Egyptian Creation Myth

By: Rey & Garrett

there are many different versions of the Egyptian religion (mythology) and they varied from city to city each one claiming that their city was the center of the world. We chose to use the city of thebes

Thebes

http://theredlist.com/wiki-2-19-878-1075-1082-view-egypt-profile-ruins-of-thebes-now-luxor-egypt.html

Thebes was the model for all other cities of the world.Thebes was created on a hill. They thought the hill was the beginning of the world.

Thebes Extended

https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmannix/310248383/

The world began as nothing but a vast featureless large body of water, and the god Nun was the only existing entity. Then Atum who would become the king of the gods sprang forth from the body of Nun.

In The Beginning ...

http://www.egyptianmyths.net/nun.htm

“Atum spoke and set creation in motion”(Don Nardo page 32). He began creating other gods and he ripped a piece of land from off of his body and created the first city Thebes. After this he ascended to the sky, and became the sun god (Atum-Ra).

Creation of Gods and Land

http://2divineways.com/Egyptian-God-Ra-the-Sun-God.html

❏ Shu-Air God (First born)❏ Tefnut-Moisture Goddess (sister of Shu)❏ Geb-God of Earth (son of Tefnut)❏ Nut-Sky Goddess (Daughter of Tefnut)

Gods From Atum-Ra

http://rossmythwiki--spring2010.wikispaces.com/Egyptian+Gods+and+Mortals

Man was made from the tears of Atum-Ra. Man very quickly rebelled against the gods and swore to overthrow them. Atum-Ra along with his other gods defeated the usurping humans and cursed them with diseases and hardship.

Creation of Man

g o o g le im a g e s

● Multiple Gods● Starts From nothing but one God and

water● Humans cursed for doing bad things● Miraculous Conceptions (Atum came from

Nun)

Compared to Other Myths

❖ Nardo, Don. Egyptian mythology. Farmington Hills, MI: Lucent Books, 2013. Print.❖ Google Images❖ "Egyptvoyager.com: Religion Lessons - Lesson 3." Egyptvoyager.com: Religion Lessons - Lesson 3

. N.p., 2 Sept. 2014. Web. 2 Sept. 2014. ❖ "Egyptian Creation Myths." Egyptian Creation Myths. N.p., 2 Sept. 2014. Web. 1 Sept. 2014. ❖ McDevitt, April. "Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - The Triad of Thebes." Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - The Triad of Thebes

. N.p., 3 Sept. 2014. Web. 3 Sept. 2014.

Works Cited

http://truemyths.com/Introduction.htm