Ancient Egypt and Mythology
Across
- 2. king of the gods and king of the other world
- 6. a dead person was judge at ___ and was either permitted to enter the other world it condemned to eternal death
- 7. people feared ___ and wanted to avoid death
- 8. The only existing narrative of the entire story is that of ___, who wrote De Iside et Osiride
- 10. hot, dry wasteland. It sheltered wild poisonous animals and many evil spirits
- 11. natural ___ such as earthquakes and storms
- 12. sister and wife, was the greatest goddess. Mother of goddess, the lady of green
- 13. the nearby desert reminded these people that their existence was fragile
- 14. a common ancient burial custom
Down
- 1. writing system of pictures
- 3. world was separated by large expanses of desert and by the
- 4. ___ swamps endeared her to the Egyptian people
- 5. lifeblood of the ancient Egyptians
- 9. Called the avenger of Osiris because he had performed the tasks involved in resurrecting his fathers body
- 15. Osiris Brother and enemy that represented evil in the universe