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Cosmogonies and mythology of Ancient Egypt

Sofía ASTIZ

Original title: Cosmogonías y mitología del Antiguo Egipto

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Keywords: Amarna, Aton, Egypt, Heliopolitan Cosmogony, Hermopolitan Cosmogony, Memphis, Menphite Cosmogony, Osiris, Thebes.

The evolution of the cult in Egypt was unstoppable. The gods of Ancient Egypt emerged and evolved in a dependent manner at territorial level, acquiring thus, greater importance as that space acquired it as well. They had a geographically limited power since they exercised it with those who were in their territory, so that the men and women who were living or simply passing through that place, should keep worship to that god in question to receive their protection and magic. In this article we will talk about the main gods of the main cities of Ancient Egypt mentioning, first of all, the most known cosmogony and from which the most important deities emerge.

Graphic derision in Ancient Egypt

Manuel ÁLVAREZ JUNCO

Original title: Lúdica y burla gráfica en el Antiguo Egipto

Published in Mirabilia Journal 31 (2020/2)

Keywords: Art, Caricature, Egypt, Graphic derision, Iconography.

The hieratic image of the Egypt of the pharaoh’s art has its counterpart in a series of playful works and mocking graphic realizations that discover the transgressive side of this influential civilization. This research analyzes the meaning of images with parodies, caricatures and satirical figures as well as highlight the worship of some divinities of the playful and informal, which provide a counterpoint to the severe and strict culture of the Nile. It aims, in short, to be a reflective note on the sense of humour since ancient times.

The enemy and the foreigner in Egyptian art: an iconographic study

Ana DIEZ FLÓREZ

Original title: El enemigo y el extranjero en el arte egipcio: un estudio iconográfico

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Keywords: Ancient Age, Defeat, Egypt, Enemy, Foreigner.

In the following paper an aproximation to the concept of enemy in the Ancient Egypt is done: how and when it appeared, how it is identified and how it is representated in egytian art. Regarding the artistic representations, there are many in which egytian and foreigner enemies are shown being controlled and beaten by the pharaoh in various ways or defeated in battle. The foreigner, besides appearing deafeted shows an atitude of redemption and submision.