Osiris

Is the belief structure and underlying form of ancient Egyptian culture. Every aspect of life in ancient Egypt was informed by the stories which related the creation of the world and the sustaining of that world by the gods. Egyptian religious beliefs influenced other cultures through transmission via trade and became especially widespread. The significance of Egyptian mythology to other cultures was in its development of the concept of an eternal life after death, benevolent deities, and…

The democratic system has some advantages and disadvantage. In order to clarify this point we will take a look at the disadvantage of having a democratic system in your country. First of all having a democratic system means that there is a minority, which means that not everyone will agree on the decisions, but as they are not enough sharing the same ideas there will always be a part that will be excluded. It is a waste for people who take their time in voting and in the end their vote won’t be…

The young pharaoh, Tutankhaten, later known as Tutankhamun, ruled over Egypt from approximately 1336-1327 B.C.. Tutankhamen took the reigns of the Egyptian throne after his (probable) father, Akhenaten. When Akhenaten was ruler, he and his wife, Ankhesenamun (Tutankhamen’s probable mother), essentially decided to change the beliefs and worship practices of all Egyptians. Akhenaten and Ankhesenamun wanted everyone to worship Aten, a god that represents the sun disk. Akhenaten even named his son…

God Khonsu, Osiris is the brother of the gods Isis, Set, Nephthys, and Horus the Elder and Ptah is the father of Nefertem, Maahes and he is the husband of the Goddesses…

thought that she would protect and help people in need. She was depicted as a woman with a headdress in the shape of a throne. Osiris - Osiris was ruler of the underworld and god of the dead. He was the husband of Isis and father of Horus. Osiris was drawn as a mummified man with a feathered headdress. Horus - Horus was the god of the sky. Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. He was drawn as a man with the head of a hawk. The ruler of the Egyptians, Pharaoh, was thought to be the living…

the 'passion Plays” of Ancient Egypt. Some of the earliest plays had spirituality and religion mixed in with them through festivals that they would do a play concerning a life of Osiris mysteries. The festival was divided into three parts; the defense of Osiris by his son, the fight and demise of Osiris, the defeat of Osiris enemies. The Egyptian didn't have traditional build theater for the plays. I am going to talk to you about the Greek plays and the church plays. The Ancient Greek and…

Egypt and was one of the most powerful and respected gods in the whole of Egyptian mythology. By far Horus’s most dangerous adventure was his encounter with his evil uncle, Set. Set had cut up Osiris and threw his pieces throughout the land. It was Isis’s job to go get the pieces and resurrect him. After Osiris was resurrected Isis became pregnant with Horus. Horus grew up and trained on the floating island of Chemmis until he was an adult. When he was of age he challenged Set’s right to rule…

3. The Paleolithic culture, also known as the Old Stone, took place during the time period of ca.7 million-10,000 B.C.E. Throughout this time fossil remains were found of a creature that is known as hominid. There were multiple groups of hominid known as Australopithecus, they used sharp pebbles for hunting. Homo habilis were the first to create stone and bone tools and weapons. The beginnings of culture were demonstrated by the art of tool making. The group of Homo erectus is known as…

priestess of Osiris in the city of Ipu around 600 BC. Its bright colors, the details of the decoration, and the good condition of its hieroglyphic text are excellent testimonies of Egyptian life in 600 BC. Falcon sarcophagus with Osiris mummy Within this sarcophagus, which was crafted in the image of the falcon god Sokar, lies an ‘Osiris mummy’ fitted with a beeswax mortuary mask and protected by magic earthenware balls. It is possibly from the 26th dynasty of Egypt. This ‘Osiris…

scribe was buried in a tomb of a man named Hunefer, who is a high ranking person in Egyptian culture. Hunefer is depicted in a white robe and is shown interacting with many gods and goddesses. The gods and goddesses depicted are Anubis, Ma’at, Thoth, Osiris, Horus, Isis, and Nephthys. Gods were depicted according to their position in the hierarchy of deities, and always in the same guise. In the top of the scribe Hunefer is speaking to a line of crouching deities prophesing the good life he had…