FREE ESSAY ON EGYPTIAN COSMOGONY

EGYPTIAN COSMOGONY

Egyptian Cosmogony and other weirdness: 
The embodiment of a complex society formed long before it's rightful time is that of the
Egyptians. Their mastery of both social and scientific knowledge was without equal, even
by Roman standards. From a purely technical standpoint the stone work of the Egyptians
had no precedent. With few modern exceptions Egyptian measurement and architecture was
unique in its perfection. Their views were strongly influenced by their god(s). This
reverence is plainly visible in their writings/carvings. Use of symbol was key to their
knowledge, as was the passing of tradition to the following generations. 
In reading the text and hearing the lectures I found it almost incomprehensible the
amount of knowledge contained in Egyptian writing. Their creation myth was by far the
most amazing to date. Their singular embodiment of everything splintering into
specialized beings is what caught my ear. Just the idea of an all-encompassing being that
was not only a creator but also everything is hard to wrap the mind around. The Nile was
without a doubt the strongest influence on Egyptian society. It's presence is noticeable
everywhere, in both their writing and religion. The annual flooding, which brought with
it the promise of continued life, was studied and analyzed over the course of their
entire history. Every possible association, both real and imagined, was handled with
extreme care and accuracy. This attention to detail and lust for understanding is unique
for that time. I say that time because it was during the height of the Egyptian Empire
that their neighbor to the north was reaching its peak as well. Rome did more than its
part in giving us a picture of life during those crucial years. However it was Egypt, not
Rome that somehow, possibly by mere coincidence, managed to mix their mythology with
contemporary scientific fact. Egyptian mythology carries with it the idea of "nine
strokes grouped around the incomprehensible One", relating the figures of their creation
myth and that always sneaky "One". This directly parallels cell division after
conception! This is not the only example however; on the contrary there are many other
findings, which cannot be explained without their creators having an incredible
understanding of mathematics and equations. Truly the Egyptians of old were a people with
both a necessary connection to the earth and an unbelievable understanding of its
processes