Egypt’s environment and the Nile • The Greeks based their Gods on Egyptian Mythology • Myth were found in both upper and lower Egypt

3. The Egyptian Pantheon

4. The Egyptian Pantheon Anubis • God of dead, embalming, tombs • Anpu, Anup and Imiut • Imiut fetish, the flail, the crook and a 'was'sceptre, the jackal dog

5. Atum The Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) God of Life & Reproduction Lord of Heliopolis, “Kut fara un” (Pharaohs Cat), The Indifferent One Solar, sun, sccarab beetle, head of falcon Created the universe and the first Gods(-ess)

6. The Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) Hathor • Sky goddess of love, beauty, joy, dance, music and fertility. • Mistress of the West, Het-heru and Hethara. • Cow, menat necklace • The Ancient Romans identified Hathor with the goddess Venus and the Ancient Greeks with  Aphrodite

7. Horus The Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) God of the sun, war, protection, hunting Heru, Hor, Harendotes (Horus the Avenger), Harsomtus, Harpocrates and the Lord of the Two Lands Falcon, Eye of Horus He was the protector, teacher and guide to the pharaoh

8. Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) •  goddess of love, motherhood, magic and fertility • Aset • The 'throne' headdress, the moon disk with cow's horns, the sycamore tree, the kite hawk, outspread wings • Wife of Osiris; Mother of Horus • She played a central role in Egyptian magic spells and ritual, especially those of protection and healing

9. Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) Nut • goddess of the sky • Neuth or Newet • sky, stars, the sycamore and ladder • Protective role of the deceased who was able to look up at the personification of the sky • Swallowed the sun in the evening and gave birth to it again in the morning

10. Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) Ma’at • Goddess of justice, truth, morality, balance • Maat, Mayet, Maae't •  Feather of Truth, the Ankh • Depicted as a winged goddess • Gave the Gods the ability to breath air

11. Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) Osiris •  God of death,  the Underworld and Rebirth • Usiris • Husband of Isis; Father of Horus

12. Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) Seth • Evil, hostility, war and foreign lands • 'was scepter‘, ankh, mythical griffin, hippopotamus, crocodile, tortoise, serpent • sometimes depicted with a canine body and a forked tail • Killed Osiris; Horus Killed him

13. Egyptian Pantheon (cont.) Geb • God of Earth later dead • Seb, Erpa, Keb, Kebb, Gebb • Goose • Husband of Nut • Father of the Osiris, Set, Nep.

14. Tefnut • Goddess of lioness goddess of rain, water and moisture • Tefnet, Tefenet, Tphenis • Head of a lioness, ankh and 'was scepter‘

15. Thoth • Moon God • "Lord of the reed pen",  "Twice Great", the "Scribe of Ma'at in the Company of the Gods", “Lord of the Sacred • Developed science, the arts of magic, the system of writing, arbitration and the judgment of the dead • bis, moon disk, reed pen, papyrus scroll, palm branch, baboon, was scepter ankh 

16. Creation Myth

17. Egyptian Creation Myth

18. Egyptian End Myth The Betrayal of Set

19. End Myth: Betrayal of Set • Osiris’ Jealous brother Set secretly forms conspirators • Sets a stratagem to overthrow Osiris; feast • Set declares a gift to any guest if they pass the test • Presents a chest; cedar from Lebanon & jewels from Ethiopia • Declares that anyone who can fit in the chest may keep it

20. End Myth: Betrayal of Set • None of the guest could perform the task • Osiris tries; is successful • Set shuts and locks the lid of the chest • Maliciously informs that it’s the perfect coffin • Set threw the chest into the Nile to Osiris death

21. Sociocultural/Behavior Myth The Funeral of the Pharaoh (Mummification)

22. Sociocultural/Behavior • After death their bodies would travel to another world during the day, and at night they would return to their bodies. • Preserved the bodies; eternal life • It took around 70 days in processs

23. The head embalmer wore a jackle mask t represent anubis • All organs were removed to prevent decaying • Body is stuffed with drying salt called natron • Organs were placed in canopic containers; reunited in the after life

24. After dried, head packed with scents • Later was covered with gold, jewelry, etc. • Body was wrapped in linen • Family gave offerings • Mummy placed masked in a sarcophogus • After funeral the priest reactivate their senses in the after lige

25. Origin Myth How Isis got a cow head

26. Origin Myth • Isis kept Horous hidden from Set • Isis protected Horous from all dangers to avenge his fathers death • Horous battled Set; Isis took pity • Horous enraged at Isis; beheaded her

27. Origin Myth ( cont.) • Thoth the God of magic and wisdom changed the head into cow head • Isis reattached it to her body • Horousapoligigized for his actions • Then lived with Osiris in the Underword

28. Hero Myth The Seven Year Famine

29. Hero Myth: The Seven Year Famine • King Tcheser is informed that the Nile is • scarcity of food caused anarchy • Some wished to leave; too weak and died at the spot • Informed about the island of elephantine; nile flood • Khnemu guardian of the flood; opened the gates

30. Hero Myth: The Seven Year FAmine • Described the temple and of Khnemu; informed about other Gods • King gives offerings to the Gods and goes sees Khnemu • Khnemu makes the Nile flood every year and end famine • Catch: repair his shrine and to be devoted to the priesthood of the gods

31. Pop Culture Where is it today?

32. Pop Culture: Yu Gi Oh • The deuterogamist named after the God Atem • The millenium key is the shape an ankh (life) • Eye of Wdjat and Horus appear as a spell card; retain their purpose • Assembling Exodia the Forbbiddencards has similarities to the Osiris Myth

33. Pop Culture Yu Gi Oh (cont.) • In movie special the antagonist was Anubis; retained depiction • The eye of widjat or the eye of Horous appears in the Millenium Puzzle; owned by the pharaoh