Egyptian Mythology
According to the mythology
Amun-Ra was the head of the
Egyptian pantheon of
Gods
Amun-Raa
There was also a couple of Gods:The God of the Earth Geb and
his wife Goddess of the starry sky Nut
Geb and Nuta
They had 4 children: Osiris,
Set, Isis and Nephthys. Osiris and his wife Isis
were the first rulers.
Osiris
Isis
Set
Nephthys
The divine couple taught people how to cultivate the
land, took into the secret of
different trades, written
language, canons of building temples..
Osiris and Isis told people the secrets of life and death, the purport of their
existence. It was the happiest
time for everybody.
OsirisAnd Isis
OsirisAnd Isis
OsirisAnd Isis
One day Set killed Osiris to get his power and threw him into the Nile.
Brutal Set
Isis, who loved the husband more than
anyone ever did, was searching Osiris all over
the world found him and hid him on the bank of
the Nile.
Isis found Osiris
Isis and Osiris
But at night Set found Osiris
once again, split him in 14 parts and threw parts of his body all
over the Egyptian Earth.
Isis was searching her
husband again. Everywhere she found him she made a holy place to the memory of
Osiris. This 14 places became
the Sacred places of the
country.
After she collected all the parts of Osiris’s body together
with the help of some unknown magic she born a son Horus.
Horus
Horus
He was born to revenge for his
father. He engaged in
combat with the dark forces. In a battle with Set he lost his eye.
Horus and Set
Horus and Set
Gods bestowed him with
Wedjat-a magic eye (third eye). Horus won Set and revived his father with the help of Wedjat.
Horus and Set
Wedjat became the main sacred symbol of Egypt:
the symbol of justice,
compassion and mercy.
Wedjat
Wedjat
Horus was the last God, who ruled on the
Earth. Only after hundreds of
years the first Pharaoh
appeared and powers passed
to people.
Horus
And now try yourself!
Who is this?(or a little
collection of arts)
Amun-Raa
Geb and Nuta
Brutal Osiris
Isis
Set
Horus
Made by Olia Voronchagina
Thank You!