Egyptian Mythology: a Treasure Hunt

INTRODUCTION

Mummies, fierce deities, pyramids... There are a lot of elements combined in the Egyptian mythology, but do you know what they all mean? Maybe you will by the end of this activity. In the links below you will find several pieces of information about egyptian gods, legends, and much more: you must search through them until you find the answers to the following questions.

QUESTIONS

1. What is the Hall of Maat? 2. How was the judgement of the dead done? 3. Which symbol represents "gold"? 4. Which symbol represents "a heart"? 5. What does the symbol with the shape of a green snake represent? 6. Which symbol represents "healing and protection"? 7. Who is the goddess of war and which are her symbols? 8. Who is the god of the afterlife? 9. With the shape of which animal is the god Horus represented? 10. How did the Egyptians explain the spots in the skin of a jaguar? 11. Why did the Egyptians mummify the dead? 12. What was the ceremony of "opening of the mouth"?

THE BIG TASK

Choose your favorite Egyptian symbol and your favorite god and write a story in which they both are involved.

LINKS

• The Gods • Egyptian Symbol List • The Fight (a myth about Isis and Osiris) • The Funeral Procession of the Royal Scribe Ani • Entering the Afterlife • The Judgement of the Dead

© Deira Thul 2005