Week 5 Reading Diary: Ancient Egypt Creation

I have incorporated Egyptian themes into my art but yet have never read any of their cultures stories. To follow the creation topic of my future storybook, I am reading the Creation story from the Ancient Egyptian Unit. My first observation while reading is that is it very difficult to read; as if it does not completely translate so smoothly in to English. Much like Greek or Roman stories, this one also contains several gods; Ra being the divine father and strong ruler of all gods. Shu, the wind god and his consort Tefnut were the first created by Ra and they both shone as stars among the heavenly constellations and were called "The Twins". Seb was the earth god and Nut was the goddess of the firmament; they both were parents of Osiris. The beginning all started when Ra spoke the words for the earth and heavens to rise from the large waste of water. Ra created everything in the entire universe once he uttered the very thought of it. He then walked among men taking the form of them, and to him the centuries were as years.

(The God Ra: Source)

These thoughts were accumulated during the reading of Creation within the Ancient Egypt unit of the UnTextbook. The original story source is entitled Egyptian Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie (1907).