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Most sky myths and regular myths of the Inuit society have a common theme of the hunt, the.
chase, and the use of the family unit (Mythica). This story reflects the idea of family and the hunt.
that is the dominant driving force of the culture. .
The Egyptians, on the other hand, were a very complex ancient society ruled by its.
religion. The pharaoh had control over which of the gods was mainly worshipped, but the society.
was still governed by its religious ideas. The priests and priestesses acted as political advisors to.
the pharaoh as well as being his religious advisor. If, by some chance, something happened to the.
pharaoh, the priests and priestesses were expected to step into power and watch over the people.
of the kingdom for it was their job to keep the society in working order (Moldaschel). Yet, the.
Egyptians built the pyramids, fantastic shrines, and pioneered ideas in the ancient sciences.
(Moldaschel). Large cities were built through out the kingdoms or city-states where the culture.
could advance itself and study the arts, scholarly pursuits, and games could be played.
(Moldaschel). These ideas are reflected in their idea of the relationship between the sky and the.
sun.
To the Egyptians, the sun god Re, travels across the sky everyday to shine light on to the.
people and the crops. When night comes, Re passes into the mouth of the goddess Nut, whom is.
the personification of the sky. The sun god then passes through Nut's body and is reborn every.
morning, in a literal sense. The sky, Nut, also swallows the stars to give them life again, every.
morning, in the same way (Encyclopedia Mythica). The Egyptians were not a hunting and.
gathering society. This is reflected in their sky myths which revolved mostly around a more.
organic (human) view of the world. Most other myths were similar to this myth in that they also.
used bodily functions to explain everyday occurrences, and the actual study of the human body.
