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Why did Egyptians have myths?

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Why did Egyptians believe in myths?

The ancient Egyptians believed in "myths" because they were a part of their religion.


Why did the Egyptians not know about Adam and Eve?

Every nation in the ancient Near East had its own creation myths. S. H. Hooke (Middle Eastern Mythology) describes the story of Adam and Eve as a myth with similarities to more ancient Mesopotamian myths. This story was unknown to the Egyptians because their own myths developed independently.


How does myths and stories help us learn about ancient egyptians life?

by helping you be more curious


Are there any Ancient Egyptian myths than have been stolen?

There are gods and myths which the ancient Egyptians borrowed from other cultures and cultures which took myth and gods and goddesses from Egyptians. Many cultures in that area lived and traded and communicated with each other for thousands upon thousands of years, so "stolen" myths and gods and goddesses on both sides are to be expected.


How do you know that afterlife was important to the ancient egyptians?

You can tell that the after-life was important to the Ancient Egyptians because so much of their society was based around it: myths, ritual, art, architecture and more were all dedicated to it.


How many people in Egypt believe in the Egyptian god myths?

Now? None, modern Egyptians follow the faith of Islam and Christianity and Judaism.


What other ancient civilizations had myths?

Almost all. The Celts, the Greeks, the Romans, the Native Americans, the Egyptians, pretty much all of Asia, Africa, America, and the Pacific Islands.


Why might both the egypatians and Greeks hace developed myths?

The Egyptians and the Greeks created myths to explain what was going on in the world and to set their morals. For Example: The Greeks created the story of Hades stealing Demeter's daughter Persephone to explain the season because they did not know about science and that the seasons were caused by the tilt of the world in relation to the sun.


How do myths and historians differ in their explanations of the rise of the first emperor?

Myths are myths, and historians pass on the myths.


How do myths and historians differ in their explanations of the rise of the first emperors?

Myths are myths, and historians pass on the myths.


What are common myths in many cultures worldwide?

There are many myths that recur around the world, such as creation myths, myths about the origin of fire, and flood myths.


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