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Post by Fran..x on May 31, 2009 11:02:21 GMT 1
wow ive never seen this thread before :'D hahaha i have such a warped family this is our many religions xD - i follow Ancent Egyptian Religion and am also a Pagan Witch ( please dont ask how im a pagan witch ~ its stupid but my family does it to protect us all from harmful spirits or what not) - so as you can see as im not really intro the Pagan Witch stuff i went through a weird faith thing and tried many out xD cos i CAN do that ( i was very young at the time xD) my mums new husband is catjolic, my fathers athiest and refuses to acknowledge religion altogether, my mothers christian, my older sister is christian, my younger sister is agnostic, and my brother is christian. oh and my brothers girlfriend is a Pagan Wiotch so we have quite a bit to talk about xD but yeah - when i was 8 i fell in love with egypt and i took up the Ancient Egyptian Religion and am proud of my religion and have been since  despite my ''best friend'' saying im special for choosing that to be my religion xD |
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Post by Fran..x on May 31, 2009 11:02:37 GMT 1
omg that was LOOOOONG 0_0 sorry D:
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Post by phsycofairy on May 31, 2009 11:06:20 GMT 1
No harm in long posts. It is actualy quite interesting. And the ancient Egyptian faith is fasinating. I used to follow that religion a while ago.
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Post by Mikey on May 31, 2009 12:00:31 GMT 1
I find Ancient Egyptians very inteseting. My bedroom is designed in an Egyptian syle  A few years ago, I started making a book that recorded all of the Egyptian gods (so many!), and I did drawings of them in the way that they might be drawn these days, rather than the traditional 2D style from the side. It's quite intesting because some of them have more than one name, and more than one meaning, depending on where in Egypt they were worshipped. |
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Post by Fran..x on May 31, 2009 13:52:06 GMT 1
wow that makes me feel so much better! you guys probably dont realise why LOL but like, no one has heard of it and i feel quite...alone... i have no-one to share it with and Pev you made my day and you izzy  My fave gods are Nut, Anubis and Amun-Ra ^^ the myths fascinate(sp?) me and i have loads of egyptian stuff in my room LOL i even got a cat cos they're the protectors of evil ^^ me and my suspicions ^^ im intrigued with the sound of your drawings pev - like you said they're only really done in 2 D and it sounds interesting that you've alteredit to a more modern concept |
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Post by phsycofairy on May 31, 2009 13:58:04 GMT 1
Anubis has always been my favourite. and thats the reason I want a pet cat, though if I told my mum that, she would think I'm mad. I actualy sometimes incorporate elements of ancient egyptian culture and beliefs into my religion (which is something I like about mine, you can make it your own)
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Post by Mikey on May 31, 2009 14:10:15 GMT 1
Anubis is quite a popular one. Out of the major gods, he's one of my favorites, along with Osiris. Nefertem, Khonsu and Nephthys rather interest me too. Have you heard of them- there's so many The British Museum in London offers lots to see and many interesting Egyptian atifacts. Drawing the gods in 3D was actually inspired by a computer game- there being profiles on the gods, with life-like illustrations. I liked seeing how the once rather emotionless faces were given character. EDIT: And Min is quite an outragous god too |
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Post by Fran..x on May 31, 2009 14:19:31 GMT 1
i love the story of Osiris and Nut and Isis - it confuses people so much hen they hear that Isis is Osiris' wife AND sister and im like yeah well deal with it  hahahaha i also love the story of how Nut was as the sky goddess and the points North South East and West were meant to be a representation of her leaning over the world and the sky was her stomach looking after us while Amun-Ra and Osiris fought through the underworld my god i sound like a book xD yeah i have heard of them! - wow we can talk about them! ive never had any one to talk to about them ^^ sorry |
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Post by Mikey on May 31, 2009 14:26:59 GMT 1
I like the story about Osiris and Isis- I just found a nice little story Although, there are so many versions of all the myths, it's hard to get together a full version at times. I like how gods are often related, as it brings them together like a big family. I'm enjoying talking about them too- I haven't in ages ;D |
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Post by liz on May 31, 2009 15:40:42 GMT 1
LOL Pev. As soon as I saw Egypt being talked about I knew someone would mention Min!
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Post by Mikey on May 31, 2009 16:37:47 GMT 1
Haha. You can't really avoid him in conversation about Egyptian gods. He somewhat stands out |
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Post by Fran..x on May 31, 2009 17:10:47 GMT 1
On the subject of Min did you know lettuce was his sacred plant,and it was believed by the Egyptians to be an aphrodisiac. LAWL. sorry - that was an inane fact i always remember when Min comes to mind *rolls eyes* |
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Post by Mikey on May 31, 2009 17:14:04 GMT 1
Ooh. How sensual. On the subject of Min, as well, the British Museum has some Egyptian... pornography. It's actually rather interesting. They had some vivid imaginations. But shall we move onto another god or something? |
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Post by Fran..x on May 31, 2009 17:28:27 GMT 1
haha yes lets - how about Set and his evil ways? Set's always intrigued me ^^ ooh! or how about Hathor/ Hetheru ( depends what you know her as) the goddess music, dance and the arts??? ive always liked to talk about her apparently she danced infront of Ra to cheer him up ^^ - aww |
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Post by Mikey on May 31, 2009 17:33:10 GMT 1
What animal do you think he's based on? I think he resembles a donkey...
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despite my ''best friend'' saying im special for choosing that to be my religion xD
A few years ago, I started making a book that recorded all of the Egyptian gods (so many!), and I did drawings of them in the way that they might be drawn these days, rather than the traditional 2D style from the side. It's quite intesting because some of them have more than one name, and more than one meaning, depending on where in Egypt they were worshipped.
My fave gods are Nut, Anubis and Amun-Ra ^^ the myths fascinate(sp?) me and i have loads of egyptian stuff in my room 
hahahaha i also love the story of how Nut was as the sky goddess and the points North South East and West were meant to be a representation of her leaning over the world and the sky was her stomach looking after us while Amun-Ra and Osiris fought through the underworld 
