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How Did Egyptian Gods Play In Everyday Life

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The Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses. Each god or goddess had their own part to play in everyday life. Egyptian mythology was a part in everyday life in ancient Egypt. The egyptians believed that the gods were the cause for the universe and life everywhere. The Egyptians believed that long ago the god of the sun, Atum, created Shu and Tefnut. They then created Geb, (the earthen god) and Nut (the sky goddess). They then had four children named Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nepthys. Set was married to Nepthys, and Osiris was married to Isis. Since inter-family marriage was ok back then these marriages were approved. They each ruled over a part of the world, but Set wanted everything. He locked Osiris into a chest and set him adrift in
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