I liked how the family relations were explained in the first stories but I became very confused in the second set of stories. I understand that the relationship between any of the Gods and Goddesses in any culture are going to have very convoluted backgrounds. Such as, I was surprised to find out how Isis was made into a goddess. I began to get confused when the story of Osiris was beginning to be told. I had always thought that Osiris was originally a God and so when he died in the story, I became very lost. In order to understand I tried to just go with the flow of the story and take in what I could.
Other than the confusing family relations, I very much enjoyed the stories about the Gods and Goddesses. Last two stories, however, I felt were out of place. I did not enjoy either of them. I liked the wax crocodile one more than the green jewel story only because something actually happened. In the green jewel a girl just lost her jewel and the scribe of the pharaoh retrieved it for her. I felt like there was significant information missing from both. Why would stories that simple be considered a myth or even made into a story? Again, I can understand the wax crocodile one more so than the green jewel story.
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I can't tell if you would recommend these stories to be read or not? I thought it was pretty interesting when I read your story, but your essay is making it sound like the section was pretty confusing and hard to follow. Let me know what you think, I would love to hear if you would recommend it or not. I personally would recommend the Arabian Nights to you. The stories flow together for the most part, and they're pretty interesting to read! Thanks for your insight to Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories!
ReplyDeleteI would recommend them but with the knowledge that they are a little hard to read in some places! Otherwise I really enjoyed this unit!
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