Creation of light
- In the beginning there was only water, a chaos of churning, bubbling water, this the Egyptians called Nu or Nun. It was out of Nu that everything began.
- Then the sun god "ra" emerged out of primeval chaos, he came out of a blue giant "louts" flower that appeared on the surface of the water.
- "ra" gave light to the universe
- Then the sun god "ra" emerged out of primeval chaos, he came out of a blue giant "louts" flower that appeared on the surface of the water.
- "ra" gave light to the universe
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| Ra |
Creation of air and moisture
Ra created the air god "shu" and his wife "tefnut" the goddess of moisture,
Creation of Earth and Sky
shu"and" tefnut" gave birth to the sky- goddess "nut" and the earth god "geb" and so the physical universe was created.
- "ra" seems to rest while his sons and daughters are completing the task of creation, this is in accordance with the polytheistic beliefs of ancient Egyptians
- "ra" seems to rest while his sons and daughters are completing the task of creation, this is in accordance with the polytheistic beliefs of ancient Egyptians
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| Geb ,Nut And Shu |
Creation of Calendar
Against"ra’s" orders,"geb" and "nut" married."ra" was incensed and ordered "shu"to separate them, which he did. But "nut" was already pregnant, although unable to give birth as"ra" had decreed she could not give birth in any month of any year.
- "thoth", the god of learning, decided to help her and gambling with the moon for extra light, was able to add five extra days to the 360-day calendar. On those five days"nut" gave birth to "osiris", Horus the Elder, "seth" "isis", and"nephtys" successively.
- Even the heavenly bodies are seen as serving human needs, by providing the basis for a calendar.
- "thoth", the god of learning, decided to help her and gambling with the moon for extra light, was able to add five extra days to the 360-day calendar. On those five days"nut" gave birth to "osiris", Horus the Elder, "seth" "isis", and"nephtys" successively.
- Even the heavenly bodies are seen as serving human needs, by providing the basis for a calendar.
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| thoth |
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| seth |
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| osir,isis and hor |
Creation of Life
khnum" created the living creatures on his potter's wheel.
- He modeled the animals, plants and people of the earth.
- A detailed description of how he created humans is found at esna temple. It describes how he orders the bloodstream to cover the bones, and makes the skin enclose the body. He then makes the respiratory system and the food digestion.
- In contrast with the Hebrew mythology, the work of "khnum" was seen as a continuous task, he was seen as a deity sitting on his potter's wheel constantly working in creating life.
- He modeled the animals, plants and people of the earth.
- A detailed description of how he created humans is found at esna temple. It describes how he orders the bloodstream to cover the bones, and makes the skin enclose the body. He then makes the respiratory system and the food digestion.
- In contrast with the Hebrew mythology, the work of "khnum" was seen as a continuous task, he was seen as a deity sitting on his potter's wheel constantly working in creating life.
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| khnum |
