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Ancient Egypt has always been regarded as full of mystery and mythology. It is partly because it was one of the oldest civilizations in the world. In the Great Pyramid of Egypt the Ascending Passage is a narrow tunnel into the ancient House of Secrets. After a long climb it emerges into the sublime Grand Gallery that connects the King's and Queen's chambers - to stretch a metaphor - balancing the male and female energies and partaking in both. The Pyramids of Giza have been the objects of many conspiracies over the years. Many people believe that the Pyramids are a link to an ancient lost civilization, and may still contain evidence to prove it. Many conspiracy theories regarding secret chambers and passageways within the pyramids exist to this day. There are several holes and passages in the Great Sphinx at Giza. Some are of known origin but others are not. The creation myths were also mysterious. According to Egyptian mythology, Khnum created the living creatures on his potter's wheel. He modelled the animals, plants and people of the earth. A detailed description of how he created humans is found at Esna Temple. The principal creator god in Ancient Egyptian religion is the sun-god; in the Egyptian language, the word for sun is Ra, and this was one name for the sun-god, but he was also regularly called Atum, from the word tm 'complete'. There have been many mysteries related to the Gods of ancient Egypt. As regards their religion, Egypt suffered from a superfluity of Gods and Goddesses. It has been said that an enumeration of them would result "in compilations resembling census returns." Herodotus tells us how a pharaoh of the 12th dynasty undertook to build the Labyrinth as a temple to accommodate all the gods and found it necessary to construct no fewer than three thousand apartments. Also there were mysteries about beer in ancient Egypt. In the Coffin Texts (late 3rd millennium BCE), we find reference to a "beer god," so important was beer to the ancient Egyptians another deity associated with beer in Egypt was the goddess Hathor, who along with the "official goddess of beer," Tjenenet, shared this characteristic with her Sumerian counterpart Ninkasi. It is interesting to note that the Sumerian word for beer is "ka," while "ka" in the Egyptian religion refers to the "force of conscious life." Also there were mysteries related to the mummy. The ancient Egyptians had perfected the art of mummification; the best technique took 70 days and involved removing the internal organs, removing the brain through the nose, and desiccating the body in a mixture of salts called natron. The purpose of coffin from the earliest times was the protection of the body, preserving it from deterioration or mutilation. |
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| Ancient Egyptian Myths Part 1 | Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus | Ancient Egyptian Weaponry |
| Ancient Egyptian Myths Part 2 | Ancient Egyptian Schools | Ancient Egyptian Weapons |
| Ancient Egyptian Names | Ancient Egyptian Science | Ancient Egyptian Women Part 1 |
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| Ancient Egyptian Obelisks | Ancient Egyptian Slavery | Ancient Egyptian Women |
| Ancient Egyptian Paintings | Ancient Egyptian Social Classes | British Museum And Ancient Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Papyrus | Ancient Egyptian Soldiers | Burial Tombs In Ancient Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs | Ancient Egyptian Sphinxes | Concepts Of Afterlife In Ancient Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Pottery | Ancient Egyptian Sports | Farming In Ancient Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Priests | Ancient Egyptian Statues | Food And Drink In Ancient Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Process Of Embalming | Ancient Egyptian Symbols | King Tutankhamun Of Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Proverbs | Ancient Egyptian Tattoos | Sun God Of Ancient Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Queens Part 1 | Ancient Egyptian Technology | The Pyramids Of Ancient Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Queens Part 2 | Ancient Egyptian Temples | Valley Of The Kings Of Ancient Egypt |
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