Who was the ancient Egyptian's god of the dead? Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and mummies are two of the most common symbols of ancient Egypt. Both of these things are actually part of ancient Egyptians' beliefs about death and the afterlife. ...
In ancient vedic tradition,Yamaraja, the God of Death is accompanied by Dogs and he himself has appeared as a Dog to join the Pandavas in their final days towards Amarnath shrine, eventually guiding Yudhisthira into heaven. In Nepal, which is a hindu country, people to offer blessings to ...
It was fascination with "culture of death" – as Egyptian civilisation happens to be named – what left its impress on the 18th, 19th and 20th century European funerary customs as well. Some monuments, however, were planned for the living, as e.g. the Giraffe-ho...
From birth to death, Nut played an important role in Egyptian mythology as the barrier between the order of creation and chaos. Mother Goddess © A. Parrot - The Goddess Nut Egyptologists believe that Nut was a sky goddess originally worshiped by the early tribes of the Nile Valley area....
Anubis is the god of death and dying. He is also considered to be the god of the underworld. His image is often seen as the guardian of tombs and the bodies held within. Facts about Anubis Sobek the crocodile god is usually seen as either a complete crocodile or as a combination ...
When the Nile flooded, Egyptians celebrated the feast of Opet, a joyous procession the carried statues of the gods from Karnak to Luxor.
The most popular of the gods were the sun god Ra; Anubis, the god of death and embalming; and Horus, the god of the sky. Osiris, Anubis, and Horus were important in the ancient pantheon ofEgyptian gods. 7. Tomb Paintings The Egyptians made the most elaborate and beautiful tombs for th...
Amarna (Arabic:العمارنة al-‘amārnah) is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city newly established and built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, and abandoned shortly after his death (1332 BC). The name...
Horus - The Egyptian Falcon God Horus was asky godandone of the five Osirian gods. According to some legends his parents were Geb and Nut but other myths said his parents were Osiris and Isis. After Osiris’ murder, Horus fought Seth for the kingship of the gods and the Pharaoh was “...
Death and the next world dominate both the archaeological record and popular modern conceptions of Egyptian religion. This dominance is determined to a great extent by the landscape of the country, since tombs were placed if possible in the desert. Vast resources were expended on creating prestigiou...