Gods and Goddess of Ancient Egypt
Gods and Goddess of Ancient Egypt
Gods and Goddess of Ancient Egypt
Terri Cooks
Professor G.S.Wilson
HUM400008016 Religion and Philosophy
Strayer University
July 19, 2009
When looking at the past religious traditions from ancient Egypt one question should be
asked where they crazy. As I was getting familiar with the ancient Egyptians view of life and
death and renewal or rebirth from the afterlife a lot of questions still were unanswered because
their beliefs were based on myths. I have found interesting that the Egyptians were obsessed
with the afterlife and they believed that the Gods were responsible every aspect of their very
existence.
The Start of Ra
When first looking at the start of Gods and Goddess in Egypt all the stories start with Ra.
By Egyptian myths Ra is the creator of Mankind, some myths indentify Nu or Nun which is the
churning sea of chaos that existed before creation of Mankind. Out of the sea of Chaos came
the Sun god Ra. Which entails the start of the newly created gods and goddess and then
mankind.
Egyptians thought it was important to recognize and worship these gods and goddesses
so that life continued smoothly. “Some gods and goddesses took part in creation, some
brought the flood every year, some offered protection, and some took care of people
after they died. Others were either local gods who represented towns, or minor gods who
represented plants or animals.”(1999,http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html)
All of the Egyptian gods and goddesses were identified with the nature in some kind of way with respect of the Nile River. Some had bodies of a human and head of animals or could turn into animals when it was needed as a defense mechanism.
A lot of the Gods and Goddesses were worshiped by the pharaohs and they thought by living they life a certain way they would get rewarding in the afterlife. The Egyptian women
would
Gods and Goddess of Ancient Egypt
Terri Cooks
Professor G.S.Wilson
HUM400008016 Religion and Philosophy
Strayer University
July 19, 2009
When looking at the past religious traditions from ancient Egypt one question should be
asked where they crazy. As I was getting familiar with the ancient Egyptians view of life and
death and renewal or rebirth from the afterlife a lot of questions still were unanswered because
their beliefs were based on myths. I have found interesting that the Egyptians were obsessed
with the afterlife and they believed that the Gods were responsible every aspect of their very
existence.
The Start of Ra
When first looking at the start of Gods and Goddess in Egypt all the stories start with Ra.
By Egyptian myths Ra is the creator of Mankind, some myths indentify Nu or Nun which is the
churning sea of chaos that existed before creation of Mankind. Out of the sea of Chaos came
the Sun god Ra. Which entails the start of the newly created gods and goddess and then
mankind.
Egyptians thought it was important to recognize and worship these gods and goddesses
so that life continued smoothly. “Some gods and goddesses took part in creation, some
brought the flood every year, some offered protection, and some took care of people
after they died. Others were either local gods who represented towns, or minor gods who
represented plants or animals.”(1999,http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html)
All of the Egyptian gods and goddesses were identified with the nature in some kind of way with respect of the Nile River. Some had bodies of a human and head of animals or could turn into animals when it was needed as a defense mechanism.
A lot of the Gods and Goddesses were worshiped by the pharaohs and they thought by living they life a certain way they would get rewarding in the afterlife. The Egyptian women
would