Egyptian Mythology Quotes

“The Gods do not dwell in the sky above, as in most other mythologies, but in manmade temples during their lives and then in giant pyramids when they move into the Underworld.”
― Robert Carlson, Egyptian Mythology: A Concise Guide

“As a camel beareth labour, and heat, and hunger and thirst, through deserts of sand, and fainteth not; so the fortitude of man shall sustain him through all perils."  —Pharaoh Akhenaton, 18th dynasty”
― Hourly History, Egyptian Mythology: A Concise Guide

“plenty of land as the river was normally about 2 miles wide; during inundation, it could be anything from 5 to 10 miles across! One could get from Aswan to Alexandria in two weeks by Nile while it was in flood – in the dry season, it would take two months.”
― Robert Carlson, Egyptian Mythology: A Concise Guide

“construction – and how they were aligned so precisely with the aid of astronomy – leave us with more questions than answers. Like anything the Egyptians did, there were many rituals surrounding the building of a pyramid tomb. The first ritual, dating back to the 2nd dynasty, was called “stretching the cord” and it was done at night. The building was precisely aligned by careful astronomical observations. There are several ways in which this could have been done. A tool called a “market” or “merket” could have been used.”
― Robert Carlson, Egyptian Mythology: A Concise Guide