Spiritual development, Mystic
Myths of Ancient Egypt: the deification of animals and the dead
A characteristic feature of Egyptian mythology is the deification of animals, proof of this are the images of the gods that survived to our time, most of them painted as a man with a beast's head, less often a bird. This is the proof of the profound archaic nature of the mythology of the Egyptians.
Creation of the world according to Egyptian mythology
Studying the oldest myths of Ancient Egypt, you can learn another curious version of the creation of the world. In the beginning, traditionally the world was the bottomless gloomy watery abyss of Nun. After the primordial chaos came the Gods, who already created the sky and earth, plants and animals, people. This is the special merit of the god Khnum, who, according to legend, created the world from simple clay on a potter's wheel. It is portrayed as a man, but with a ram's head. And from the unparalleled beauty of the lotus flower appeared the God of the Sun Ra, who with his face illuminated the whole earth. That is why a significant cycle of legends is devoted to the relentless and unceasing struggle of the forces of Darkness and the Sun. One myth tells of the battle of the God of the Sun of Ra and the cunning serpent Apop who reigned in the underworld until Ra conquered him in a deadly battle.
The Pantheon of the Gods of Ancient Egypt
Amon Ra - the God of the Sun - was depicted in human form, in a crown and with a scepter in his hand, and also invariably with two feathers. Anubis - the patron of the dead - was portrayed as a man, but with the jackal's head. Apis - God of fertility - had the appearance of a bull with a solar disk, but the personification of the solar disk was considered Aton. Geb, the son of the god of the air, was the god of the earth, and Horus was the mighty God of heaven and sun. Min is the patron of the crops, the God of fertility. God Nun - the lord of the water element, together with his wife Naunet were the original Gods, who gave life to all others.
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