Egyptian Mythology

Egyptian Mythology — page 1 — PPPPPPPPPPPPP LOTUS FLOWERS EGGS AND CREATION Myths are stories that show what people believed during different times throughout history The mythology of ancient Egypt is teeming with the adventures of Egyptian gods and goddesses FROM NOTHING TO SOMETHING Every culture has its own creation myth to explain how the world was formed 4

Egyptian Mythology — page 2 — ADDPPPPPPPPPAL Like all myths Egyptian mythology begins with the story of creation There are different stories about the beginnings of the universe Some believed it started with a simple flower MEDITERRANEAN SEA JORDAN Gua® CAIRO O Sure A legno Peninsula Naprºke LIBYA SAUDI ARABIA yk Hurghad E G Y P T nun caint le unio Aawan RED SEA Western Desert SU DAN 5

Egyptian Mythology — page 3 — PADDDDDDDDDDD According to the myth the entire universe was Nun which means nothing There was only water an endless and empty ocean Then one day a lotus flower appeared with a stretch of dry land beneath it That land Egypt was

Egyptian Mythology — page 4 — Papaeaeaeaeae The sun god appeared from the lotus flower Some stories said it was the sun god Atum others said it was the sun god Ra Either way the universe began Because of this story the lotus flower remained sacred to ancient Egyptians Sun God Atum BOW TO THE BEETLE Ancient Egyptians held many things sacred including a lot of animals The scarab beetle was one of their most sacred creatures 7

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