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Examples Of Egyptian Mythology

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As Pope Shenouda the third once said, “Egypt is not a country that we live in but a country that lives within us.” This quote means that Egypt is more than just a country it's something that has lots of details and beliefs in it. Egyptian mythology teaches lessons to others. It has gods and goddesses who have power to do things and is really interesting to learn about. Egyptian mythology supports the universal human experience. In their myths, Egyptians value security, power, and benevolence. In the Egyptian myth, “Osiris and Isis” Osiris and Isis were brother and sister who were the king and queen of Egypt. Their brother named Set was very jealous of Osiris so he killed him and spreaded his body parts throughout Egypt. With help Isis found his the body parts, resurrected him then made a kid who killed Set and was the ruler of Egypt again. Isis archetype was a lover because she made risks to save her husband and one good …show more content…

The scales is a place where people go to get there heart weighed. He determined whether they go to heaven or the underworld. Anubis archetype is a caregiver because, “Anubis monitored the Scales of Truth to protect the dead from deception and eternal death” (McDevitt 1). More over Anubis is a caregiver because his job is too decide whether he sends the right people to heaven. The value of this myth is benevolence because he helps the gods and humans by sending good people to heaven. A quote that explains that the value is benevolence is, “According to an Osiris myth, he helped Isis embalm her husband” (Egyptian Myth). This emphasizes how he is willing to help other people and gods with anything. All of this together means that the purpose of this myth is to show how some people are there for other people to help with anything. The value of benevolence is something someone receives or gives everyday because people will either give kindness or recieve

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