Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt Geraldine Pinch
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

The picture that emerges is of a culture with few equals in the beauty of its art, the accomplishment of its architecture or the richness of its religious traditions. The watercolor above is an East African myth: Juok the Creator (shown twice) molding Egyptians from reddish brown clay and Southern Sudanese from the black earth. Because so many traditions treated celestial events including the solstices and equinoxes as auspicious, it can be hard to tease out which holiday traditions originated where. Objects such as stars, planets, the moon, the sun, comets and meteorites would have commanded awe and In Ancient Egypt, although it is likely that there was monotheism in the early dynasties of rulers, over time, the sun took on a huge significance in the religion of the Egyptians and the status of Pharaoh. Images and sculptures of Nefertiti depict her famous beauty and role as a living goddess of fertility. The very death and resurrection story itself may be an adapted and historicized version of a more ancient tale, one that involved a dying and rising goddess. Many ancient spiritual traditions existed and flourished that incorporating many different understandings of the Creator and of celestial bodies. That have only recently been deciphered. Modern and ancient - also appears very spiritual - very very good art - a pleasure to see! Ancient Spirituality and the Sun. Very artistical - great combination of two themes. Also, are the creation myths of the Judeo-Christian tradition portrayed in the full article? Naydler argues that some form of shamanism was involved in ancient Egyptian spiritual practice. MacMillan says this Would like to know why the East African god Juok is white, though. The ancient Egyptian civilization endured for more than 5000 years, and at its peak was one of the richest and most powerful in the world. There is also a Babylonian version of the myth, which is called “The Descent of Ishtar,” and she is known elsewhere as Astarte.