Blogs for days: Reading Diary A: week 4, Egyptian Stories

Noah and the Giant

The high waters have destroyed everything but the ark and Og
Og was so tall water only came up to his ankles
Og lived for several centuries until Musa( Moses)
A huge rock fell on Og's head so he could not see
Musa hit him in the ankle causing him to fall where he was covered in stones as high as a mountain killing him

The Secret Name of Ra

Ra had many names
Isis was an enchantress that wanted to know Ra's real name because she wanted power
Ra's real name gave him his divine power
Ra walks everyday and moisture would drip from his mouth
Isis collected the sweat of Ra and created a snake out of it
The snake bit Ra with his venomous bite causing great pain
Ra made it so Isis would know his name and gain his power when he died.

Ra and Hathor

Man is rebelling against Ra, which angers him.
Ra calls for a meeting of different gods
He calls for a huge flood to wipe out man, Ra will become a serpent that will survive and unseen by the gods
He makes Osiris ruler of the dead and his on Horus ruler of the island of firey flames
Hathor was created and slayed all the rebels against Ra.
Hathor enjoyed beer so much that she declared every time when the Nile rises red they will celebrate

The Sun's Journey

Man had been forgiven for their sins
Ra assembled all beings formed by Nut
End of the first hour a strong wall is constructed to allow Ra through
Apep is the night serpent
Sokar, ruler of the under world, who has 3 human heads, body of a serpent, and mighty wings appears at the end of the 5th hour
Osiris judge of the dead.
The sun god is reborn durng the 12th hour
He enters through the serpents tail in to the "Divine Life"
The souls of the dead cry when Ra leaves Daut

Osiris

The Death of Osiris

The Journy of Isis

Isis gave birth to a son named Horus
Set the ruler now, imprisoned Isis and Horus
Set wanted Horus killed
Horus was found dead. Isis called upon Thoth to resort life back into Horus
Horus will grow to be a man a kill his uncle
Osiris's coffin was washed up on shore in Syria, where a huge tree grew around him.
The king of the country cut the tree down and kept the coffin a secret
Isis was chosen to be the foster mother of the royal baby
She would not feed him, and burn his flesh
She would circle the sacred pillar.
She asked the king to have the sacred pillar
She found Osiris and she took him by sea back home with her but took the king's first born sun with her.
Set had Osiris's body cut into pieces and thrown to the alligators, none ate him
Isis collected the pieces, buried them, and constructed a tomb

King of the Dead

Horus was preparing for the battle that was soon to come with his uncle
Horus lost an eye in battle, and Set was driven out of his kingdom
Horus claimed his throne after being healed by Thoth
Isis chants in the temple for Ra to send Thoth and unite the portions of Osiris and wrap them in bandages making him a mummy
Isis put her wings in Osiris's nostrils and he became filled with life becoming the Judge and King of the dead

The Wax Crocodile

A Pharaoh went to the temple of the god Ptah
They went to see the scribe, whose wife fell in love with a member of the Pharaoh's group
The scribe found out about the infidelity
He cursed a wax crocodile head, and had it tossed into the lake that the youth bathed in
The crocodile came to life and took the youth away
The Pharaoh commanded the scribes wife to be tied to take a stake and burned alive

The Green Jewel

Sneferu was bored and looke for entertainment.
He called his scribe to do the job, the scribe suggested he go out on the lake and have beautiful women row the boat
20 virgins were called to do the job
The girl leading the boat lifted her causing her to hit the green jewel in her and it fell into the lake.
The scribe cast a spell on the water causing it to part to allow him to retrieve the girl's green jewel

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