The early Egyptians lacked scientific knowledge to interpret events and phenomena, such as the annual flood of the Nile, the sunrise and sunset each day, and the emergence of the world. Thus, in their interpretation, they used stories of gods and goddesses, known as legends, to reflect the perceptions of their society. Religious significance is divided between legends and folk tales (or myths); legends are sacred and real, together.

One of the ancient Egyptian legends that originated in Heliopolis tells the story of "Aniad" or the group of nine gods. Legend says that when there was nothing there, the primitive water of the Alawash receded and left behind it from the fertile black soil: the god Atom sat on it. And from the very beginning, he created the endowments of God, Shaw and Tafnut. The latter produced the "Jib" and "Not"; in turn they gave birth to the other gods: Osiris, Isis, West and Neptis.

A myth arose from the other legends of creation in Hermopolis; where the "Thoth" was worshiped as the shepherd. According to this legend, there are eight gods called "Al-Ajdood", from four pairs of gods (four males and four females): Nun, Nunat, Amun, Amun, Heh, Hahat, Kak and Kakt. The males had heads of frogs and female heads of snakes. The myth of Hermopolis in the genesis of creation has several varieties (novels). Including that the cosmic egg from which the god of creation was born was set by a goose and in another account put by the bird Ibis; the bird associated with the god Thoth. Also, that lotus flower came out of the water; to show the god-child.

Most of the ancient Egyptians did not live beyond the mid-twenties; they sought to comfort and comfort them; through the idea of ​​continuing life after death. Their observations of the phenomena of nature supported that belief; the sun goes out (dying) in the West and is born again every day from the east. The grain of grain, which looks dead, is released and sprouts rapidly and becomes a new plant when placed in the ground. The Osiris myth supported the belief of the ancient Egyptians that they would return to life again.

After the creation of the world, Osiris ascended the throne and married his sister Isis. He is said to have entered agriculture, built temples, and decreed laws and ordained for his slaves. Six his brother Osiris was killed, and his body was torn to pieces scattered far away. But Isis was able to collect all the pieces; except for one piece devoured by a fish. Isis proved the pieces together in a knot; created the first mummy, and used her magic spells to bring Osiris back to life. So Osiris began his tour in the afterlife, becoming the king of the dead. Before the death of Osiris, Isis had borne their son Horus; who had grown up and defeated his uncle six: and avenged his father's death.

When the Greeks, then the Romans, took over Egypt, they found a similarity between the gods of the Egyptians and the Greek-Roman gods. These were gods guided by human feelings and impulses; the stories about those gods were used for entertainment and entertainment, for teaching ethics and ideals, and for interpreting the unknown. Ptolemy I introduced the worship of a god called "Sarapis"; he was meant to be a higher worshiper who shared his Egyptian and Egyptian worship. Serapis, who derived his name from the idol Osiris and calf Abyss, the god of fertility and healing, supreme leadership and the afterlife.

By the age of Muslim rulers, the influence of ancient Egyptian legends on religious thought remained a phenomenon. Muslims were also interested in life after death. Some Muslim scholars have stated that the books containing the work of the deceased will be weighed in the Hereafter, in a manner similar to the weight of the heart compared to the feather of the "mout" - or the truth and the right,

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