One of the myths that I am depicted in is the story of Ra's Journey. You might be wondering who Ra is. Ra is the solar deity. During his dark journey to the underworld, home of yours truly, he travels with Set and Mehen. Set and Mehen are both members of the nine gods in the group known as Heliopolis who help to defend against the monsters in the underworld. Ra takes this journey every night in his solar barque, going across the primordial rivers of the underworld.
The journey was led by Ma'at, the goddess of truth and balance. The four of them had fought many gruesome monsters on there way to the bleak environment of the underworld. Sounds of lost souls could be heard throughout my dwelling place. One of the monsters Ra fought was Apep. Apep was an enormous serpent living in the pungent waters on which Ra traveled. His goal was to consume the entire sun boat. Apep could not be seen during the day so that is what made him apart of my underworld. He awaited Ra each night in the waters that held such an effluvium. Some believe that he was the previous chief god, overthrown by Ra. Others say that his roar was the cause of earthquakes, and the battles between the two caused lightning to come down through the sky. In these battles, Ra defeats Apep in the form of a cat every time.
As Ra travels to my home each night, Apep attempts to battle Ra. But Apep fails each time. The sun is re birthed and so is Ra as well. Ra is
re birthed each morning as a scarab beetle, Khepri, which is translated to the Emerging One.
This seems more like post #5. You also needed a post focusing on the setting.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting how you are essentially the goddess of the underworld, but I am the ruler of it. Its also interesting how many ways we are connected
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