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-mother goddess of all mother goddesses
-earliest conceptions of female god-heads
-sympathetic, faithful wife who mourns the death of her husband
-guarantees the fertility of all things
-associated w/ magic
Isis
-becomes Isis' husband
-fabricated god who is syncretized w/ other gods
-not a proper Egyptian god but a Greek creation
Serapis
-concieved when Isis sleeps with the dead body of Osiris
Horus
-a personification of the impression the individual makes on the world
-how you deal with other people
-we associate it with the SOUL
-the idea can belong to both human & god
-tied to the corpse
Ba
-the force which secured mental activity in an individual
-something like your personality/character/disposition
-shown with a pair of outstretched/raised hands
-can take external form & become a twin or double
Ka
-person that has the feather that a victim's heart is weighed against during a judgement scene
Maat
-consumes the deceased during the judgement scene if their heart is heavy
Ammut
-the Egyptian heaven
Pet
-Isis' husband
-fertility god associated with vegetation
Osiris
-a serpent who chases Ra on his journey with all the Ba
Apep
-lord of procreation
-identical to Brahma
Prajapati
-one of Ramayana's mortal forms
-the protector, guarantess the functioning of the universe
-shown as a youth dresses as an an ancient king with blueish skin
-often has 4 arms and can take the guise as many different avatars
Vishnu
-has 3 faces, representing that he is a tri-form god
-shown with 4 arms
-holds a septor/rosary/bow/begging bowl
-creative impulse of the universe
-sometimes born forth from a lotus flower
-sometimes springs forth from the bellybutton of Vishnu
Brahma
-Indo-European language
-similar to Greek & Latin in some ways
Sanskrit
-earliest source of Hindu myth
-collection of over 1000 sacrificial hymns dedicated to the gods
-not written down til 1st century BC
-focuses on standard themes but also is abstract
Rig Veda
-the roaring god/the destroyer
-personification of destrucvtive power
-shown as his guise as a dancer
-sometimes he has a beneficial aspect
Shiva
-stylized penis
-associated with the god Shiva
Lingam
-conceived when Isis sleeps with the dead body of Osiris
Horus
-Sanskrit word for "fire"
-originally associated w/all forms of fire
-important for Hindu rituals
-partially associated w/ priests & sacrificial offerings
-depicted as having red skin with 2 faces and 7 tongues
Agni
-Hindu lord of the underworld
-appears to originally have been a mortal
-him & his sister/wife are the first mortals to die
-often accompianied by two 4-eyed guard dogs
Yama
-lord of procreation
-identical to Brahma
Prajapati
-one of Ramayana's mortal forms
-the protector, guarantess the functioning of the universe
-shown as a youth dresses as an an ancient king with blueish skin
-often has 4 arms and can take the guise as many different avatars
Vishnu
-has 3 faces, representing that he is a tri-form god
-shown with 4 arms
-holds a septor/rosary/bow/begging bowl
-creative impulse of the universe
-sometimes born forth from a lotus flower
-sometimes springs forth from the bellybutton of Vishnu
Brahma
-Indo-European language
-similar to Greek & Latin in some ways
Sanskrit
-earliest source of Hindu myth
-collection of over 1000 sacrificial hymns dedicated to the gods
-not written down til 1st century BC
-focuses on standard themes but also is abstract
Rig Veda
-the roaring god/the destroyer
-personification of destrucvtive power
-shown as his guise as a dancer
-sometimes he has a beneficial aspect
Shiva
-stylized penis
-associated with the god Shiva
Lingam
-conceived when Isis sleeps with the dead body of Osiris
Horus
-Sanskrit word for "fire"
-originally associated w/all forms of fire
-important for Hindu rituals
-partially associated w/ priests & sacrificial offerings
-depicted as having red skin with 2 faces and 7 tongues
Agni
-Hindu lord of the underworld
-appears to originally have been a mortal
-him & his sister/wife are the first mortals to die
-often accompianied by two 4-eyed guard dogs
Yama
-the consort of Shiva
-has many different forms
-one in the same with Kali
Devi
-destroyer
-she frees you from the world
Kali
-one account for the creation of mankind
-based on social structure
-uses mud to create man
Nu Kua
-literally means "sole or solitary" Inca
Sapa Inca
-the sun god to which the Sapa Inca is a descendent of
Inti
-parts of Peru & Chile
-the city began as a rural settlement around 1000BC and remained inhabited for the next 2000 years
-became the center of the Inca Empire.
Tiahuanaco
-the land of four quarters
Tahuantinsuyu
-the capital of the Inca Empire
Cuzco
-literally means "golden enclosure"
-the temple of the sun was located here
Corincancha
-the language that the Inca spoke
-still exists today as a primarily oral language
Quechua
-the Quecha word for "knot"
-bundles of dyed and knotted skins
-how the Inca recorded myths and stories
Quipu
-provides the creation myths of the Inca
-finished in 1557
Narrative of the Incas
-Mayan divisions based primarily on language groups but also on culture types
Quiche
-grandfather/matchmaker
Xpiyacoc
-grandmother/midwife
Xmucane
-plays ball with the 12 lords of the underworld
-beheaded and his head in placed in a Calabash Tree
One Hunahpu
-the Mayan underworld
Xibalba
-one of the twins born from One Hunahpu & Blood Moon
-plays ball with the lords of the underworld
-gets his head cut off by a bat
-lords try to use his head as the ball
Hunahpu
-one of the twins born from One Hunahpu & Blood Moon
-carves a makeshift head for his brother from a squash
Xbalanque
"place of the Mexica next to the stone cactus"
Mexico Tenochtitlan
-patron deity of the people who migrated to Tenochtitlan
-a sun god who orders people to leave their home
-The people wander for some time until they see an eagle holding a rattlesnake in its beak perched upon a cactus which was growing from a stone.
