There are centuries worth of plays that are still performed today from Greek and Roman mythology. Bollywood continues to tell the various stories of Hindu deities, saints, and stories stemming from the faith. Even Christianity has movies with fairly accurate accounts of biblical stories. But when it comes to Egyptian …
Welcome to Ancient Egypt where the gods are fierce, there’s quite a bit of incest, and sometimes the deities just show up or self-manifest simply because they please. Anyone who has spent even a moment doing some curiosity-induced internet searching about the gods of Ancient Egypt has likely been confused …
The best board game nights include a group of good people, some background music, and of course, the snacks. You cannot forget bowls of popcorn and chips and maybe some sweets to set off the salty. But the most important part of game night is always the game. For those …
Even though Egyptian mythology and Norse mythology were around thousands of years apart, the two have some striking similarities. At the same time, the two religions couldn’t be more different. Egyptian and Norse Gods are very different. Egyptian Gods are representative of actual things in life through personification, most notably …
The Greek and Egyptian cultures may appear very different to the average onlooker. But, the truth is, they share many similarities and commonalities. Together, their mythologies spoke volumes about the world, its origins, and the purpose of mankind. Egyptian and Greek mythologies both pay close attention to the conflict between …
The Heliopolitan Ennead (from the Greek ennea, nine) was the earliest creation myth in Ancient Egypt. It described the nine gods who emerged from one, himself having come from nothing. These gods took up four generations. Each of them was responsible for a different part of what would become the …
Horus was the Egyptian god of kingship and the sky. The Horus most often discussed was a prince, son of Osiris and Isis. There is a distinction between Horus the Elder (Her-Ur) and Horus the Younger (Heru-pa-khered), and depending on the myth they are either aspects of the same god …
Perhaps the most famous of the Ancient Egyptian gods, Ra (or Re) was a later addition to the Egyptian pantheon who became one of the most important gods overall. He was the personification of the sun and the sky, and he created humanity from his sweat and tears. Ra was …
Hathor was the Egyptian goddess of the sun. She was the wife or consort of Horus and also Ra, who were her male counterparts. This goddess was one of the most major in Ancient Egyptian theology and she had many roles, ranging from everything to a sky deity to a …
Thoth was one of the most powerful beings in the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, and played a hand in the adventures and stories of many other gods. Named Djehuty in Egyptian (or something similar), Thoth was revered for his knowledge and wisdom. He was never a king of gods, but rather …