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2. The Step Pyramid Challenge 3. The Nile River Challenge
The Scarab Beetle
1. Hieroglyphic Cypher
Appearance: The particular species of beetle represented in
the numerous ancient Egyptian amulets and works of art was
commonly the large sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer). This
beetle was famous for his habit of rolling balls of dung along
the ground and depositing them in its burrows. The female
would lay her eggs in the ball of dung. When they hatched,
the larvae would use the ball for food. When the dung was
consumed the young beetles would emerge from the hole.
Millions of amulets and stamp seals of stone or faience were
fashioned in Egypt depicted the scarab beetle.
Meaning: It seemed to the ancient Egyptians that the young
scarab beetles emerged spontaneously from the burrow where
they were born. Therefore they were worshipped as
"Khepera", which means "he was came forth." This creative
aspect of the scarab was associated with the creator god
Atum.
The ray-like antenna on the beetle's head and its practice of
dung-rolling caused the beetle to also carry solar symbolism.
The scarab-beetle god Khepera was believed to push the
setting sun along the sky in the same manner as the beettle
with his ball of dung. In many artifacts, the scarab is depicted
pushing the sun along its course in the sky.
During and following the New Kingdom, scarab amulets were
often placed over the heart of the mummified deceased. These
"heart scarabs" were meant to be weighed against the feather
of truth during the final judgement. The amulets were often
inscribed with a spell from the Book of the Dead which
entreated the heart to, "do not stand as a witness against me."
2. The Beam Bouncer 3. Hieroglyphic Cypher
The Eye of Horus 1. The String Pyramid
The Eye of Horus was a popular and persistent Egyptian religious
Challenge
symbol, so you will see a lot of information about it, some fairly
contradictory. That the eye signifies "wisdom" is the common
definition, but is not terribly informative. The name variations also
cause a lot of confusion. It is also important to remember that there
was a lot of variety in Egyptian religious belief, and myths changed
and evolved over time. Horus himself went through many changes.
He was once nearly identical with the God Ra, and for a time there
were two gods Horus, with different aspects. He was also closely
related to Osirus, and one of his aspects (as the infant God Hoor-par-
kraat, or Harpocrates) was as the infant child of the slain Osirus and
the Goddess Isis. Generally speaking, there are actually two eyes of
Horus- the left eye, and the right, the sun and the moon. The
Egyptian Gods were closely related to the heavenly bodies and their
respective "powers," the phenomena observed in relation to these
bodies (This is why moon Goddesses are associated with the oceans,
tides, etc., because the Moon was perceived to control the tides,
floods, etc.). This pair of eyes, sun and moon together, represented
the transcendent power of Horus. The right eye is associated with
the sun, and is sometimes called the eye of Ra. It is also occasionally
associated with Goddesses such as Sekhmet and Wedjat, in their
fiery capacities. The left eye, which is sometimes called the "eye of
Thoth" is related to the Moon and the moon God thoth. It is this eye
which is torn from Horus by his brother/uncle Seth, and restored to
him by Thoth. This is an allusion to the phases of the moon, and its
magical appearance and disappearance every month. The eye is also
used to represent fractions, which may have been derived from
observation of the phases of the moon. Spiritually speaking, the
Udjat and Wedjat represent the solar and lunar nature of man- the
balance between reason and intuition, light and dark, the left and
right brain, etc. Reflecting on the natures of the sun and moon, and
their relationships to the Isis/Osirus/Horus trinity should give
insight to the nature of these symbols.
2. Hieroglyphic Cypher 3. The Multiple Pyramid Challenge
Horus: The Falcon
1. The Shadow of the Staff
The god Horus is one of the most famous gods of ancient
Egypt. Egypt Air has taken Horus as its Logo because of
it ancient symbolism, as a winged god of the Sky, Horus,
was this and more. The name "HORUS" stems from the
ancient Egyptian word hr (her) which in its simple form
was the preposition "above", "upon" so Horus the falcon
soars above all the land and its inhabitants, and was, the
natural symbol of the King who reigns over all Egypt.
Every pharaoh was an incarnation of Horus, who
according to legend conquered Seth the evil god of Upper
Egypt. Seth was god of turmoil and confusion who
murdered Osiris, Horus's father. Horus avenged his father's
death and became the god of order and justice. Therefore
the pharaoh in Ancient Egypt became Horus on earth, the
ruler of the two lands (Upper and Lower Egypt). Horus,
represented by the hawk, was the god of the Sky, a symbol
of divine Kingship, and protector of the ruling King.
The name Horus also means the forsighted, where one eye
represents the Sun and other represents the Moon. The
Sun was Known as "Horakhty", or Horus in the Horizon.,
Horus was considered as the god of the east and the rising
Sun. Horus has the Shape of a falcon or a hawk or can take
a human Shape with a falcon. Horus was the god of the
Nile Delta (Lower Egypt) and Seth was the god of Upper
Egypt, but Horus became the Symbol of Kingship and the
King of Upper and Lower Egypt because it was he who
united the two Kingdoms.