There were many characteristics of the Egyptian belief system. One of the characteristics were gods and goddesses. The gods and goddesses helped and protected the Egyptians in their life. One of the gods was Ra. Ra was the sun god, and was considered the most important god of Ancient Egypt. He looks like a regular man, but he has the head of a hawk, a headdress, and a sun disk. He gave the Egyptians light in the morning, and was swallowed by the sky goddess, Nut, at night. He was thought to be reborn every morning. The Egyptians also believed that Ra's nightly disappearence was due to his journey through the underworld. In the underworld, he appeared as a man with the head of a ram. Ra also gave the Egyptians warmth and sunlight to plant their …show more content…
Religion was in every Ancient Egyptians' life. Many gods and goddesses were worshiped everyday. There was also a legends or a god and goddess to interpret everything they did not know. Such as, the Book of Thoth. The Book of Thoth brought great wisdom, and great spells in the world. The reader of the book would be able to cast spells, and enchant the sky and earth. However, the reader and his family were usually punished by the gods until the book was returned. It was said that Thoth himself wrote the book, and buried in the hands of Prince Neferkaptah. Gods and Goddesses had a huge impact on daily life. The Ancient Egyptians wanted have a good internal life,in the after life.To do this, the Egyptians believed the had to obey all of the gods and goddesses rules.Through the journey, the Ka, or the spirit, went though the final judgment. The final judgment had two steps in the process. Step 1, the dead pleaded their innocence in their life in front of 24 judges. The Book of The Dead provided the dead with the right words to use in-front of the judges to ensure that they would pass this part of the process, even if the person hasn't been that innocent in their life