Egyptian Creation Myth Summary

"Egyptian Creation Myth"

The story begins with the ocean. Out of the ocean comes an egg, and out of the egg comes Ra; god of the sun. "When the world first started, only the ocean was there. Ra came out of his egg when it appeared on the surface of the water. He was the first Egyptian god" (Ancient Egypt Online). Ra later spat out his children Shu and Tefnut. Shu is his son, the god of air. Tefnut is his daughter, the goddess of moisture. Later, Tefnut gave birth to two children; Geb and Nut. Geb was the god of the sky and Nut the goddess of the Earth. It was said that Nut was married to Ra, but loved Geb. When Ra found out he demanded they stay separated from each other (Ancient Egypt Online). "Ra tried to separate Geb and Nut by placing Shu between them and decreed that Nut could not give birth on any day of the calendar. However, Thoth won an extra five days from the moon so that Nut could give birth to Osiris, Set, Isis, Nephthys and Horus the Elder” (Ancient Egypt Online). The day that Osiris was born it was said that he was the god of all gods. Set was immediately spiteful of his brother and would do anything to gain the power he had. Set would later try and kill Osiris because of
One of the more famous pieces is of the ancient Egyptian god Horus sculpted on the wall of the First Pylon at the Temple of Edfu, Edfu, Egypt. This is a good representation of the art because it is still viewed today. It is a good piece of art because it was carved into a temple, it is not just another painting on a wall. it represents the myth because it shows Horus, one of the oldest gods. Next to him are carvings of some of the other gods. Although they say that Ra was one of the first gods, they know that Horus was older than he was. Horus was the god of all gods and ruled over them. Horus was a key character in the Egyptian myths and led an important