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EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

For ancient Egyptians the most important part of existence was their religion which played a major role in all aspects of Egyptian society. The Egyptians worshipped many gods and had hundreds of deities they believed watched over every facet of life and death. In total, the Egyptians worshiped about 700 different gods and goddesses. Each town had it's own localized icons. It was not uncommon for deities to be combined to form a new deity.

The king, or pharaoh, was the most important figure in the state and also played a major role in the religion. The Egyptians believed the pharaoh was the divine link between humans and the Gods. His responsibilities included ensuring the prosperity and security of the state which he maintained through his relationship with the gods.

One of the more famous beliefs of the Egyptians was their ideas about the afterlife. They believed the physical body had to be preserved to allow a place for their spirit to dwell in the afterlife. The Egyptians devised elaborate funeral rituals where mummification was performed to preserve the body. Large pyramids were constructed as tombs for the pharaohs.

Eye of Horus EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES: Almost all gods had one thing in common - they had a counterpart of the opposite sex and manifested themselves on earth through animals.
 

Egyptian storytellers

 EGYPTIAN PROVERBS AND SAYINGS: Egyptian Proverbs were a very important part of the Ancient religion of Egypt, one of the main religious concepts the Egyptians had was "know thyself." Their spiritual aspect of this concept held that within man is the divine essence of the Creator and the Heavens. And this finds expression in their teaching: "The kingdom of heaven is within you; and whosoever shall know himself shall find it.". Proverbs were held as a teaching method for a man to understand the universe, thus they were inscribed in temples and tombs of Egypt, these inscriptions might be the first "Holy Book" known by man.
Egyptian Symbols EGYPTIAN SYMBOLS: Nowhere in history do we find a religion more oriented around nature than in ancient Egypt. In Egyptian art one finds remarkably precise observations of flora and fauna. They are easily identified by contemporary biologists. But Egyptian art also shows the way nature affects the soul, and reveals a spiritual light deep inside all natural phenomena.

So seize the day! hold holiday!
Be unwearied, unceasing, alive
you and your own true love;
Let not the heart be troubled during your
sojourn on Earth,
but seize the day as it passes!

Tomb for Inherkhawy, The Harper's Song for Inherkhawy (1160 B.C.)

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