symbolism iii - a. norse mythology b. egyptian mythology

Symbolism III

A. Norse MythologyB. Egyptian Mythology

By Don L. F. NilsenAnd Alleen Pace Nilsen

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A. Norse Mythology

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Norse Mythology:Woden and Frigga

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The Valkyries and Valhalla

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Freyja and Thor

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Mythological Contributions to Days of the Week:

Monday (moon)

Tuesday (Norse: Tyr, god of single combat)

Wednesday (Norse: Woden, chief god)

Thursday (Norse: Thor)

Friday (Norse: Fria)

Saturday (Greek Titan: Saturn)

Sunday (sun)

B. Egyptian Mythology

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Egyptian gods: Ossiris and IsisNotice Eyes, Ankh, Crook, Flail, Beard

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Isis & Egyptian Symbols

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Nut

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Nut is the sky goddess. She has four children: Osiris, Set, Isis and Nephthys.

Nut is said to be the oldest god in the Egyptian pantheon. The pot on her head symbolizes the uterus.

Nut explains how the sun can rise in the East and set in the west.

In Nut’s had is an ankh, which symbolizes life. The ankh is also called the “breath of life,” “the key of the Nile” and the “crux ansata” (cross with a handle).

Anubis: god of the Dead

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In Egypt, jackals were often found near grave yards.

That’s why Anubis, the jackal, was determined to be the “god of the dead.”

Seth

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Seth (or Set) is the god of storms, chaos and war.

Seth is the usurper, who killed and mutilated his own brother, Osiris.

Iris, Osiris’s wife reassembled Osiris’s corpse and resurrected him long enough to conceive his son and heir, Horas.

Horace

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Horace, the hawk, had great vision because he flew so high.

Faces in Egyptian art tend to be profiles, but with the eye facing forward.

This is the eye of Horace, the all-seeing eye.

Depictions of pharohs had this all-seeing eye, that was awake even when the pharohs were asleep.

The all-seeing Eye of Horace on Dollar Billand Count Olaf’s Ankle in the Lemony Snicket books

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The Sphinx

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Final Resting Places:Happy Hunting Ground, Valhalla & Heaven

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