Ms. Walter's Egyptian Mythology Review

Like most mythologies, the Egyptians created myths to do what?

Atum gave birth to his son by spitting him out, and his daughter he...

Their creation myths are about gods of nature, which include all of the following except:

Who was Nut's husband?

In the beginning...there was only...

As this cow, Shu would give birth to this daily...

His names varied greatly...as the rising sun his name was?

Their understanding of the cosmic order was from direct observation of what?

Anubis is often depicted with the head of a...

When the sun set in the west, it was known as...?

What played a critical role in thecosmic order of Egyptian mythology?

Shu and Tefnut are noted for creating...

Thoth, the god of the moon and scribes, is known as...

The hill Atum created is said to be the spot of what temple?

Nut was often shown as this animal...

Geb and Nut are the parents of...

Atum had two children by himself, they were...

Anubis, along with Ma'at, is noted for being responsible for weighing this organ after death...

These piglets represented...

Atum was regarded as a bisexual god and was sometimes called the...

To the Egyptians, the goddess, Nut represented...

We often find this ibis-headed god wearing a lunar crescent on his head.

Nut was kept from falling to the Earth by this god of air and wind...

Ma'at, the goddess of liberty, is known for establishing the principles of...

Therefore, it is no surprise to find this element as fundamental in Egyptian ideas of creation.

On this first hilltop, on the first day came what?

The sun was also an important element to the Egyptians, and therefore had the role as what?

Ra means...?

Atum was separated from his children, and when they were reunited he wept.  His tears created..

The Egyptians called this...

Eventually, the flood waters would recede and out of the chaos would emerge...

At mid-day, he was called?

Atum, the god of the sunset, is believed to have created himself out of...

Now Atum was ready to create the world, so Shu and Tefnut became the parents of...

Shu represented air, while Tefnut represented...

In addition to a cow, Shu is also portrayed as a ... suckling her young...

The sun was also said to be an egg laid by this god, when he was in the form of a goose.

Because Atum was all alone in the world, without a mate, he made a union with...

Atum only had one eye called...

Geb is the god of...

Seth or Set was seen as a lunar god, and therefore was also seen as a god of...

As homage to the god Horus, the sun represented his right eye, while this represented the left

Geb is often portrayed as leaning on one elbow with a knee bent toward the sky, this represents

And like Horus, her eyes represented...

Geb and Nut represent...