Creation Story And Gods/Goddesses Of Ancient Egypt.....Princess)i(Light.....

This is one of the Ancient Egyptian's theories about the creation of the world:

At first, there was only Nun. Nun was the dark waters of chaos. One day, a hill rose up out of the waters. This hill was called Ben-Ben. On this hill stood Atum, the first god. Atum coughed and spat out Shu, the god of the air, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture. Shu and Tefnut had two children. First, there was Geb, the god of the earth. Then, there was Nut, the goddess of the sky. Shu lifted Nut up so that she became a canopy over Geb. Nut and Geb had four children named Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys.

Osiris was the king of the earth and Isis was the queen. Osiris was a good king, and he ruled over the earth for many years. However, everything was not well. Seth was jealous of Osiris because he wanted to be the ruler of the earth. He grew angrier and angrier until one day he killed Osiris. Osiris went down into the underworld and Seth remained on earth and became king. Osiris and Isis had one son called Horus. Horus battled against Seth and regained the throne. After that, Horus was the king of the earth and Osiris was the king of the underworld. The End

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Here are some important Gods/Goddesses:

1. Aten: During the reign of Akhenaten, the Aten was made the 'king' of the gods. (appearance: A sun disk with rays which end in hands)

2. Seth: Seth represented everything that threatened harmony in Egypt. (appearance: a man with the head of a 'Seth animal' (unidentifiable)

God of Chaos. He was the brother of Osiris and Isis, as well as the brother/husband of Nepthys. He murdered his brother Osiris, then battled with his nephew Horus to be the ruler of the living.

3. Isis: Isis was a protective goddess. She used powerful magic spells to help people in need. (appearance: a woman with headdress in the shape of a throne, and a pair of cow horns with a sun disk)

Isis was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus.

4. Osiris: was the god of the dead, and ruler of the underworld. As well as being a god of the dead, Osiris was a god of resurrection and fertility. In fact, the ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris gave them the gift of barley, one of their most important crops.

5. Ra: was the sun god. He was the most important god of the ancient Egyptians.

The ancient Egyptians believed that Ra was swallowed every night by the sky goddess Nut, and was reborn every morning. The ancient Egyptians also believed that he travelled through the underworld at night. In the underworld, Ra appeared as a man with the head of a ram.

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Very interesting stuff... see anything familiar? ;) I have always enjoyed learning about Ancient Egypt, hope everyone enjoyed this information! A good website to visit: ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

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