Oh My Gods!
This supreme sun god, often depicted with a sun disk resting on his falcon head, sailed his barge across the sky each day.
Who is Ra?
Discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, the nearly intact tomb of this "boy king" sparked a worldwide facination with ancient Egypt.
Who is Tutankhamun?
Who is Osiris?
To reach paradise , a persons soul had to navigate this dangerous, magical underworld filled with fiery lakes, large gates and terrifying demons.
What is the Duat?
What is the Sphinx?
What are canopic jars?
Who is Anubis?
the last active pharaoh ofPtolemaic Egypt, she was of Greek decent and famously aligned herself with Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Who is Cleopatra?
to ensure the sun woud rise each morning, the sun god Ra had to sale his barge through the underworld every night and defeat this massive, chaotic serpent.
What is Apophis?
What is the Fields of Reeds?
Known as the "devourer of the Dead." this terrifying underworld monster was a hybrid of the three largest "man-eating" animals in Ancient Egypt: the lion, the hippo, and the crocodile.
What is Ammut?
Despite its modern name, the book of the dead wasnt a bound book at all but a personalized collection of magical spells typically written on scrlls made from this river reed.
What is papyrus?
Known for her powerful magic, this goddess resurrected her husband Osiris and hid her son Horus in the papyrus swamps.
Who is Isis?
Often called "The Great," This incredibly prolific builder ruled for 66 years, fathered over 100 children, and constructed the massive rock temples at Abu Simbel.
Who is Rameses II?
During an epic 80-year battle for the throne of Egypt, Set tore out the left eye of this falcon-headed god, which was magically restored and became a famous symbol of protection and healing.
Who is Horus?
The Greeks gave this major Egyptian city a name Meaning "City of the Sun" because it served as the primary cult center for the sun god Ra.
What is Heliopolis?
Taking the form of a brilliant heron, this sacred solar bird of creation and resurrection is widely believed to be the origin for the Greek myth of the Phoenix.
What is the Bennu bird?
Who is Ma'at?
Originally depicted as a fierce lioness warrior, often confused with the goddess Sekhmet, this godess of the home and fertility is most famous for being depicted with the head of a domestic cat.
Who is Bastet?
One of the most successful female pharaohs, she established massive trade networks and was often depicted in statues wearing the traditional false beard of a king to legitimizer her rule.
Who is Hatshepsut?
To gain supreme magical power, Isis fashioned a poisonous snake from dust and Ra's spit to bite him, forcing the agonizing sun god to reveal this highly guarded secret to her in exchange for the cure.
What is Nun?
Often depicted on the pharaohs crown, this magical, fire-spitting cobra was a fearsome mythological serpent that protected the ruler by striking down their enemies.
What is Uraeus?
Included in the tomb by the hundreds to save the deceased from having to do manual labor in the afterlife, these small, mummy-shaped figurines were inscribed with magic spells to make them come alive.
what are shabti?
The ancient Egyptians blamed this turbulent god of chaos, deserts, and storms for eclipses and bad weather, especially after he chopped his brother into 14 pieces.
Who is Set?
Originally named Amenhotep IV, this "heretic king" moved the capital and abandoned the traditional pantheon to establish a monotheistic religion worshipping a single sun god.
Who is Akhenaten?
To stop the bloodthirsty Goddess Sekhmet from destroying humanity, Ra tricked her into drinking 7000 jugs of red juice, she then passed out and transformed back into this cow headed Goddess of love, music, and beauty.
Who is Hathor?
What is Abydos?
Coined by modern historians, the name of this mythical chimera describes a beast with the body of a leopard and an incredibly long, snake-like neck, famously found carved onto The Narmer Palette
What is the Serpopard?
Before the weighing of the heart, the deceased had to recite 42 "negative confessions" such as "I have not stolen" and "I have not killed" while standing before Osiris in this specifically named hall of judgment
What is the hall of Two Truths?