Mythology (Intro/Egypt)

Married his sister Isis; killed by Set (twice); became judge of the dead

ram-headed fertility/creator god; made humans by molding people on a potter’s wheel

a place where religion and government are inseparably linked

double god,defeated his grandmother to become ruler of the gods; had four eyes and four ears

the mound on which the creator god Atum settled

god of air, brother/husband of Tefnut; forced to separate his kids, Geb and Nut

jackal-headed son of Osiris and Nephthys; protects the dead; wraps Osiris 1st mummy

early form of history about real historical figures such as George Washington

goddess of sexual love, she is insulted by Gilgamesh when he refuses her advances

household god described as an ugly, friendly dwarf god who frightens away evils spirits

patterns/symbols from our collective unconscious

patroness of battle sent to destroy evil humans; tricked into drinking a beer/red clay mixture

star-covered arched goddess of the sky; sister/wife of Geb; Ra travels through her nightly

first hero in literary history, this king of Uruk was 2/3 god and 1/3 human

creator god who through word and thought alone produced all of Egypt (depicted as Apis Bull)

personification of cosmic/universal order; hearts were weighed against her feather of truth

all the gods of a religion

the Sumerian writing system

turned herself into a beast to fight her own children who had killed her husband

Stories filled with fairies & other supernatural creatures clearly defined as good or evil

brother/husband of Nut; forced to lie down and become the earth; depicted with green skin

popular catlike goddess of love, sexuality, childbirth (nurturing mother & terrifying avenger)

lion-headed goddess of moisture, wife/sister to Shu, part of first divine couple

wife of Osiris (brings him back to life); 1 of most widely worshiped figures in all mythology

ancient stories with supernatural beings; explain natural world/customs & ideals of society

real man transformed into legend, a priest, advisor, architect of the Step Pyramid

crocodile-headed “raging one” worshiped in areas where the Nile crocodile was a danger

the most dangerous of the chaos monsters and one of the oldest versions of the dragon

“eater of the dead” who had the head of crocodile, body of lion, and hindlegs of hippopotamus

part falcon; the son of Isis and Osiris; had many battles with Set

Stories about common people handed down orally and meant to entertain rather than instruct

incarnation of evil/force of disturbances and discord in the world; killed his brother Osiris

wild man tamed by a prostitute, battled Gilgamesh; his death prompts search for immortality

Brief stories which teach a moral and usually feature animals that speak and act human

Ibis-headed god of wisdom and knowledge; credited with invention of writing

depicted with a basket on her head; married Seth as unwilling partner; mother of Anubis