Extra Reading Diary: Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Creation: Ra is the divine father and strong ruler of the gods. He had created the first two gods, the god of wind and the god of rain, who became known as the The Twins. He then created Seb and Nut who became parents of Osiris. Ra created the earth and created beings and all the things in the water and on land. Ra became the king of mankind and went among them.

(Ra, Source: UnTextbook)

The Secret Name of Ra: The goddess Isis lived among men and grew tired tired of mankind. She longed for the power of Ra. To be equal, she would need to know the secret name of Ra. She took some of Ra's saliva and baked into the dart and created a venomous serpent. The Serpent bit Ra and Ra was dying because of the venom. He asked for all of his children to come and hear the name. Isis went with his children to see Ra. Ra eventually gave her the secret name and she withdrew the venom from his body.

Ra and Hathor: Ra was growing old and he had heard nasty rumors from his people. He summoned many people to come to his side. He was dying, so Nut took form of a celestial cow and Shu lifted Ra onto his back. They went into battle and slayed his enemies when they felt that he had left them.