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Egyptian Traditional Beliefs |
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Fact 1 |
The religion of the Ancient
Egyptians was extremely important to them and touched every
aspect of their life. |
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Fact 2 |
The religion of Ancient Egypt was a
polytheistic religion (with many gods). |
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Fact 3 |
The Ancient Egyptian Gods numbered nearly
2000. |
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Fact 4 |
The Ancient
Egyptian Priests evolved a creation myth, or cosmogny, to explain how some of the Gods
and Goddesses came into being and the
the nature and genesis of the universe |
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Fact 5 |
Statues of the
Gods - Statues of the Gods and Goddesses were believed in
the Ancient Egyptian religion to be living embodiments of
the deities. The statues were revered and offered prayers
together with physical items such as food and drink. The
statues were washed, oiled and adorned with make-up, jewelry
and clothes |
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Fact 6 |
Divine Kingship
- The Egyptian Pharaohs were also believed to be living Gods
in the Ancient Egyptian religion |
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Fact 7 |
Pharaohs
believed that they became gods in the afterlife |
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Fact 8 |
The Ennead is the collective name
given to the nine original deities (Gods and Goddesses) of
the cosmogony of Heliopolis (the birthplace of the Gods) in
the creation myths and legends of the Ancient Egyptians.
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Fact 9 |
The Male Gods
featured in the Ancient Egyptian Ennead were Geb, Osiris, Seth, Shu |
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Fact 10 |
The Goddesses featured in the
Ennead were Isis, Nephthys, Nut,
Tefnut |
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Fact 11 |
Egyptian Gods or Goddesses were
often depicted as being part human and part animal. |
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Fact 12 |
Only the Pharaoh and the Priests
were allowed inside the temple |
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Fact 13 |
Egyptian Gods were offered various
gifts, which were accepted by the priests who offered
prayers on behalf of the donor |
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Fact 14 |
Animal Cults - The Egyptians
believed that the Spirit of a God resided in specific
animals leading to various animal cults in which these
animals would be revered and worshipped as reincarnated Gods
during their lifetimes. |
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Egyptian Traditional Beliefs |
