Gods
Who was the Egyptian god of the sun disc?
Aten
What was the Aztec Creation Myth? (w/ description)
The Legend of the Five Suns
Which mythology did the phoenix originate in?
Egyptian
Hippos, Lettuce, Stone Ships
When did Ancient Egyptian civilisation exist?
c. 3100 BC - c. 332 BC
Who was Coatlicue?
Primordial Aztec Earth goddess, "She who has Snakes in her Skirt"
Describe Ancient Egyptian creation
Atum arose from the waters of Nun, created Ben-Ben and the first gods; Shu and Tefnut
Who were the Tzitzimime?
Monstrous female deities associated with cannibalism and the stars
Name the major (conceptual) conflict in Ancient Egyptian mythology
Order vs. Chaos (duality)
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
What colour and direction were associated with Tezcatlipoca?
Black and North
Who were the four Aztec Creator gods?
Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli, Xipe Totec
What was the Uraeus?
An upright cobra that represented the divinity of the Pharaohs and Gods
How was Huitzilopochtli born?
From a ball of hummingbird feathers that fell on his mother, Coatlicue, from the sky
When was Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Histories of the Kings of Britain published?
c. 1136
Who was Tonatiuh?
The Fifth Sun/the Sun of the Current Age. Derived from Nanahuatzin when he sacrificed himself in the fire and became the sun.
Name the first eleven Egyptian gods
Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Isis, Nephthys, Set, Osiris, Thoth, Ma'at
What was the name of the Egyptian beetle solar deity?
Khepri (the morning sun)
Who is the purest and most noble of all King Arthur's knights?
Galahad
When was the fall of the Aztec Empire?
13 August 1521
Who almost killed Ra to get Osiris on the throne?
Isis
What was the name of the feminine side of the Aztec creator god?
Ometecuhtli
Who/what was Cipactli?
Primeval sea monster, part crocodile, part fish, part toad
Who was Akhenaten?
Akhenaten was a Pharaoh that ruled during the New Kingdom in 1353-1336 BCE. He abolished polytheism, established the Cult of Aten, and became known as the Heretic King
What spell is most famous in the Book of the Dead?