Creation: I really enjoyed the first story in this unit, The Creation. I thought it was a very interesting take on how the world was created. I liked the imagery that was present within the story in how Shu sets the western sun and brings darkness with stars. I also thought it was interesting that Tefnut is known as "the spitter" because she brings rain onto the land. I wonder if that is where the word, spit, originated from.
Osiris: I liked the story of Osiris. I enjoyed the fact that "men were savages" and unorganized before Osiris came upon them. He made the chaotic kingdom into a peaceful utopia giving him the name "Osiris the Good." I thought it was really interesting how highly his wife, Isis, was viewed. She was known as being full of wisdom and even took over the thrown while Osiris was gone. She is portrayed as his equal.
Journey of Isis: I enjoyed the story Journey of Isis. In actuality this story is incredibly depressing. First, her son Horus dies from a scorpion sting; however, he is brought back to life from the heavens. The story is about Isis trying to find the coffin of her dead husband, Osiris. She travels many lands to find it and finally does. Unfortunately, when she returns Set finds the coffin and throws fourteen fragments of Osiris' body into the Nile. I thought this was just depressing, but Isis shows her dedication and love for Osiris then finds all parts of his body. She creates tombs around them, which later turns into temples that were used for worshipping Osiris for centuries. This story is one of my favorites because of the depressing content, but then delivers such an uplifting ending.
The Wax Crocodile: I liked the story of The Wax Crocodile because it was different. I have never read a story like that. I enjoyed that this story had a moral behind the act of adultery. Both of the "wrongdoers" (scribe's wife and the youth) were seized in the end. The ending kind of surprised me. When I thought the story was almost over the scribe's wife was suddenly burned at the stake. It was a brutal surprise, but that is where the moral came into the story.
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