Mystery of ancient Egyptian symbols
Described in ancient texts as the “Word of God”, these symbols are frequently used in religious ceremonies and magic in Egypt. Each symbol has a unique meaning, specific to the religious culture of the Egyptians, enriching the national cultural identity of this traditional rich country.
Ankh – Symbol of eternal life
Ankh is an Egyptian hieroglyph that means ” life “. Only Pharaohs, Empresses and gods are allowed to wear this symbol because it is believed to bring power to its possessor who can grant or deprive others of life.
It is also considered a “key of life” because its very key-shaped form has created the belief that it can unlock “the gates of hell”. Ankh also evokes images of sunrise at the horizon, symbolizing daily rebirth .
From the Middle Kingdom era (1986 – 1759 BC), the word Ankh has also been used to refer to mirrors and it is interesting that the mirror is also created in the shape of this symbol. It was also inspired to create the symbolic symbol of the Greek goddess Venus , which was later widely used as the symbol of Venus , the female or bronze symbol.
Later when Christianity was born, it was used by the Egyptian Catholic Church as a symbol as a special form of the image of the cross.
Horus’ Eye – A symbol of wisdom, protection and health
The eye of Horus (or the eye of Egypt) – a symbol of power of ancient Egypt – is known by many people around the world because it is widely used to this day.
According to experts, the Horus eye symbol is shaped like an eagle’s eye. Horus is the god representing health, life and rebirth.
In Egyptian mythology, Horus was an angel of ancient Egypt who incarnated as a falcon. The eagle’s right eye is the eye of Horus, also considered a symbol of the Sun. The left eye represents the moon and the god Tehuti. The ancients believed this symbol of immortality would support rebirth, so it was found under the 12th shroud of King Tutankhamun’s mummy.
According to Egyptian legend, Seth , the brother of Horus, murdered the god Osiris . Horus fought Seth to avenge his father’s death and lost his left eye in the fight. Thoth, the god of magic and the Moon, used his power to restore the eyes of Horus.
When he brought this eye to Osiris, Osiris was reborn again. Horus’s eye, also known as “Oudjat” , symbolizes protection against evil and brings wisdom, wisdom .
Over time, the Horus eye symbol was used by physicians and developed it into the Rx character found on prescriptions. Therefore, it has meaning for recovery and unity.
In the second century AD, Galen borrowed a mysterious symbol from Egyptian legends and used it to impress his patients. After that, it gradually developed into today’s Rx sign for prescriptions. It means to symbolize recovery and unity .
Feather of Maat – Symbol of truth, morality, balance of justice
The feather is considered the symbol of the goddess Maat . The heart of the dead will be weighed against the feather of the god Matt in the Last Judgment Day.
If it was the heart of an honest person, it would be equal to the weight of the feather and that person would be allowed to enter the Kingdom of Osiris. If the heart is filled with sin, it will be heavier than the feather and the person will be taken to prey on Ammut monsters.
Maat trial session
It is the responsibility of the Pharaoh to establish and maintain Maat law as a way to keep the cosmic order in balance. When a bandaged Pharaoh dies, Maat will temporarily disappear and the world will sink into chaos, until the throne of a new Pharaoh.
Hook and cross – Symbol of royal power and power
The hook and the cross often came together as a pair, popularly used during the Middle Kingdom , the symbol used as a scepter to affirm the king’s power and power. The couple is derived from the ancient agricultural god of Egypt, Anedjti. He is depicted wearing a crown with two feathers and a typical hook and cross handle. god Osiris.
The hook is held in the left hand and the cross is in the right. The hook (heq) symbolizes the sound or ” spiritual power ” of a Pharaoh, affirming his role as a protector of the people or ” shepherd ” – God is responsible for leading and caring for your ” fried eggs “. The nekhakha symbolizes positivity and aspect of tangible power because Pharaoh is a naked person but represents all gods who govern three realms: metaphysics, the universe and the earth. It also represents the farmer – who creates food and takes care of all life in the field (the diver is used as a farmer’s threshing device in ancient Egypt).
Its message is a reminder that a truly talented leader must know how to combine discipline with intelligence and understanding, must have kindness to pacify justice and make right decisions. best. Their holding postures also have different meanings. In ancient times, the posture of crossing the arms into each other in front of the chest was a sign of death and the dead were often buried in this posture. However, the same posture and the cross-hook and cross-hook are meant to mean the revival as in the pictures we often see in Tutankhamun ‘s coffin . When holding them in front of them means the judgment, or described in conjunction with the god Anubis, the god of the underworld and the judge in the Maat trial.
It is thought that the letter X originated primarily from the image of two twists and hooks crossed together and that is a symbol of death and rebirth. In the original, the word “ex” – which represents the X – means dead, when people say ex-husband means to refer to the dead husband.
Scarab – Symbol of strength, creativity and transformation
The dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri involved in the revival. The beetle usually lays eggs in the faeces of other animals, curls them up like a ball and rolls into the hole, which is the beginning of a young ladybug’s life cycle. The Egyptians likened this behavior to the movement of the sun ‘s ” ball” rolling in the sky and its daily rebirth.
Ancient Egyptians believed that a scarab that flew in the sky every morning would call the sun to rise. Therefore, the scarab is a symbol of the rising sun, used to protect from the devil, it is also a symbol of rebirth, creation, transformation, giving strength to its wearer.
Large winged beetles and heart-shaped beetles are considered lucky insects and placed on mummies to protect them against demons. When Pharaoh Amenhotep III died, hundreds of memorabilia with beetles were made to mark the milestones of his life.
Lotus – Symbol of the Sun, high bar, creativity and rebirth
Egypt has two native varieties of native lotus which are white lotus and blue lotus, and later have a variety of pink lotus imported from Persia. All three types of lotus are described in Egyptian art, but the blue lotus is the most widely used and popular. According to the creation theory of Egypt, in the early days, there was a huge lotus flower growing on the ocean of chaos. From that lotus, the sun appears for the first time on Earth.
The golden lotus in the blue lotus reminds the Egyptians of the rising sun from the original painted sea as in the legend of the birth of everything. At night, the flower penguins and sink under the water to dawn, it blooms brilliantly again. Blue or white flower varieties are widely used in medicinal preparations. In math, the lotus symbol represents the number 1,000. It is also the symbol of Upper Egypt and represents the resurrection of Isis.
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