Ancient Egypt Mythology Notes 
Isis figure holding two cobras (Source: The Walters Art Museum )
Creation
-"The god of brightness"- Khepara (dawn), Ra (High noon), Tum (eventide), same god
-Shu- wind god, uplifter, atmosphere god
-Tefnut- head of a lioness, "The Spitter," sends rain
-Seb- earth god
-Nut- goddess of firmament, sky, and heavens
-Seb and Nut parents of Osiris, Isis, Set and Nepthys
The Secret Name of Ra
-One secret name that gave him his power
-Isis-enchantress
-secret name of Ra "Hidden in his bosom and never revealed in speech"
-"Ra, the aged god"
-"venom overflowed his flesh as does the Nile when it floods the land of Egypt"
Ra and Hathor
-Hathor- vengeance goddess
-Temple of Ra at Heliopolis
-"a fiery pain"
-Ritual for Hathor at New Year's with beer and drunkenness
-"Nut took the form of the celestial cow"
The Sun's Journey
-"Henceforth my dwelling place must be the heavens"
-Aalu
-Ra afraid of reptiles
-Ra gave men power over them
-Duat- underworld
-Thoth- records sins of men, binds Ra's enemies, messengers are the ibis, crane, and dog ape (baboon)
-Ah-moon of Thoth
-Anubis- "opener of the ways"
-Ra-scepter in one hand, Ankh in other
-Ankh- a symbol of life
-Urnes- river of the underworld
-Apep- great Night serpent, seeks to overcome and devour Ra
-Sokar-underworld god, three human heads, a serpent's body, wings, hawk form
-home is guarded by "fierce sphinxes"
-Drowning Pool
-enemies of Ra are consumed in fires of Horus
-Khepara- form of the beetle
Osiris
-"Now hath come the lord of all things"
-good and wise king
-ruled after Ra ascended to heaven
-ushered in a new age
-"caused peace to prevail....over all the lang of Egypt"
-Isis- queen consort
-Osiris taught man to plant and sow and make food for themselves
-"a father was he unto his people"
-Osiris the good
-"Peace followed in his footsteps and men learned wisdom from his lips"
The Death of Osiris
-evil followers of Set trapped Osiris in a coffin/sarcophagus
-was flung into the Nile
-Isis mourned and searched for his body
-Set took over the throne, evil and chaos
The Journey of Isis
-gave birth to Horus
-Thoth warned about Set
-"will of the gods" that he overthrow Set
-Temple for Isis in Byblos in Syria
King of the Dead
-Horus "grew into strong manhood"
-Mesniu-smiths, followers of Horus, bright and keen in weapons of war
-war between Horus and Set
-became a wise and strong ruler like Osiris
-Osiris brought back to life by Ra, Anubis, Thoth, Horus, and Isis
-Osiris became Judge and King of the dead
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