Beliefs+Egypt

=__Beliefs in Ancient Egypt__= toc Probably the most important thing in an Ancient Egyptians life, was religion. All Ancient Egyptians believed in the same religion.

Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
The Ancient Egyptians worshiped MANY gods. Here are the most important ones:


 * Ra
 * Osiris
 * Isis
 * Horus
 * Bastet
 * Thoth
 * Bes
 * Anubis
 * Hathor
 * Set
 * Nut

Ra

 * (pronounced "Rah")**

Ra was the sun god. He had the body of a man and the head of a falcon. The Ancient Egyptians believed that Ra created earth. They believed that the sun, was Ra sailing his boat across the sky. At sunset, he would sail his boat back down to the underworld.



Osiris

 * ("oh-sy-ris")**

Osiris was the god of the dead and the ruler of the underworld. The Ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris along with his wife Isis were the first king and queen of Egypt. One day Osiris was murdered by his mean brother. Isis brought him back to life with magical powers.



Isis

 * ("I-sis")**

After bringing Osiris back to life, Isis became the goddess of healing, marriage, and motherhood.



Horus
("HOR-us")

Horus was Isis and Osiris' son. He had the head of a falcon. The Ancient Egyptians, that their pharaoh was Horus in human disguise.



Bastet

 * ("BAST-ut")**

Bastet was the daughter of Ra. She was a goddess with a cats head. She the goddess of harvest, music, dance, love and joy.



Thoth

 * (or Tote)**

Thoth was the god of the moon, medicine and mathematics. He was either a baboon or a man with the head of a bird. The Ancient Egyptians believed that they got their gift of writing from Thoth.



Bes
Bes was probably the Ancient Egyptians favorite god. He was a dwarf god. Chubby, short and always in a good mood. He had the tail and ears of a lion and the body and face of a man. Bes protected families, brought joy and good luck to them.



Anubis

 * (also known as Anpu or Inepu)**

Anubis was the God of Death. He was also the gatekeeper to the Underworld.



Hathor
Hathor was the Egyptian Goddess of love, joy, motherhood, music and dance.



Set
Set was the Egyptian god of desert, darkness and chaos. He is known for killing his brother "Osiris".



Nut

 * ("Newt")**

Nut was the goddess of the sky. She was the mother of Osiris and Set.





The Ancient Egyptians didn't like the fact that their life would one day come to an end and that they wouldn't //exist// anymore. Therefore, through their religion, the Ancient Egyptians started to believe in an "afterlife". They believed that below the earth, there was an underworld where people would go after death. They called this place "Duat". To prepare for this, they made tombs to keep the body safe for when they left for the underworld. But, they also had to prepare for the tomb, this process was called the "embalming process". The embalmers would take the body and removed the inner organs and put them into "canopic jars". They would leave the heart in the body though, so it could be weighed in the afterlife (through weighing the heart, the gods could find out if the person lived a good or bad life. If the heart was lighter than a feather, the person would go on to "Duat"). Then, they would cover the body with "natron", to protect it and stop it from rotting. They would then wrap the body up in strong materials to keep it from getting damaged. Once the body was prepared, it was placed into the tomb. A rich person would receive a tomb with multiple highly decorated layers. The Egyptians believed that this would make the body last forever. They protected the body so well, because they believed that certain parts of the person lived on. The Egyptians believed that a person was made up of three parts. The body, the "Ka" and the "Ba". The //ka was// what made the person live. The //ba// was what made everyone unique. It was believed that a person's //ka// and //ba// left the body when the person died. They would come together again for that person to live in the next life. The body had to be protected so well because this is where the //ka// and the //ba// would live. If the body would be destroyed, the person wouldn't be able to live in the "next life".