CLAA05H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Khepri, Tefnut, Solar Deity
19 Feb 2018
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Atum: atu(cid:373)(cid:859)s tears tur(cid:374)ed to joy a(cid:374)d spra(cid:374)g wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:373)e(cid:374, shu and tefnut became married and birthed nut (goddess of the sky), geb (god of earth) Curled beard shows hes a god not a human king. Seen as snake, scarab beetle, ram-headed man: re-atum was composite solar god. Beetle (cid:858)khepri(cid:859) was (cid:374)ew (cid:373)or(cid:374)i(cid:374)g su(cid:374) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)the o(cid:374)e who (cid:272)o(cid:373)es i(cid:374)to (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g(cid:863) Khepri, re, atum became morning, noon, evening symbols. Atum must masturbate in order to reproduce. Hand becomes feminine element, making them a couple as well as a daughter. Both were represented as ruty, twin headed lion guarding eastern and western horizons.
