Egyptian Mythos Quiz

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1. Who was god of the moon and inventor of writing? Thoth Nefertem Tefnut Khnum

2. Who was the primeval god of the Heliopolitan system? Shu Hapy Nut Atum

3. In the Helipolitan system, what was the name for the immense chaos that preceded creation? Duat Hep Nun Ket

4. What was the name for the boat that Ra, the sun god, took during his nighttime journey? Mesektet Taweret Apep Khonsu

5. Which Egyptian town, because of its system of four primary gods and their female counterparts, was called 'Khmoun' or 'City of the Eight'? Hermopolis Memphis Heliopolis Thebes

6. What is the name of the basalt stone left to us from the 8th century B.C. which enumerates the features of Memphite theology? Rosetta Stone Shabaka Stone Alakba Stone Memphet Stone

7. The Memphite system of Egyptian theology centers around what god? Aten Atum Ptah Ra

8. In the Theban system, what goddess was given to Amun as consort? Bastet Nephthys Mut Min

9. What Egyptian god's name means 'The Seat of the Eye'? Osiris Seth Horus Anubis

10. Where did Isis find the trunk containing the body of Osiris, hidden by his jealous brother Seth? In a sycamore tree In a desert oasis In the Nile On Mount Ararat