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World of the Gods
Episode 12 of 13
Cyril Aldred explores the strange and exotic religion of the ancient Egyptians. Many of the numerous Egyptian gods took animal forms, and the stories created about them are even more fantastic.
Cyril Aldred explores the religion of the ancient Egyptians, which appears both strange and exotic. There are a great number of gods, and many of them take animal forms, like baboons and ibises. The stories the Egyptians created about them are even more fantastic.
In fact, the whole system is rooted in the everyday experience of the Egyptian people. From the daily cycle of the sun and the yearly cycle of the Nile, the Egyptians drew their imagery for the creation of the world and the continuance of its well-being.
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