This document summarizes symbols and mythology from Norse and Egyptian traditions. In Norse mythology, it discusses the gods Woden and Frigga, the Valkyries and Valhalla, and Freyja and Thor. It then lists the origins of the days of the week from Norse gods. For Egyptian mythology, it outlines the gods Osiris and Isis, and symbols like the ankh. It discusses the sky goddess Nut and her children. Other Egyptian gods covered are Anubis the god of the dead, the storm god Seth who killed his brother Osiris, and Horace the hawk god of the sun with his all-seeing eye symbol. The document concludes with references to the Sphinx and different afterlife concepts.

1. Symbolism III
A. Norse Mythology
B. Egyptian Mythology
By Don L. F. Nilsen
And Alleen Pace Nilsen
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2. A. Norse
Mythology
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3. Norse Mythology:
Woden and Frigga
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4. The Valkyries and Valhalla
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6. Freyja and Thor
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Mythological Contributions to
Days of the Week:
Monday (moon)
Tuesday (Norse: Tyr, god of single combat)
Wednesday (Norse: Woden, chief god)
Thursday (Norse: Thor)
Friday (Norse: Fria)
Saturday (Greek Titan: Saturn)
Sunday (sun)

9. B. Egyptian
Mythology
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10. Egyptian gods: Ossiris and Isis
Notice Eyes, Ankh, Crook, Flail, Beard
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11. Isis & Egyptian Symbols
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12. Nut
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Nut is the sky goddess. She has
four children: Osiris, Set, Isis and
Nephthys.
Nut is said to be the oldest god in
the Egyptian pantheon. The pot on
her head symbolizes the uterus.
Nut explains how the sun can rise
in the East and set in the west.
In Nut’s had is an ankh, which
symbolizes life. The ankh is also
called the “breath of life,” “the key
of the Nile” and the “crux ansata”
(cross with a handle).

13. Anubis: god of the Dead
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In Egypt, jackals were
often found near grave
yards.
That’s why Anubis,
the jackal, was
determined to be the
“god of the dead.”

14. Seth
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Seth (or Set) is the god of storms,
chaos and war.
Seth is the usurper, who killed and
mutilated his own brother, Osiris.
Iris, Osiris’s wife reassembled
Osiris’s corpse and resurrected
him long enough to conceive his
son and heir, Horas.

15. Horace
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Horace, the hawk, had great vision
because he flew so high.
Faces in Egyptian art tend to be
profiles, but with the eye facing
forward.
This is the eye of Horace, the all-
seeing eye.
Depictions of pharohs had this all-
seeing eye, that was awake even
when the pharohs were asleep.

16. The all-seeing Eye of Horace on Dollar Bill
and Count Olaf’s Ankle in the Lemony Snicket books
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17. The Sphinx
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18. Final Resting Places:
Happy Hunting Ground, Valhalla & Heaven
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