Huitzilopochtli
-primary city was Tula
-had a practice of human sacrifice in which the heart of the victim was offered to the sun god
Toltecs
-malicious & mischevious
-sometimes shown as a corrupter but can have beneficial qualities
-associated with royalty & sorcerors
-can predict the future
-name literally means "lord of the smoking mirror"
-corrupts Quetzcoatl
Tezcatlipoca
-asked by God to move the Canen
-obey's Yahweh even though he faced many hardships
-even when he is asked to sacrifice his son
Abraham
-950 BC
-Yahweh or Lord
Yahwist Tradition
-850 BC
-Elohim
Eohist Tradition
-550 BC
-rules, laws, & contracts
Priestly Tradition
-name literally means "the Earth"
-God creates women from his rib
Adam
-tricked by a serpent into eating fruit from the Tree of Knowledge
Eve
-instructed to build an arc
Noah
-attributed to Enoch
-falls into a category of works called Pseudepigrapha (false writings -- texts that are attributed to a biblical person that claim to be written by this person, spread wisdom & spiritual knowledge of the individual, can provide guidance to people during a time of crisis) held as canon by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church; written during a time in which Greek culture is influencing the Jews.
Book of Enoch
-chief of the rebel angels
-name literally means "God has made"
-teaches man many forbidden arts
-sometimes is equated to Satan
-teaches mankind to craft weapons and armor, how to make mirrors and jewelry, how to paint, and how to make makeup
Azazyel
-in charge of the world & Tartarus
Uriel
-in charge of the spirits of men
Raphael
-in charge of the "chosen ones" of the people
-the leader of the archangels
Michael
-in charge of the spirits who sin against the spirits
Suryal
-in charge of paradise, the serpents, and the Cherubim
Gabriel
-one member of the Iniad
-offspring of Geb & Nut
-wife of Set
Nephthys
-Greek dynasties that ruled over Egypt
Ptolemies
-city of the sun
Heliopolis
-lion headed goddess
-personifies the destructive powers of the sun
-tries to destroy us but we are saved by red beer
Sekhmet
-weighing the heart of the victim against the feather of Maat
Judgement Scene
-looks at Egyptian accounts through a Greek lens, which causes confusion
-his apprasial of Egyptian religion is also problematic
-wrote De Iside et Osiride
Plutarch
-god that wasnt born on the proper day
-comes when he wants to and cuts his way out of his mother
-plays a trick on his brother Osiris
Set
-river in which Set dumps his brother Osiris in a coffin into
Nile
-jackle head
-associated with the dead, tombs, and mummification
-may have been primary God before replaced by Osiris
-associated with Hermes
-guards tombs/guides underworld
Annubis
-Ibis or Ibis head
-god of knowledge
-could measure Earth & count stars
-associated with the moon, letters, math, & magic
Thoth
-hawk head
-sometimes the king of all gods
-THE sun god
Ra
-queen
-wife of King Malcander
Astarte
-king of Egypt
Pharaoh
-bread and basket control
-center for Inca civilization
-located in highland to Tahuantinsuya
Lake Titicaca
-egyptian
-cow head
-other side to Sekhmet
-patron of women, love, & pleasure
-lady of heaven
-mistress in the underworld
-moisture & fertility of soil
Hathor
-city where Queen Astarte & King Malcander lived
Byblos
-gods in the shape of an animal
Theriomorphic
-gods in the shape of an animal & a man
Therianthropic
-walls covered in sacred writing
-middle kingdom
-also written on sides of sarcofagus
Pyramid Texts
-newer kingdom
-same collection of text
-from "Book of Going Forth by Day"
-not an actual book, written on walls or on sarcophagus
Book of the Dead
-Egyptain
-watery, evil state
Nun
-Egyptain
-"being and not being"
-emerges from water
-masterbates & spits on Earth to create man
Atum
-Egyptian
-father figure
-child of Atum
-Air god
-twin, but married to Tefnut
Shu
-Egyptian
-came from Atum
-Air god
-mother figure
-twin, but married to Shu
Tefnut
-Egyptain
-Earth God
-child of Shu & Tefnut
-sacred marriage with Nut
Geb
-Egyptain shy goddess
-body covered with stars
-sacred marriage with Geb
Nut
-Egyptian
-son of Geb & Nut
-sacred marriage with Nepththys
-maclicious
-force of evil & chaos
-trickster
Seth
Great 9 Egyptian Gods
Ennead
-wanted all their traditions to take over all previous accounts
-takesover Heliopolitan & puts it into its text
Memphis
-creator god of Memphis
-priests put him before Atum
-"gives life to gods"
Ptah
-25th dynasty
-tells the story of creation
Shakaba Stone