Egyptian Religion - The Beginning

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Nun, the watery chaos, was all there was at the beginning. But, one day, a mound called Ben-Ben rose up out of the waters. Soon, a huge bird - some say it was a goose - came and landed on the mound. Before flying away, the bird laid a huge egg on top of the mound.	The egg cracked open and out came Ra, the sun god.

Suddenly, Ra sneezed sending out a stream of air and moisture. These became the god Shu and the goddess Tefnut	Shu and Tefnut had two off-spring, Geb (Father Earth) and Nut (Mother Sky).
	Because Geb and Nut produced too many children, Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys, Ra decided that they should be kept apart by sending Shu and Tefnut to separate them. Ever since, the Earth has been beneath us, the Sky above us with Air and Moisture in between.

G. Jones:
The FitzWimarc School, Rayleigh, Essex