Egyptian Mythology Index SHS Mythology Class Dr. Bev Questad PRESENTATION PACKETS ON EGYPTIANS MYTHOLOGY This unit culminates in a funeral ceremony where each student presents their deity. The class will act as the jury and vote which deity deserves eternity with Osiris and which deserves eternal suffering from the serpants of Ammit.
Spend little or no money	I. HISTORICAL SUMMARIES - Worksheet 1. Dawn of Civilization - by Donald Mackenzie 2. Ancient Egyptian Mythology Summary 3. Ancient Egyptian summary by Long 4. Timeline of the Pharaohs II. DEATH - Worksheet and Team Worksheet 4. Death and Judgment 5. Burial of Ancient Egyptians 6. The Great Egyptian Pyramid and The Concave Faces of the Great Pyramid 7. Tomb Construction: Examples 8.Body and Soul 9.The concept of the Soul 10.Ammi III. Pick your Deity* and prepare report Research Project Explanation and References Project and Project Sites Rubric Samples from 2003 IV. Myths in Sequence - all by Donald Mackenzie, Gresham Publishing Co., London, 1907. Scanned 2002. Public Domain. -Reading Log 1. Creation Legend of Sun Worshppers 2. The Tragedy of Osiris V. Mythical Stories - Reading Log (based reciprocal reading) 3. The Shipwrecked Sailor 4. The Greek Princess 5. The Great Queen Hatshepsut 6. Peasant and the Workman 7. The Dream of Tuthmosis 8. The Doomed Prince 9. Setne Khamwas and the Book of Magic 10. The Legend of Re and Isis 11. The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk 12. A Ghost Story 13. The Peasant Who Became King VII. Burial Service : Dress in all black, practice script, bring report and pyramid	Intricate Tomb Details
Secret Compartments		The Mummy
Open this pyramid and find The Matrix		Made of gold
Painted Hieroglyphics		Cross-section
Sand and popsycle sticks		Peach-a-boo doorway to sarcophagus

* III. GODS AND GODDESSES - Pick one to bury
For information on most of these click on the character at both of these sites: Nefertiti (scroll until you get to caption reading "Descriptions of some of the gods") and Encyclopedia Mythica

Atum - first
Shu with Tefnut -second generation
Geb with Nut - third
4 kids
Osiris Isis Seth and Nepthys - fourth

Ammit (aka Ammut): The devourer. WATSON	Isis: The throne COOK	Osiris: King of the dead AMANDA
Anubis: The jackal ALLEN	Khons (aka Khonsu and Chons): The Traveller FRASER	Ptah: The Opener BROWN
Atum / Atem : completes, or perfects JONES	Hapi: SCHIFFMANN	Re (or Ra): Father of the gods HICKS
Bes: JONG	Ma'at: The goddess of truth SPADY	Sekhmet or Sakhmet: BROSIUS
Hathor: Mistress of Heaven GUZMAN	Nephthys: Friend of the Dead or Lady of the house: Kountz	Seth: Lord of Upper Egypt DUSZ
Horus: He who is above HARRIS, J	Neith: Great Goddess GATTER	Thoth: HOWARD
Imhotep: TWEEDIE	Nut / Nut: The Sky SHELDON	Menes: AWAKUNI
Hatshepsut: SHOENBERGER	Khufu: CHAVIS	Amen (aka Amon, Amun, and Ammon): The Hidden One NESBURG
Bastet: EKONOMO	Shesmu CASSIDY	Wepwawet EDGARS
Khnum A. Harris

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