Egyptian Trivia

[TaysatWesir]

The way this works:

Simply answer the current question, be verified by the person who asked the question, and then you ask the next question. Everyone is welcome, but all questions must have an Egyptian focus.

First trivia question:

Name the funerary god that represents the entire spectrum of life from birth to death and the transitional point that moves between them.

[Rudas Starblaze]

horus? (spellcheck)

*is not good at trivia but thought wth!*

[Agaliha]

First trivia question:
Name the funerary god that represents the entire spectrum of life from birth to death and the transitional point that moves between them.

Wesir (Osiris)

[Sekhmetyanu]

Ptah-Sokar-Wesir

To give the entire version of the Name.

P.S.: Hi Taysat :D

[TaysatWesir]

Ptah-Sokar-Wesir

To give the entire version of the Name.

P.S.: Hi Taysat :D

Your Right! :D Sekhmetyanu you get to ask the next question.

[Sekhmetyanu]

Which Goddess is known as 'She Who Loves Silence', and is said to inhabit the highest mountain resembling a Pyramid?

[Agaliha]

Which Goddess is known as 'She Who Loves Silence', and is said to inhabit the highest mountain resembling a Pyramid?

Meretseger

[Sekhmetyanu]

Meretseger


Woot! Very correct. Your turn for a question :D

[Agaliha]

Okay,

He rolls the sun across the land, his hind legs pushing it across the sky.

[TaysatWesir]

Khepri

[Agaliha]

yup :)

[TaysatWesir]

Which Goddess is known as "Shroud", who is the patroness of weavers, clothing-makers and those who wrapped mummies?

[Sekhmetyanu]

Tayet :D

[HetHert]

Neith

[TaysatWesir]

Your Right Sekhmetyanu! :thumbsup:

[Sekhmetyanu]

Woot! Interweb cookies :D

Which God is known as 'The Kindly One' and is also known as One of the 'Four Sons of Heru'?

[adrianne]

Imsety?

[Sekhmetyanu]

You are correct Adriane :D

Your turn ^_^

[adrianne]

Wow, I completely spaced out about this; sorry it took me so long to return. :p

From the 42 Purifications: "Hail Beaky-one, coming from Khmun, I do not harbor enemies."

Beaky-one is an epithet of which god?

[Agaliha]

Wow, I completely spaced out about this; sorry it took me so long to return. :p
From the 42 Purifications: "Hail Beaky-one, coming from Khmun, I do not harbor enemies."
Beaky-one is an epithet of which god?

Djehuty, I'm thinking.

[adrianne]

Yes! Your turn.

[Agaliha]

:)

Okay, time for a symbol:

I wrap around, encircling the king, protecting him and his name.

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

Cartouche? My head is feeling really empty today. My brain says cartouche but then the inner voices say that's too obvious!

[Agaliha]

Cartouche? My head is feeling really empty today. My brain says cartouche but then the inner voices say that's too obvious!

Correct!

I didn't want it to be too hard, switching to symbols/Hieroglyphs as not everyone knows those.

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

Huzzah! Ummmm let me think......

What animal is considered impure and is also a very bad offering for Aset due to it's connections with Set?

[Cinnamon1991]

pork! (?)

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

Indeed! :) Your turn

[NefertSatSekhmet]

*eagerly awaiting next question*

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

Sorry it took so long to reply by the way!

Now on with the trivia!! :)

[Cinnamon1991]

Okay this one's easy:

"To get right to the point: The Egyptians thought I was a ball of crap. What am I?"

[NefertSatSekhmet]

The Sun

[Cinnamon1991]

The Sun

Yep, your turn

[NefertSatSekhmet]

In the image below, what is depicted on top of the womens heads?

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/beauty12.jpg

[Agaliha]

Incense cones, not sure on the Kemetic name for them...?

[NefertSatSekhmet]

Incense cones, not sure on the Kemetic name for them...?

Hmm... thats close but I don't think incense is exactly correct...

Should we say its close enough, or do you want to be specific? :hehehehe:

[Agaliha]

Hmm... thats close but I don't think incense is exactly correct...
Should we say its close enough, or do you want to be specific? :hehehehe:

Perfume cones?

