Essays Tagged: "Atum"

Beliefs of the ancient egyptians.

onally some myths contradicted themselves because it is also known that the Memphites believed that Atum spat out Shu and vomited out Tefnut; however, as long as the myths answered human's questions t ... nd Kuket (representing darkness). Out of the primordial water rises a hill and on this hill resides Atum. Atum creates himself as a God and he creates the Gods Nut (sky), Geb (earth), Shu (air), and T ...

(11 pages) 137 0 2.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

The great sphinx.

aws (1000 years later than the sphinx itself) is an inscription, which names him as "Kheperi - Re - Atum". These are the three names given by the Egyptians to the sun: in the morning, at noon, and in ... illustrated in any modern bird book.]So the lion is the divine, immortal part (standing for the god Atum, the primal solar god of Heliopolis, the creator). The lion is commonly associated in Egypt wit ...

(4 pages) 63 1 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

Creation Myths

es was the fact that they were based on the people and what they experienced. In the Egyptian story Atum was created because of the retreating Nile River. The Nile River was incorporated in their stor ...

(1 pages) 63 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Creation Myths Around The World

nt world societies with those of major religions. The Egyptian myths suggest that in the beginning, Atum created himself using his thoughts and will. He was without a mate and so he made a union with ... s without a mate and so he made a union with his shadow, and created more gods. This description of Atum suggests his bisexual nature, and this is why Egyptians call him the 'Great He-She' (Piankoff 2 ...

(9 pages) 228 0 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Religious to excess beyond any other nation- Herodotus

chaos and as the floods receded land appeared. The first god to appear out of this watery mess was Atum. Atum emerged from Nu as the sun god at the beginning of time and is the creator of the world. ... Atum emerged from Nu as the sun god at the beginning of time and is the creator of the world. Since Atum was all alone he chose to mate with his shadow. The god Atum was known as the 'Great he-She', a ...

(4 pages) 30 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers