Rites for resurrection
Greetings to you Osiris, Lord of Eternity, King of the many Names, Of the sacred transformation Of the secret forms in the temples. Death as an end doesn’t exist in…
Mummification
Because the world had been created by the vital power of the universe, the eternal spirit, had to return, when his course on earth was over, to order and harmony.…
Goddess Anuket
Anuket is a Goddess of the island Sehel, in Assuan, she was part of a local divine threefold with the ram god Khnum and Satis, goddess of Elefantina island. She…
Isis and the mysterious cult
Isis’s cult was mysterious, as it was celebrated by believers initiated to its mysteries, secretly. This cult had a great success, because it fulfilled the spiritual needs that the official…
The house and the furnishings
What has remained of the civilian Egyptian building, let the archaeologists make interesting observations. Outside the valley of the Nile, many settlements have been discovered, while along the Nile the…
The God Khepri
Name that indicates the morning aspect of the sun, generally represented as a scarabs. For the ancient Egyptian Khepri was a symbol of rebirth and indicated all the transformations of…
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (Alexandria in Egypt 69-30 BC), the last queen of the Tolomeo dynasty; reigned over Egypt as Cleopatra VII from 51 to 30 BC and has passed to history for…
The Spirit
The spirit was divided in seven parts: – The Khu (spirit) – The Ba (soul) – The Ka (the double) – The Sekhem (power) – The Ab (feelings) – The…
Gods in Ancient Egypt
Amon/Ra In origin one of the eight primordial divinities worshipped in Ermopoli. He then becomes the supreme god. The solar divinity Amon-Ra. The city Tebe is the main centre of…
THE LOTUS
ANCIENT EGYPT Mythical plant that gave oblivion to who ate it, the Egyptian lotus or white lotus of Egypt (Nymphaca lotus) it was a sacred aquatic plant with big white…