Egyptian Destruction and Creation Myths

Nun

waters of chaos

Atum

sun god

Shu

air god

Tefnut

moisture goddess

Geb

earth god

Nut

sky goddess

Osiris

underworld god

Isis

throne of Egypt

Seth

storm, disaster

Nephthys

doublet of Isis

Horus

King of Egypt

Who were the children of Shu and Tefnut?

Geb and Nut

Who were the children of Geb and Nut?

Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys

Who was the child of Osiris and Isis?

Horus

What did His Majesty Re do when he found out the humans were plotting against him?

He sought out the Majesty of Nun, who tells him to send Hathor to kill all the humans.

When Re regrets his decision, what does he do to trick Hathor and stop her from killing more humans?

He has beer made that was mixed with red-ochre so it would look like blood and she would get drunk from it.

What is the trick pulled on Hathor meant to explain aetiologically?

It explains the existence of a yearly Feast of Hathor where humans offer her alcohol

What does Seth do to Osiris?

He tricks him into a coffin, had him sealed in and thrown in the Nile

Who recovered Osiris' coffin and what did they do with it?

Isis recovered the coffin and hid it away in a swamp, but Seth took it and the corpse, cutting it into pieces which he scattered across Egypt.

Which body part was Isis and Nyphthys unable to find, leading to it being replaced with a gold part?

his penis

When Isis became pregnant from Osiris' golden penis, who did she bear?

Horus

After Horus' birth, what happens to Osiris?

He is brought back to life but as the god of the dead.

How does Horus avenge his father?

He defeats Seth in battle.