Origin_Of_World_In_Egyptian_Mythology

Origin Of World In Egyptian Mythology Their understanding of the cosmic order was from direct observation of nature. Therefore their creation myths concern themselves with gods of nature; the earth, the sky, the sun, the moon, the stars, and of course, the Nile river. According to their ancient belief, waters of chaos surrounded the world, which was divided in three parts: “Earth”, “Sky” and “Underworld” also known as “Duat”. In their belief the sun used to journey down to the underworld at night, which was why it couldn’t be seen. But the crucial and disturbing question that came to pass was that how did it all began in the first place. There are numerous perception and paradigms concerning this essential question. “The River Nile” had an all-enveloping aspect on the Egyptian life. The Nile was worshipped as a god and had a place in Egyptian ritual and mythology. . Since the Nile River, with its annual floods played a critical role in this cosmic order. It should come as no surprise to find water the fundamental element in the Egyptians ideas of creation. As with the Nile, each year the flood no doubt caused commotion to all creatures living on the land, eventually the floods would recede and god, mound, gods, world, ptah, egypt, hermopolis, first, according, one, ogdoad, myth, created, atum, two, theology, sun, nile, gave, egyptian, came, amun, waters, life, form, female, creation, another, water, version, river, question, primeval, place, personified, pairs