Anubis, The God of Mumification and the Hereafter

The Funeral procession was an element of the death rituals in Ancient Egypt. After 70 days following the death of a person, an elaborate funeral procession headed towards the designated tomb of the deceased. These large processions must have been quite dramatic and would have provided the deceased w

Although the practice of preserving corpses is common to several cultures around the world, the Egyptians were proficient, more complex and refined in this art during the nearly four thousand years. In primitive times, the bodies were buried into the desert, far from growing areas, without further p

Hapi in the ancient Egyptian mythology is the god of the Nile River and the source of life of all the people, animals and plants around it. The excessive fascination with the power of Nile River and its blessings made them give him a great role in their myths. There are many old prayers for glorifyi

Blessed with a long, rich history as well as countless marvels and wonders, the Land of the Pharaohs always reveals bewildering mysteries. Huge volumes of research and studies have been dedicated to the exploration of the mysterious process of mummification the Ancient Egyptians mastered. Examining

Horus is one of the prominent and most influential gods in the ancient Egyptian mythology and the hero of several myths. The priests of Ra placed Horus in the Ennead as the son of Isis and Osiris and he is known as the younger Horus. He played a great role in taking his revenge from his malicious un

According to the ancient Egyptian Myth of Creation, before life the whole world was nothing but a wide dismal sea until the Lummous Lotus Flower came out of the water bringing light and perfume to the world. This Lotus was regarded as a symbol for the sun that break forth from the water every mornin

Maat is one of the goddesses in the ancient Egyptian mythology that was regarded as a symbol for wisdom and justice and other moral values that help mankind to live properly. The usual depiction of her shows her as a woman with an ankh and scepter in her hand and an ostrich feather over her head. Th

The Ennead is a group of nine gods and goddesses in the Egyptian mythology topped by Ra, the Chief sun god. Before life, the whole universe was nothing but a huge dismal sea and all the gods and goddesses were living in chaos and darkness. Then Ra broke forth from the water to be the first creature

This myth was used to serve a crucial political purpose which id the desire of the members of the 5th dynasty and the members of the family of Cheops in particular to give themselves the legitimacy of assuming the power of Egypt and ascending to the throne. According to the myth there was a magician

Ra in the ancient Egyptian mythology was the sun god and the father of all the other gods and goddesses who grow older and weaker in his declining years and began to commission his faithful, wise and powerful assistants with some of his daily chores in order to lessen his burdens. In spite of that h

The Phoenix is a mythical bird that was always pictured in the ancient Egyptian mythology as a handsome bird with two long legs, two feathers falling from the back of his head and a straight beak. It was known also in the ancient Greek mythology and his name was Bennu. According to Herodotus descrip

Khnum is one of the ancient Egyptian gods who had been worshiped many years before the Pyramid Texts and was worshiped many centuries after Christ but there is no accurate reference for the period of his worship in any of the ancient books. In the early years of his worship, Khnum was not regarded a

Hathor in the ancient Egyptian religion was presented as the Earth mother who was called in the Coffin Text "the Primeval or the Lady of All". The origin of Hathor is a highly controversial issue since some of the myths say that she came to the world at the same time with Ra and thus was regarded as

One of the most interesting myths about Ra in his declining years is the myth of Hathor as the daughter of Ra and his weapon that he used for punishing the sinful mortal people on earth. It is said that Ra gathered all the gods and goddesses in the Hidden Place where he holds his meetings and told N

Despite of his indispensable role in the ancient Egyptian mythology, Thuth has never occupied the position of one of the members of the divine family or as a Chief god in any myth. There are many sources and myths that present him one of the major gods who were accompanying the sun god in the solar

Min was the god of fertility in the ancient Egyptian mythology that had been deified in several centers throughout Egypt including Koptos and Panopolis probably in the 20th dynasty. In the 11th dynasty he was worshiped as the god of vegetation and the god of fertility who was responsible for rainfal

In the ancient Egyptian mythology, Osiris was the Chief Judge of the dead in the under world, the husband of Isis and the father of Horus the younger. He was regarded as the reason for fertility of the land and the power of resurrection. On the other hand, Isis was the loyal wife of Osiris who suffe

Built by the kings of the First Dynasty, Memphis had been the capital city of Egypt around 3000 BC, after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Though not much have survived from ancient Memphis, little remains– including scattered statues, alabaster beds, gigantic sarcophagi, sphinxes, and te

During the Middle Kingdom, (2133-1786 B.C), Thebes was regarded as the center of the political and religious affairs in Egypt and the center of the civilized world. The most distinguishing feature of that city that was locating about 700 me