Reading Notes: Ra and Hathor Part A
Ra complained that humans who he had created were speaking ill of him behind his back and were wishing to slay him so he called a council of the gods and goddesses to discuss what he should do to punish them. Some gave their opinions and they eventually reached the consensus that Ra should release his eye upon the people and Hathor violently slaughtered many humans until they all went into hiding and Ra tried to stop her by offering many jars of alcohol as a gift to her to finally make her stop. Ra then happily had loyal supporters who would never speak ill of him.
To change this story, I would modernize it because some of the parts were hard to understand at first.
To change this story, I would modernize it because some of the parts were hard to understand at first.
Ra and Hathor: Flickr
Bibliography. Egyptian Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie: link to online reading.
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