[TaysatWesir]

In the image below, what is depicted on top of the womens heads?

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/beauty12.jpg


Those are perfume cones made out of wax and/or fat. I'm a bit late but still wanted to answer. :p I've written an essay about AE perfumes and oils here (http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Article/1040679). :)

[NefertSatSekhmet]

Perfume cones?

Bingo! Your turn.

[Cinnamon1991]

:bumpsmili

[Agaliha]

Ahhhhhh! It was my turn? I totally forgot _inabox_
Sorry.

Okay:

It was believed that he built the first egg from which the sun sprang. He also made the gods and he sculpted the first man on a potter's wheel...

[David19]

Is it Khnum?.

[Agaliha]

Yup!

Your turn David!

[David19]

Yup!

Your turn David!

Ok,

I was said to once rule the underworld, before Wesir came, I have been depicted as a falcon, and, with my 2 wings, I have unrestricted power and movement, throughout the whole Kemetic underworld. I am sometimes paired with Sekhmet. I am often equated with either Ptah, and Osiris/Wesir.

Who am I?.

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

Sokar? If this is right I'll admit I got it mostly because of a KO Shemsu who is a child of Ptah-Sokar-Wesir!

[Cinnamon1991]

Heru-Wer? (Horus the elder?).
Not sure about that I only know He's sometimes paired with Sekhmet.

[David19]

Sokar? If this is right I'll admit I got it mostly because of a KO Shemsu who is a child of Ptah-Sokar-Wesir!

Yes, you got it, I've always found Sokar interesting, and would like to learn more about him.

Your turn :).

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

Which god is reputed to have fathered Pharaoh/Queen Hapshepsut?

(Bonus points if you can tell me how Hapshepsut got her name! :bigredgri)

[Cinnamon1991]

I thought it was Amun..
And I don't know about the name, according to http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com (:lol:) it means "First among noble women", so maybe because She was the first female pharaoh?

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

Amun is right cinnamon!

I read that during lovemaking with Amun (disguised as her husband), Hapshepsuts mother cried out "The Noble Best" at that moment. Makes me worry what my kids would be called! :hahugh:

Your turn Cinnamon1991

[Cinnamon1991]

Yay! Okay let's see..

Who's the goddess that's called "She who runs swiftly" and as what animal is She depicted?

[HetHert]

Mafdet ?

[Cinnamon1991]

Yes it's Mafdet!

[HetHert]

Goddess associated with the flooding of the Nile. Her name means one who embraces.

[HetHert]

Any guesses?

[ClaudiaAtlantis]

I wouldn't be able to answer this without looking it up....which is kinda cheating! :sadeyes:

[HetHert]

It's not cheating. it's research and further educational development. If it happens to lead to the correct answer even better. :weirdsmil

[David19]

Is it Neith?.

[HetHert]

Good guess but no.

Another clue. She is often depicted as a gazelle or with gazelle head. Her realm is Elephantine.

[David19]

Is it Anuket?.

[HetHert]

:boing::boing::boing:Ding Ding Ding :boing::boing::boing:

:thumbsup: Anukhet is the correct answer!!!

[David19]

:boing::boing::boing:Ding Ding Ding :boing::boing::boing:

:thumbsup: Anukhet is the correct answer!!!

Cool :thumbsup: :boing:, ok, it's my go now.

I have existed since primordial times, when it is too hot, I am the cooling air, Ma'at is very important to me.

Who am I?.

[Agaliha]

Shu?

[David19]

Shu?

I completely forgot about this thread, I think Shu is the correct answer (been ages since I actually posted it).

Here's more about Shu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shu_(Egyptian_deity)):


In Egyptian mythology, Shu (meaning dryness and he who rises up) is one of the primordial gods, a personification of air, one of the Ennead of Heliopolis. He was created by Atum from his breath, resulting from an act of masturbation or autofellatio {Papyrus Bremner-Rhind} in the city of Heliopolis. With his sister, Tefnut (moisture), he was the father of Nut and Geb. His daughter, Nut, was the sky goddess whom he held over the Earth (Geb), separating the two.

