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Religion of the Nile

﻿﻿The people of the nile worrshiped many gods. The egyptions did not know better than to thing natural resources came from the gods.

The most important god was Ra the god of the sun. He was also the creator of the world and master of life. He is the one who made the sun rise from the horisen﻿ and to the Egyptions that was a sign of creation. He was believed to be ferried across the sky daily in a boat. He was said to be connected with the Pharaoh, the Egyptions king. The Pharaoh was the king of the Earth and Ra was the ruler of the universe.

Hapi was the personification of the Nile. He was believed to stay in a cave under the nile river with a crocidile god and frog god. They ensured that the Nile ran cool and clear. Each year he would increase the Nile so that it flooded, depositing rich soil on the farmlands. The egypions prayed for the nile to flood and give water to the farms.

The nile symbolized life and after life because pyramids and tombs were placed on the west bank of the river.

Theis picture that was carved by the Egytions it shows Ra on the right Osiris the god of the underworld on the left. Sorces: [|www.touregypt.net] [|www.wiki.answers.com]