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The last video on the series explains two creation myths: ‘Theology of Memphis’ with Ptah as the Supreme Creator and ‘Thebes Theology’ with Chief God Amun. The series of videos provide the consolidated perspective...

Creation Myths of Egypt provide insights into ancient Egyptian society, mythology, beliefs etc. This is the first part of the series of videos.

In this second video, the creation myths of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis is explained. This is system of Eight Deities of Ancient Egypt with four components of precreation.

The celebration of Juneteenth – originally known as "Freedom Day" – began on 1 January 1866 in Texas and, since then, a number of myths have grown up around the event it commemorates: the issuance of General Order No. 3 in...

Nephthys was one of the original five gods of ancient Egypt born of the union of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky) after the creation of the world. She was the fourth born after Osiris, Isis, and Set and was the older sister of Horus (usually...

The Creation of Adam, a panel of the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City, Rome by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). Made 1508-12 CE.

Mesopotamian clay tablet with the episodes of the epic of creation. It narrates how the god Anshar summons the gods together for a banquet. They celebrate Marduk's appointment as champion; Marduk defeated Tiamat...

A beautiful series of windows depicting the Genesis account of Creation in the church of Christ the King, Gordon Square in London.

Today on Crash Course Mythology we’re starting in on creation stories. This week, we’ll focus on the creation of the universe out of nothing, or Ex Nihlio creation. Basically, a god decides to make...

In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus had a reputation as being something of a clever trickster and he famously gave the human race the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork, an action for which he was punished by Zeus, who ensured...