“If these are to be my brothers, I’ll prefer making ENEMIES.” Jon is sulky as he grips the pommel of his sword and steps aside for the first ranger. The sound of Grenn and Pyp’s laughter from the armory helps matters none. In WINTERFELL, the Stark bastard was an impressive swordsman indeed, quick and agile. Here, he is up against seasoned rangers who find no envy in his talents.
Benjen wanted to be be surprised at Jon’s words, he wanted to be left speechless and try to argue with his nephew on making enemies but he knew Jon well enough to know it was going to be near impossible to change his mind when he got stuck on an idea. “Just don’t get yourself killed by doing that. Give it some to adjust, do that for me, please?”
Being a brother of the watch was not an easy life and newcomers always meant a new adjustment period for both the new and the old. “They’re not from such a great house as you.” He reminded Jon, hearing the others laughter. “An you, in turn, were not raised by a farmer or a blacksmith.”
Okay these next two weeks is crunch time for me with summer class. I have my last test on the 15th and the final on the 17th.
My muse here and on my multi has been wanning back and fourth from here and not here not to mention I found several drafts hidden in my likes so now I have way more than I thought I had to do.
My activity here will be spotty and I will do my best to get to replies so if you are wondering where a reply is it’s cause it got lost in the likes or it’s being worked on in my drafts.
In Ancient Egypt, there were three main versions of creation myths, all mutually exclusive. Yet, all three beliefs of how the world was created still managed to co-exist harmoniously, even despite their differences.
Heliopolitan Myth:
The most well-known version, centered around the sun god, Re-Atum.
This myth originated from the Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts.
This version features the “Great Ennead”, a group of nine gods including Ra, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys.
Shu, Tefnut, Geb, and Nut were considered to be personifications of the elements required to allow creation. Shu was air, Tefnut moisture, Geb the earth, and Nut the sky.
This myth sees Ra transforming into a bennu bird (an Ancient Egyptian form of the phoenix) and landing on a pillar associated with the sun god.
Memphite Myth:
Unlike the Heliopolitian version, the Memphite version of creation centres around Ptah. It was in this version they believed Ptah was originally Nun, the personification of Chaos (i.e. the emptiness existing before creation).
Ptah was worshipped as the supreme creator god at Memphis.
Ptah/Nun begets a daughter, Naunet, and copulated with her to produce Ra himself.
In this version, creation was thought to have been brought about by Ptah’s thoughts and his will. Basically it was Ptah’s word that created everything.
This version never really had widespread appeal during Ancient Egypt.
Hermopolitan Myth:
This one centres around Thoth, who was the god of wisdom.
There were several versions of this alternate creation myth.
One version features the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, a group of eight gods, with gods paired with consorts. The four male gods were Nun (primeval water), Huh (eternity), Kuk (darkness), and Amun (air). Their consorts, respectively, were Naunet, Hauhet, Kauket, and Amaunet.
Each male in the Ogdoad had the heads of frogs and the females had heads of serpents.
The pre-existing Ogdoad eventually passed from this mortal coil, and continued living in the underworld, where they ensured the Nile’s continual flowing and the sun’s rising each morning.
A second version had a cosmic egg rather than the primordial ocean as the source of life. Either a goose (“the great cackler”) or an ibis (Thoth) laid this egg on the island.
On cracking open, the egg contained either air or Ra in the form of a bird.
A third version of this myth has the Ogdoad creating a lotus flower that rose from the “Sea of Knives”. On opening, the petals revealed the child Ra, who created the world, or a scarab that morphed into a weeping boy whose tears became men and women.
Theban Cosmogony:
Emerged in the New Kingdom, developing in Karnak at the Temple of Amun-Ra.
Claimed that the origin of creation was sited at Thebes, where the creator god–Amun Ra–had created all mankind and other gods.
A later myth detailed Khnum modelling men and women on his potter’s wheel.
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