PPT-Egyptian Cataclysm Myth:

Hathor and Sehkmet Mr H enderson Mythology The Goddess H athor Hathor is usually called the daughter of Ra though in some versions she is called his mother Hathor is the goddess of joy and fertility associated with the Greek Aphrodite and is depicted as a cow. Egyptians were polytheistic. . Common gods:. . Ptah. – creator of the world. Anubis . – god of the dead. . Re. – sun god. . Osiris . – god of the underworld. . Isis . – goddess of magic. mixture of various logographic and alphabetic elements. used for religious literature . over 700 – 800 basic symbols. Hieroglyph comes from two Greek words meaning “sacred writing”. This came from the Egyptians’ own word for their language meaning “divine speech”. weakness. or character . flaw. , and people who are depressed could just . snap out of it. if they tried hard enough.. Fact: Depression has nothing to do with being . lazy . or. weak. . It results from changes in . breccias. . came . from the Serenitatis basin impact, then their age dates the basin-forming event and is consistent with the global lunar cataclysm . theory. . But if the cataclysm is a chronologic illusion stemming from the pervasive effects that the . By Some Ancient Egyptian. Mummification & The Afterlife. I. n the beginning there was the all-powerful god, Ra. He made the other gods: Shu-the winds that blew, Tefnut-the rain that fell, Geb-the earth, and Nut-the sky goddess. And Ra also made the god hapi-the River Nile that flowed and made Egypt fertile. Then Ra made all things on earth and he also made humans. Ra ruled as pharaoh for thousands of years, and it was such a time of goodness and plenty that people spoke of it fondly forever after.. Egyptian Pyramids. Pyramids of Giza. Egyptian Pyramids. How were the pyramids built?. Who built the pyramids?. Egyptian Pyramids. Did slaves build the great pyramid at Giza?. Did aliens build the great pyramid at Giza?. . . The Myth. The Egyptian flood myth . began with . the sun god Ra, who feared that people were going to overthrow him. He sent the goddess . Hathor. , . who was his eye, to punish the people. But she killed so many that their blood, flowing into the . lasted from about 3100 B.C. to about 525 B.C. or just over 2500 years. . During . that time, there were at least 20 different dynasties with many different rulers. . Historians . divide the long history into . What is a Myth?. A myth is a story involving symbols, metaphors & allegories that are usually capable of multiple meanings.. They are used to convey meaning that goes beyond our everyday experiences. Alopochen. . aegyptiaca. ) in . Texas. Corey T. Callaghan. 1. , . Katherine M. Conlan. 2. ,. . Daniel M. Brooks. 2. , . 1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida . 2. The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas. Ruled Egypt, but was killed by his jealous brother . Set. .. His brother cut . Osiris. into pieces and sprinkled them throughout Egypt.. He was saved by his wife . Isis. .. Ruled the underworld and was the god of the Nile River. . Pharoah. Ramses. III and Gods of . Memphis, . ancient . Egyptian wall . Painting, . c. . 1150 . BCE. Userhat. Adoring . Dieties. , . ancient . Egyptian wall . painting, 1294-. 1279 BCE. Umar. . Makram. Music, singing and dancing played an important role in ancient Egyptian life. Music was played everywhere. As well as during dances, festivals and religious ceremonies, it was played at work, in battles and even in the tombs.. Vocabulary. 1. . Fertile Crescent.  – the boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Also known as the “Cradle of Civilization,”. 2. .