Osiris

the afterlife of the deceased a more pleasant place so they created beautiful paintings. Some of the scenes painted were of the journey through the afterlife or their gods or goddesses introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworld such as Osiris. Tomb paintings were also there to show activities that the deceased were involved and enjoyed doing when they were alive and wish to carry on for eternity. Egyptian paintings are painted in a way to show a profile view and side view of the…

"The Standard of Ur" and the "Last Judgment of Hu-Nefur" are two historical pieces of art from different cultures that use the narrative technique. Art is given the label "Narrative" when it visually conveys a story. "The Standard of Ur" is a Sumerian artifact that depicts importants roles of a ruler. The "Last Judgment of Hu-Nefur" is a Egyptian narrative of a scribe named Hu-Nefur being judged to get into heaven. Both of these pieces played an important role in understanding the Egyptian and…

Ancient Egypt Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians went about their normal lives. And they, like many people today, had a religion they practiced. But how did their religion play a part in culture? Their Religion… The Ancient Egyptians’ religion was polytheistic, meaning they worshiped many, many gods. In the early times of their religion, each town had its own god, along with a number of minor gods. Everyone worshiped these town gods, not just the inhabitants of the town. And as a…

Amun-Ra the King of the gods. Ptah was the god of craftsmanship, artisans, and creation. Anubis, one of my personal favorites is the god of mummification, funerals, and death. He was also at one point the Lord of the Underworld until Osiris took over his position. Osiris then became the god of the dead, which leaves Isis the god of…

I am writing about God Seth. He is a known as the God of the desert. His head is a falcon and sun disk. Seth is one of the most ancient Egyptian Gods. He was storm God also he was blamed for strange events such as live eclipes, thunderstorms and earthquakes.. He reprepresented extention of the foreign lands beyond the desert. The gylph appears in Egyptian words for “turmoil, confusion, illness, storm and rage”. People did not see him as evil he was a friend of the dead. He also helps…

Egyptians believed in the Sun god Ra, he was a hybrid and the ruler of all parts of the created world. Seth was the hybrid god of chaos and brother to Osiris, he signified death in the afterworld. Isis was a god represented as a hybrid with a falcon head and Osiris is one of the oldest gods of the dead, who once was human and lived on earth. Akhenaten became pharaoh of Egypt and wanted a religious reform for all Egyptians to belief in in one god which was…

Nile River people would pray to Sobek. Sobek has a cult associated by him called Lake Moeris. It is believed that the Nile is made of Sobek's sweat. A myth about Sobek is that one day while working at the at the Nile he saw the dead body of Osiris flouting by. Sobek was very hungry so without thinking he ate part of the god’s body. Later finding out punished him by cutting off his tongue. That is why today crocodiles do not have Egyptian…

The ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were very open to other cultures compared to other non-roman cities. various buildings for example temples and shrines and artefacts such as cult objects can show the religious and cultural influences of foreign religions and cults in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Due to the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 these buildings and artefacts have been preserved. Due to Pompeii expansive trading with the Hellenic east these foreign religions and cults…

Comparison of Polytheism and Monotheism of Different Groups Religion is a cultural system that designates world views and beliefs, as well as behaviors. Polytheist in the Middle East and Monotheists in the Middle East and India use their gods as a way to guide them through life. The way all the groups worship their gods are similar, and usually, all gods expect their followers to be obedient, whether there are several gods, polytheism, or one, monotheism. After establishing their first complex…

the dead, who imparted the universe to the divine beings and the living. I also found the part of the article interesting which talks about how the underworld was ruled by Osiris which was a god who ruled over the dead and everything that came from earth. The article stated that in order for a dead person to get to Osiris realm, they had to navigate through hills and lakes and pass a series of test. If that person was found worthy, meaning they passed the series of test, they were welcomed…