In Greek mythology they have many gods, they are polytheistic. The Greek gods are mainly based on the world and culture / moods and personalities of mortals. For example, Ares, god of war and Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, love, and lust. Ares is an example of a god based off of culture because war was a part of the Grecian culture. Whereas Aphrodite was a goddess based from mood and personalities because beauty, love, and lust was apart of the mortals mood and personality. Greek gods don’t have much distinction from mortals, except for their larger size.
In Egyptian mythology their gods are also polytheistic. But they are centered mainly around the Pharaoh/Queen and their peoples lives. For example, Anubis, the god of the dead, sees the Pharaoh/Queen, as well as the people, into the afterlife. And Amun-Ra, god of the gods, looks after the Pharaoh/Queen and helps them lead their people. Ma’at, the goddess of harmony, keeps the world in balance. And Seth, the Lord of Chaos, tries to lead the world into chaos with the help of Apophis, god of evil. The Egyptian gods had a greater distinction between themselves and the mortals. Not only were they larger, but they also had the heads of animals. For example, Anubis had the head of a jekyll and Ra had the head of a hawk. …show more content…
They also have greater distinctions that shows while they may interact with the mortals, they are, by far, superior to them.
So, as you can see, while Greek and Egyptian mythology have a few similarities, they have more, quite vast, differences such as the distinctions between them and the mere
In Egyptian mythology their gods are also polytheistic. But they are centered mainly around the Pharaoh/Queen and their peoples lives. For example, Anubis, the god of the dead, sees the Pharaoh/Queen, as well as the people, into the afterlife. And Amun-Ra, god of the gods, looks after the Pharaoh/Queen and helps them lead their people. Ma’at, the goddess of harmony, keeps the world in balance. And Seth, the Lord of Chaos, tries to lead the world into chaos with the help of Apophis, god of evil. The Egyptian gods had a greater distinction between themselves and the mortals. Not only were they larger, but they also had the heads of animals. For example, Anubis had the head of a jekyll and Ra had the head of a hawk. …show more content…
They also have greater distinctions that shows while they may interact with the mortals, they are, by far, superior to them.
So, as you can see, while Greek and Egyptian mythology have a few similarities, they have more, quite vast, differences such as the distinctions between them and the mere