Egyptian Mythology: Originally only the ocean existed. Then Ra, the sun, emerged from an egg that appeared on the surface of the ocean. Ra produced four offspring, two gods Shu and Geb, and two goddesses Tefnut and Nut. Shu and Tefnut were transformed into the atmosphere. They stood on top of Geb, who became the earth. Then they elevated Nut, whose metamorphosis produced the sky.

The Spiritual Journey and Ultimate Destiny of Man

Egyptian Mythology: The ka is the superior spiritual aspect of a person that survives the death of the body to enter the kingdom of the dead. It is identical to the flesh body in appearance. Because the ka cannot exist without the physical body, the Egyptians took great pains to embalm and mummify the corpses of the dead (a tradition supposedly initiated by the goddess, Isis, who mummified her deity-husband, Osiris, when he perished). For this reason, stone or wood statuettes of the deceased were also placed in the tomb to be substituted for the body in case the mummy suffered severe damage or ruin. The deceased descend to a realm called Duat, to be judged in the throne room of Osiris, Lord of the underworld. Their deeds must be weighed in the scales and assessed by the gods to determine if the person lived a good or evil life.

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