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Eternal Egypt: Ihy

For Students 9th - 10th
Ihy was the son of the goddess Hathor and the god Horus. His name was interpreted as "the sistrum player."
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Eternal Egypt: Min

For Students 9th - 10th
Min was the god of fertility in ancient Egypt; he was also the guardian of the mines in the Eastern Desert.
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Eternal Egypt: Shu

For Students 9th - 10th
Shu was the god of sunlight and air. He was one of the members of the Ennead, or group of nine deities of Heliopolis.
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Eternal Egypt: Seth

For Students 9th - 10th
Seth was the brother of Osiris and a rival to Horus, Osiris' son. He is the god of every hard task, confusion, deserts and winds.
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Eternal Egypt: Horus

For Students 9th - 10th
Horus, god of the sky, was usually shown as a falcon. He represented the divine Kingship upon earth.
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Eternal Egypt: Hurun

For Students 9th - 10th
Hurun was an earth god of Canaanite origins. Hurun's name was mentioned in a magical spell against the dangers of wild animals.
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Eternal Egypt: Anubis

For Students 9th - 10th
Anubis, god of mummification, was the first embalmer who mummified the body of Osiris.
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Eternal Egypt: Hermes

For Students 9th - 10th
Hermes was the son of Zeus and Maia, the daughter of Atlas. His name means "the messenger" because he was the messenger of the gods.
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Eternal Egypt: Khepri

For Students 9th - 10th
Khepri was the god of the early sun at dawn. He was responsible for raising the sun disk from its horizon. He represented the first stage of the solar journey and the creation of all beings.
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Eternal Egypt: Khonsu

For Students 9th - 10th
Khonsu is the moon god and the son of Amun and Mut in the Triad of Thebes.
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Eternal Egypt: Sopedu

For Students 9th - 10th
Sopedu was a border god. He was responsible for protecting the turquoise mines in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Eternal Egypt: Nefertum

For Students 9th - 10th
Nefertum was a member of the triad of Memphis with his father Ptah and his mother Sekhmet. Since Nefertum was the god of the eternal lotus blossom, he was associated with perfumes.
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Eternal Egypt: Horus of Behdet

For Students 9th - 10th
Horus of Behdet was the local god of Edfu and his consort was Hathor of Dendara. The winged disk associated with Horus of Edfu stands as a symbol of Egypt united.
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Class Flow: Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore Ancient Egypt Religion and Mummification. Learn about the Egyptian Gods and traditions when one passes on.
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PBS

Nova Online Adventures: Pyramids, the Inside Story

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this site to explore the pyramids of Egypt and to learn how they were built and why.
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Able Media

Classics Technology Center: The Story of Troy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an account of the legendary war between Greece and Troy. Begins with the legend of Helen and her possibly divine birth and finishes with the fates of the warriors involved. Also includes some nice comparative mythology...
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Windows to the Universe: Geb

For Students 6th - 8th
This article outlines the ancient Egyptian myth in which Geb, the Earth god, and Nut, the sky goddess, marry without the approval of the powerful Sun god, Re.
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Windows to the Universe: Re

For Students 6th - 8th
Windows to the Universe provides a brief overview of Re, the sun-god and creator of ancient Egypt.
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Islamic Kids: Prophet Musa (Moses)

For Students 9th - 10th
Good article about Moses, a prophet of Islam. Summarizes his life as discussed in the Qur'an: his life in the house of the Pharoah, the accidental murder of the Egyptian man, his miracles, and his prophethood. Includes many quotes from...
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of God Sobek

For Students 9th - 10th
This statuette represents Sobek with a human body and the head of a crocodile. He wears a plumed headdress and ram's horns on either side of a sun disk, like Amun-Re.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of the God Mamu

For Students 9th - 10th
One of ten statuettes of deities found in twenty-two black boxes with sealed doors in the treasury of the tomb of Tutankhamun. It represents a little-known deity called Mamu.
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Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of God Amun Re

For Students 9th - 10th
Amun-Re is portrayed seated with his left hand closed on his knee. His right hand is raised and must have held a scepter.
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Eternal Egypt: Block Statue of Hor With Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
This block statue represents Hor. His head is completely shaved and his body is entirely covered by a close-fitting garment.
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Eternal Egypt: Baboon of the God Thoth

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue of the baboon of Thoth, represents the deity seated with all the details of the face, the mane, and the hair covering the upper part of the body while leaving the fingers visible. The statue is adorned with a broad pectoral...

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