Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Egyption God and Goddess


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/gods_gallery.shtml
This website talks about some egyption gods and
goddesses. I will introduce three gods here.

For picture one,this god is Osiris.Osiris, a member
of the Great Ennead, was not only god and chief
judge of the Underworld but also god of resurrection
, the Inundation and vegetation. He was represented
as a mummified king. He was murdered by his
jealous brother, Seth, but was resurrected.

Then picture two, Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris.He

is also the god of sky. Born to Isis after the murder
of Osiris by the god Seth.He was raised by his mother
to avenge his father's murder, a struggle that lasted
80 years before the gods finally awarded him victory
and the throne of Egypt.

The last picture, Anubis, the god of death.It was Anubis
who guided the dead on the paths of the Underworld.
Early on in Egyptian history, before Osiris rose to pro-
minence, Anubis was the great funerary god, lord and
guardian of the necropolis.He was depicted as a black
jackal-like creature, or as a man with a jackal's head.

1 comment:

Savant English School said...

Cool pictures and glad you found out about some of the gods, but I really wanted you to read 3 stories or myths concerning them. Next time focus on the myths, rather than just the characters in the myths...