Magic (Sheet 12)

Question 1

Heka

Answer 1

“Magic” God Heka is the son (and Ba-spirit) of Re, the energy or force of creation by the sun-god

Question 2

Akhu

Answer 2

“spells” magical power associated with the divine connections of the reborn dead in the duat

Question 3

Bau

Answer 3

Divine “manifestation” or power. Associated with both humans and deities

Question 4

Natural Magic

Answer 4

use of natural cosmic forces such as astral/celestial or earth energy to influence one’s immediate surroundings

Question 5

Demonic Magic

Answer 5

use of rituals and spells to tap into powers of supernatural beings (gods, demons, spirits and the dead)

Question 6

Sympathetic Magic

Answer 6

Use of divine symbols to transfer aspects of religious myths and divine powers to human experience

Question 7

Apotropaic Magic

Answer 7

Use of objects (amulets), symbols and rituals to ward off evil forces of chaos/Isfet as particularly exemplified by the serpent Apophis (the archenemy of the sun god)

Question 8

Prophylactic Magic

Answer 8

Preventative magical practices to establish a protective boundary against evil or destructive forces (demons, disease, etc.)

Question 9

Bes

Answer 9

The protective “bearded lion-dwarf” who is especially connected with protective magic and apotropaic symbolism

Question 10

Bes-Pantheos

Answer 10

“Bes of all the gods” one example of a pantheistic deity (combining creative and protective attributes into a single magical deity)

Question 11

Tawaret

Answer 11

“The Great She-One” The pregnant hippo goddess who is protector of pregnant women and young children. Exemplifies use of fearsome creatures to combat potential threats

Question 12

Tutu

Answer 12

Sphinx-griffin god of the Greco-Roman period. “The one who keeps enemies at a distance”

Question 13

Lector priest

Answer 13

Educated “reading” priests who were versed in temple rituals and had access and use of temple libraries (like the “house of life”, temple repositories of religious and magical texts)

Question 14

Sem-priest

Answer 14

A form of priest commonly associated with the use of the leopard skin cloaks. Sometimes suggested as a residual symbol of shamanism in early Egypt (individuals who take on animal attributes and can communicate with the supernatural world)

Question 15

King Cheops and the Magicians (Papyrus Westcar)

Answer 15

A story of wonders and magic performed by magicians told to Pharaoh Cheops/Khufu by his sons

Question 16

The Romance of Setna-Khaemwas

Answer 16

A series of stories of the magical adventures of the “archaeologist prince” Khaemwas (a son of Ramses II), a popular tale of the Late and Greco-Roman periods