Friday, 06. April 2007
Gods, Mythology and Religion of Ancient Egypt
Man's first gods were the forces of nature. Terrifying and unpredictable, they were feared rather than revered by our ancestors. Yet while much of the world was in darkness, worshipping cruel incarnations of natural forces, a river valley in Africa held a people who followed a different path. They worshipped gods that were beautiful to behold, luminous beings that walked the earth, guiding the human race to Paradise. They had human forms but were much more powerful; yet like humans, they got angry, despaired, fought with one another, had children, and fell in love. They lived lives that were very much like those of the people who worshipped them, the ancient Egyptians.

They were gods to be feared yes, as all gods are, but they were also gods to be loved. What's more, the Egyptians enjoyed talking about the gods. Like the gods of the Greeks and Romans, the Egyptian gods seemed to be made for storytelling. There were tales to educate, tales to entertain, and tales with morals, and in those stories, the gods didn't seem so far away and unreachable. It was comforting to hear that the gods also wept for those they had lost, to hear about the gods laughing, to learn that the gods faced many of the same problems that the people did, albeit on a grander scale. In learning about the gods on such an intimate level, the Egyptians could better relate to the universe around them.

Gods and Mythology of Ancient Egypt
Information of each god, including Mother Sekhmet. Very informative site.

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See also The Ancient Egyptian Religion.
Scroll down the site to examine all of the materials available there.
Category: Gods & Goddesses Category: Mythology & Epics Category: Religion & Early Cultures


Ursi, this is what you posted on my “Greening the Blue Planet” blog, and my response to you.  I’m serious about changing the award to this blog for you, if you prefer.

Anonymous said...
Tank you - thank you - thank you so much!

Did you see my other blog?
http://www.eso-garden.com

Maybe you like it too??

April 8, 2007 5:57 PM

Bonnie Jacobs said...
Yes, Ursi, I also like your other blog: “Ursi’s Eso Garden.” Maybe it’s more of a thinking blog.

I especially liked “Gods, Mythology and Religion of Ancient Egypt” that you posted there a couple of days ago. I have taught “Religions of the World” for over a decade and am especially interested in Egypt’s one-time monotheism that basically did not survive Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), the pharaoh who instituted it. Would you like for me to change the award to your other blog? I can do that.

Maybe you would be interested in two other blogs of mine:
Bonnie’s Books at http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com and Continuing the Quest at http://continuingthequest.blogspot.com

I may write something about Akhenaten at “Continuing the Quest.” His religions new creed sounds very familiar, doesn’t it? Change the names and we have the Islamic creed: “There is no god but Aten, and Akhenaten is his prophet.”

April 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Bonnie Jacobs am 09.04.07 @ 21:25 Uhr


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