Roles Of Ptah

Also, there is a legend that says she is an “Eye of Ra”, meaning she was a fierce protector but she tried to destroy all mankind and had to be put to sleep with blood colored beer. Cats were highly revered in ancient Egypt, and so was Bastet, being one of the most popular and highly worshipped goddesses in Egypt.

Bastet was a goddess of cats, woman and children. She had the head of a cat. Also she was one of the daughters of the god of the sun Ra. To honor her people made statues of cats. Also the people made a temple for her that is now in the Nile Delta. It is believed that there was a flood and that is how her temple got under the water. Sometime she had the head of a lioness to protect the king in battle.

Herodotus talks a lot about the animals that the Egyptians see as sacred and those that are

Gods and Goddesses were very important to the Egyptian people. Bastet was a highly worshiped goddess, because she protected the people. It is said that she had two sides to her personality, docile and aggressive. She has also distinct features, a women with the head of a domesticated cat. She was given festivals and temples by the people.

Amun-Re is often referred to as the most important and powerful god of Ancient Egypt. Amun-Re was the god of the sun. “Amun-Re is the main name of the sun god, but also has three different names in which describe the phases of life that Amun-Re goes through each day.”(Budge, Pg. 92) When examining the ancient Egyptian god Amun-Re, four main points must be understood, including: the origin of Amun-Re, the characteristics of Amun-Re, how Amun-Re was worshiped, and how Amun-Re impacted Egyptian life.

Hathor The practice of religion and the worship of gods and goddesses had a significant role on everyday life in Ancient Egypt. One of the goddesses the people of Ancient Egypt worshiped was the goddess Hathor. Hathor looked like a woman with the horns, ears, and face shape of a cow. She was also often shown with sun disk between her horns.

Cats in Ancient Egyptian Art: A Visual Analysis of Bastet and the Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet

Religion was an essential part of the ancient Egyptian society. The ancient Egyptian religion was a set of polytheistic beliefs and rituals. Due to their beliefs, the Pharaoh who was an important ruler in Ancient Egypt held an amount of power. They had over 2000 gods and goddesses. Their religion had a strong impact on their religious traditions. The Egyptians believed that each of their gods and goddesses controlled one major aspect,

One of the Egyptian’s deities was the goddess Bastet, sometimes referred to as Bast. She was represented in art as either a cat or a woman with a cat’s head, as seen in Fig. 1-3. Alleyn Diesel (2008) suggests that cats were associated with the sun because of their habit of sleeping in warm, sunny spaces and considers this the origin of Bastet’s status as the daughter of the sun god Ra (80). She also notes that Bastet, like many other cat goddesses from around the world, was very strongly associated with birth and fertility. (82) While she was not as regal as Isis, Osiris, and Horus, Bastet’s domain touched the lives of every member of Egyptian Society. Because of this, it comes as no surprise that statues of cats are very prevalent in Egyptian

The Egyptians were ruled by their pharos, which were their gods. The pharos could identify themselves with gods whom they please to be. There were many gods, like the son god and the sky god. The people honored these gods by building them temples. In other words, the people were very fond of the gods (Humanities, 18). In egypt, church and state were not separated, meaning that all their rules and regulations came from their gods. All their religion and governing was decided based on each other (Messner 8-30-2017). However, this was not something that was seen as negative to the Egyptians. The Egyptians were very thankful to their gods because their gods were kind to them. The promise of immortality and how much better the after life would be, encouraged the Egyptians (Humanities, 18). In contrast, the Sumerians had a more negative outlook to human existence because of the kind of treatment they received from their gods.

If you were to kill a cat is was punishable by death. Cats were part of their religion they were almost like gods. The Ancient egyptians had many gods they worshiped for many different gods. Each god would represent something in the ancient egyptian religion. Pyramids are tombs for pharaohs when they die.

Another important person that helped clarify how life in Old Kingdom Egypt might have been was Ptahotep. In his literature work he advised his son about the right conducts that man and king should have, which tremendously helped to visualize what this author saw as a concern and a priority. According to Ptahotep what was most important in a person was their character. For example, he stated that listening was more valuable than talking, self-control was considered victory when confronted, humbleness was considered a way of life, and respect for one greater than you made you trustworthy and a leader. Therefore, since this was what Ptahotep saw as important, it was probably also important for the everyday Egyptian people when communicating with

The deities of ancient Egyptian gave its people an understanding of the immense unknowns in their world. The gods gave insight into the creator and how their people came to exist. Each god and their responsibility of events allowed the people a place to place ‘blame’ good and bad occurrences but also a means of changing things they did not like. Gods allowed control over the society to maintain peace and harmony because of the believed consequences for angering or pleasing one of the gods. In many ways, Egyptian deities helped its people so that they would not have to go through life not knowing who to blame, why they are on the earth, or how they even got

Thesis/Preview: Today, I about the interesting history and mythology of cats: ancient Egyptian cats, negative cultural superstitions, and modern day domesticated cats.

Did you know that there were over 2,000 gods and goddesses in Ancient Egypt? Some gods had the body of a human and the head of an animal. When I read that, I was shocked! I would’ve never guessed that there would be so many gods in Egypt. In addition, I found the idea of an animal head stuck to a human body disgusting! I just didn’t believe this, so I decided to find out for myself.