Amen = early fertility god

Ra = sun god. Came to Earth and was united with mortal worman, all children were the pharaohs.

Later combined to be Amen-Ra:

Had many names, knowledge of which protected decesaed

President of the Gods, Lord of the Heavens, Eldest Son of the Earth

His name is hidden from his children in his name "Amen"

Resurrection saved souls, things made of primevil matter.

Hypocephalus - round as the eye of horus (generative power), reproduction, and life.

scroll placed under head of dead to keep warmth of body.

allows dead to pass through gates

- nehbka ofering horus his eye

- a goddess with the eye of horus for a head

- cow of isis-hathor

- 4 children of horus

- 2 lions

- member of human body

- pylon of heads of khnemu (god of reproduction)

- horus-ra

- boat of sun, poled by horus

- boat of moon, harpocrates in the bow

- god kheppel in boat

- god 2 faces - sun sets/rises (double aspect)

- god w/rams heads - being adored by apes (mystical form of khnemu)

- prayers offered to amon

Alexander went to Egypt to worship Zeus Ammon

Death passage rites (Book of the Dead):

7 halls, 21 pylons to be passed through.

had to declare names of pylons and doorkeeper of each, and also make a short address.

declaration of purifications and annointings

successful pass = "pass on, then, thou art pure."

.. to get into boat of afterlife, "tell me they name."