1. (pp. 13-16, 18-19, 21-24, 28-29) In beginning was only primeval waters. Then mound of land appeared, then god Ra-Atum Creation Myth from Heliopolis

2. Atum took some of own semen in mouth and spat/sneezed out Shu (air god) and Tefnut (moisture goddess). They bred and gave birth to Geb (earth god) and Nut (sky goddess) Geb and Nut embraced so closely that nothing could survive between them. Shu and eight Heh gods separated them, and Nut gave birth Creation Myth from Heliopolis

3. Primeval waters still surrounding earth and sky. Nut said to swallow sun in evening and give birth to it in morning Nut gave birth to four children: Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys. Some versions say also gave birth to a deity called Horus, but usual depiction of Horus is as child of Isis and Osiris Creation Myth from Heliopolis

4. Ra-Atum GebNut ShuTefnut OsirisIsisNephthysSeth = = == Ennead

5. Creation Myth from Memphis (pp. 39-40 and 43-44) Ptah, god of crafts, “heart and tongue” of gods Heart generated thoughts, spoken by tongue, bringing gods and world into being

6. Duat: Where dead and gods live, but is it an underworld or in Nut? Ka: “life-force,” spiritual double animating body Ba: “soul,” enabling humans and gods to express selves and power Akh: “glorified being of light,” god-like being. Transformation takes place in w. akhet Words to watch for… Both ka and ba need body to survive (and vice-versa)