Ancient Egyptian Myths: Reading Diary B

Thoth on a sarcophagus

• Bata slept out with the cattle
• He could hear the thoughts of animals?
• Oxen were noble
• The situation between Bata and Anpu’s wife reminds me of a couple of stories from Arthurian legends, especially with Guinevere and some of his knights.
• Why is the panther such an angry animal?
• One brother tries to kill the other? Hmm, that awful familiar
• What is up with the theme of fish eating body parts?
• Bata provides a way for his brother to gain forgiveness
• Anpu’s wife is randomly killed after the confrontation between the brothers
• Why does Bata’s newly created wife have to die quickly?
• Anpu, who once was super eager to kill his brother, mourns him and is deeply anguished over his death
• The soul of Bata was in a seed and he came back to life when the seed was put in water
• Bata seems to always change form
• The younger brother, Bata, takes the thrown before the older brother.  That’s a bit strange
• What is the House of Life?
• A laughing priest seems really creepy.
• The Book of Thoth sounds incredibly powerful
• "Give me the royal barge, O my father, that I may go to the Southern Land with my wife Ahura and my son Merab. For the Book of Thoth I must and will have."  Why is he bringing the his family to search for this book?  He also sounds very greedy for knowledge
• Seriously, what is up with the angry panthers?