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March 31, 2023 - GODS OF EGYPT - Coggle Diagram
March 31, 2023 - GODS OF EGYPT
gods of ancient egypt article and video
heka - god of magic and medicine
also the power that allowed other gods to have their abilities
also the power that allowed humans to speak with gods
foundation of power
everything depended on it
gods and goddesses have each of their purposes, but it is
heka
that allowed them to have that relationship between people and gods
god:
ma'at
a principle that life depended on
concept of harmony
actions affects others
maintaining one social status for one's lifetime - no mobility(?)
nu
: chaos
out of the chaos, a hill rose called
ben ben
on the hill stood the
great god atum
all social classes participated in religious festivals
amun: god of sun and air
become king of the gods(?)
one of the most respected - made statues and sculptures
isis: mother of pharaohs
both women and men served her
oftentimes, the same-gender people served the corrosponding gods
how were the gods worshipped
people believed that they should be forever grateful that they were given perfect land by the gods - so they should serve them
everyone had their own way of addressing the gods(?)
belief in the afterlife
field of reeds - idealized version of life on earth
heart will be weighed against a pure feather
if heart was lighter, then the soul would go to the field of reeds
if heart was heavier, it would be devoured by a monster
why so many gods?
the legend of osiris and isis
osiris was a good and respectable god, and commanded the respect of the gods who lived in the netherworld
set
was jealous and killed osiris
set transformed into a monster
cut osiris to pieces and distribute them throughout egypt
with osiris dead, set became king
nephys (his sister) became his wife
isis
(osiris' wife/sister) wept for the loss of her husband, and tried to bring him back to life (with her magical powers)
just for long enough that they could have a child
child - horus (hawk-god)
when he became an adult, he made a case to the court (of gods), saying that osiris was the rightful ruler, and not set
set challenged horus to a contest - winner would become ruler
since set was cheating, horus' mother decided to help out and set traps for set
trap was successful, but set begged for his life - isis let him go
isis went around egypt with her sister nephys, to find and put together the pieces of osiris
successfully resurrected osiris
and osiris was able to descend to the underworld
became the lorn of the underworld