the dun god held the place of honor. Variously called Amon, Re(Ra), or Aten, this god was considered greater than any other deity in Egyptian pantheon.
At the beginning of the time, the Nile's promodial waters brought forth a mound of slit, out of which emerged the self-generating sun god, and from that god, the rest of Egypt's gods were born.
Equally improtant to Egyptian life was the Nile, the world's longest river.
the 365-day cycle of the river's inundation became the basis of the solar calendar and the primary source of Egypt's deep sense of order.
ancient Egyptian perceived both the inevitability of death and the promise of birth.
second only to the sun as the major natrual force Egyptian life was the Nile River. Ancient Egyptian identified the Nile with Osiris(奥西里斯), ruler of the underworld and of the dead.
The Osiris myth vividly describes the idea of resurrection that was central to the ancient Egyptian belief system.
Osiris loyal wife Isis（伊西斯）, queen of heaven.
Isis is central role among the female deitued of Egypt.
Osiris and Isis produced a son, Horus(荷鲁斯)
