Ancient Egyptian Mythology

The Creation and the Emergence Summery, Darkness, water, and cyclones of winds where the first things in existence in the Jicarilla Apache myth. Only Leader of Jicarilla, Hactcin and these supernatural beings where in this existence. Hactcin made and the heavens above as well and the underworld beneath earth where he lived with plants and mountains who had their own Hactcin. Among all the Hactcin one stood out as the most powerful, his name was Black Hactcin. With clay Black Hactcin mad the first animal, surly he would grow lonely he made more animal from his body who Black Hatcin feed and scattered around the earth. With mud created from a rain drop and earth he created a bird who he spun around making the bird see other bird who later

There were once a god, and a goddess whose names were The Sun Father, and the Moonlight-Giving Mother. The Zuni tribe of Pueblo, Western Mexico worshipped these two gods as night and day. One day the Sun Father, and Moonlight-Giving Mother came together during a solar eclipse causing the creation of a child who was named Lusio, The God of Light. Lusio was the creation of both the Sun Father, and Moonlight-Giving Mother, thus he had inherited both the powers of his parents. He had the ability to control the light of the sun during the day, and the light of the moon during the night, however; as he grew older he started to resent his parents because he did not see the need for two gods to control both when there could be one mighty and powerful god. One day he confronted them “Mother, father why must there be a Sun Father and Moonlight-Giving Mother if I can control both night and day, I should be the only god that can control light” Lusio said.

has many variations. The most commonly told story says that the goddess rose from the

sailed to the underworld, the next very day RA was reborn, during the day RA

This story describes the continuous renewal and daily cycle of the sun. It goes on to explain that the sun god was birthed each morning by the sky goddess and matured throughout the day until he reached his peak age and descended into the Underworld. In other words, this tale explains that the sun rises, or is born, every morning, and moves through the sky until finally setting with the dark of the night behind it. The story proceeds to explain the sun gods journey through the Underworld, where he was accompanied by thousands of beings who served to defend the barque the god traveled on and the god himself from his enemies. By the middle of the night, the sun god would arrive into the deepest parts of the Underworld where Osiris was presents, then continue on to face his main enemy, Apep, the snake, before being reborn again (rising as the sun) and repeating this cycle. This particular story offers a personified explanation on the sun rising and setting by using a gods journey in darkness through the

The temple of Apollo was built to honor Apollo, God of light and the sun. In legends, he drove his chariot across the sky each day to bring in the sunlight. Similarly, Jesus Christ was often referred to as the “bringer of light. Another comparison; At the Temple, Priestesses received oracles and people would make the pilgrimage down the sacred path that spanned from Miletos to the place of worship in order to hear the prophecies. Likewise, Christians flocked to the Basilica to hear a Priest tell his interpretation of Jesus' message.

She rises every morning over the Okeanos River, breaking the darkness of night (her sister, Selene) with her light and chasing away the stars with her veil. Eos opens the gates, for her brother Helios, the god of the sun, to come through to start his journey. Every morning, he rides a golden chariot through a magical land. Helios is a symbol of the sun.

On the day of ascension, the Gods created humankind in their image, bestowing men with dominion over the earth in their place. It was at this point, the Sea God, known as Atrimpas defy his brethren by not returning home and creating a boundary spell using the first

Chaos was the first God. The Erebus came and him and Night gave birth to the heavenly light, Day, the earthly light. Night alone created Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis, and all things that dwell to darkness. Gaea married her son and they gave made the three Cyclopes, the three Hecatoncheires, and the twelve Titans.

In the beginning, the Creator shaped a desolate rock, inhabited by darkness, into something awe-inspiring. But as the Creator stood, admiring the wonders of his creation: From the vast oceans to the illustrious lands to the indomitable spirit of humanity and the grandiose benevolent creatures as tall as trees. His brother, a God, named Atrimpas, envious of his brother's achievement, struck at the opportune moment, and through his trickery, stole possession of the Creator's masterpiece.

From his earthen Citadel he created a standing force of the lesser developed humans to fight for him and using the magic of shadow and darkness he transformed his near-lifeless brethren into fanatical warriors. From atop the mountains high, Kane taught of fire, the sun and devotion to light from his Kingly Monastery. With these teaching he shaped an army of knights who obeyed a strict code and were willing to freely give away their lives for their Lord of Sun. Deep into the untamed crags and steppes, Janis formed a covenant of murderers who thrived in small packs and hunted stray creatures and killed opposition silently, spreading fear across the lands, The title awarded to the fair lady Janis was the Lord of Stars. Deep beneath the ground magic reigned and mancy of all sorts were taught and shared amongst kin, Leto the Lord of Understanding or so he dubbed himself though not recognized, dwelt with his numerous followers; keeping little to no contact with the outside world. And finally in the empty fields and open wastelands the Deceitful One Raas, or so he was named by Kane, wandered aimlessly with numberless followers on heel. His body was by choice left un-evolved though his mind was anything but... Prisoners and slaves freed from bondage flocked to Raas as he was similar to them in appearance and many of them found cause with this

In the beginning, everything was dark. The Earth stood alone, filled with only dull, fresh water, and empty of anything else. But, the Earth wasn’t alone. There was also the Sun Goddess and Mother goddess, Soleil, and other sleeping goddesses, and a sleeping god. Soleil emerged from the darkness, bringing light and power with her. She noticed how she was alone, and her loneliness leads her to shine brighter than usual, awakening the god and goddesses in slumber. First, the Water Goddess, Malila, awakened. The Father Moon and god of time, Alqamar, then awakens and gives further life to Malila, allowing for currents and some light at night. The Fire Goddess, Celosia, also awakens from her sleep from deep below Earth’s crust. Her fiery activity

The God Ra is described as a kind of King to the gods after he slain the serpent beast Sebau and he is described as gaining a great light power after his crowning. “The gods rejoice when they see Ra crowned upon his throne, and when his beams flood the world with light. The majesty of this holy god setteth out on his journey, and he goeth onwards until he reacheth the land of Manu;” (pg.3). This shows that after being crowned the light that Ra has is the light of the sun and it becomes his job to light the earth. The cycle of sunrise and sunset is caused by him cycling the earth, “the earth becometh light at his birth each day; he proceedeth until he reacheth the place where he was yesterday.” (pg. 3). This light became a sort of guide for

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Once in a time before time there was nothing. Only Ka Hana existed. But being alone saddened Ka Hana so much that he started to cry. His tears fell down from the heavens and became land. Ka Hana saw what he had created and was amazed, and he wondered if he could create more. He touched the edge of a piece of land and water that was as clear as glass filled the places in between the land. He ran his hands over the land and rivers that drifted like the winds and mountains that were the steps to the heavens were formed. His hands were the paintbrush of the world. He formed a ball of fire in his hands and hung it in the sky to light up the day and he called it the sun. He took pieces from the sun and hung them in the sky to give light for the nights.