2. Main Ideas/Supporting Ideas
1) Ra 2) Osiris 3) Isis 4) Anubis
Sun god
Sailed across the sky in papyrus boat
Brought sun with him (explained sunrise/sunset)
God of the underworld, vegetation and floods
King of the delta-farmers
Murdered by brother seth
Wife Isis reunited his body (14 pieces)
Shown = enthroned king
Wife of Osiris
Got all the 14 pieces of Osiris body from all over the earth
Brought Osiris back to life
Was the protector of children
God of the dead
Guardian of the tombs
Represented in pictures as a jackel
Egyptians believed their souls were judged by Anubis when they died
Anubis means “ He who counts the Hearts.”
God of the household
Protector against snakes
Aid to childbirth
3. Linked with fertility, marriage, happiness, music and dancing
Shown as an ugly dwarf, sometime with leonine features
Name: Riley Peters 8-73
CORNELL NOTETAKING
Date: February, 16, 2012
Connections and Reflections
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