As the air, Shu was considered to be cooling, and thus calming, influence, and pacifier. Due to the association with air, calm, and thus Ma'at (truth, justice and order), Shu was portrayed in art as wearing an ostrich feather.

You're turn, Agaliha :).

[Agaliha]

Yay!

Okay, a concept:

I am the soul that flies away on wings.

(probably too easy...)

[David19]

Yay!

Okay, a concept:

I am the soul that flies away on wings.

(probably too easy...)

Is it the Ba?.

[Agaliha]

Yeah :lol:
You're turn.

[David19]

Cool, ok, my turn again:

I am a manifestation of Heru, I am the link between the world of mortals and the Gods, since the last Pharoah, I have wandered the world, until I found a worth vessel in 1996. I make mortals divine.

Who am I?.

[Zephyrstorm]

The Royal Ka? (or is it ba?)

*note to self, don't play trivia games before your morning tea...

[David19]

The Royal Ka? (or is it ba?)

*note to self, don't play trivia games before your morning tea...

Yes, that's it the Royal Ka.

You're turn now :).

[Zephyrstorm]

I am coiled upon the crown of Ra, a guardian and protectress.
On the birthing bricks I may bring you blessings, though as a cobra my rage is deadly.

[Darth Brooks]

I know, I know! It's Wadjet!

[Zephyrstorm]

Yup - Your turn! :D

[Darth Brooks]

Okay okay, here's one. This guy is responsible for temple writings and their recitation during religious ritual.

[David19]

Is it Thoth?.

[Darth Brooks]

Nope. It isn't a deity, but a person.

[HetHert]

The Kher-Heb?

[Darth Brooks]

Yuppers! You got it! :thumbsup:

[HetHert]

The title of this Goddess is "The Great Flood"

[David19]

Is it Hathor?.

[HetHert]

Is it Hathor?.



That was a good answer but for this one she has a name all her own, even if she is a form of Hathor.

[Sionnach le Fey]

Mehturt?

[HetHert]

Excellent! Currently she is blessing my town with a lovely swelling river via a spring deluge.

[Sionnach le Fey]

Excellent! Currently she is blessing my town with a lovely swelling river via a spring deluge.

Ah, wonderful :)

Right, my turn!:
He will protect your home, your women and encourage you to dance. Who is He?

[David19]

Is it Bes?.

[Sionnach le Fey]

Is it Bes?.

Yup :hahugh:
Your turn!

[David19]

Ok, here's my go:

I help keep the balance, yet I am chaos, confusion, storms and the desert yet I am needed to fight chaos and keep it back, I keep healthy and only eat lettuce, I have had many lovers, male and female. Some worship me to become Gods themselves.

Who am I?.

[Cinnamon1991]

Is it Set?

[David19]

Yes, it is.

Your turn.

[Cinnamon1991]

Okay this deity had got a really cool hairstyle; Scorpiontails are braided in His/Her hair. (Do I hear a new trend coming up?).

[David19]

Is it Mafdet (http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptgods7.html)?, and, if it is, you're right, she does have a very cool hairstyle.

[Cinnamon1991]

Yep it's Mafdet, your turn :)

[David19]

Ok, cool:

I guard the gates to the underworld, I face both east and west at the same time, I help imprison Apep's coils, and keep his chaos from spreading too far, I am even older than Geb, come to me if you are ever bitten by a poisonous snake.

Who am I?.

[David19]

Anyone at all?.

[Sionnach le Fey]

Okay, I'll give it a shot.

Serqet? (purely on the snake bite thing)

[David19]

You know, it's been so long, that I actually forgot which deity it was, I've just done another search, and remembered, but, no, it's not Serqet, it begins with A, and this God is a Ferryman of the underworld.

Hope this helps :).

[Cinnamon1991]

Aken?
(gotta love google)

[David19]

So very close (literally), just one letter off (I'll give you a hint it's the last letter).

[Cinnamon1991]

Aker, perhaps?:)

[David19]

Yes!, you're turn :).

[Cinnamon1991]

Hmm let's see
" I'm the cooling water you need to embalm the deceased "

[David19]

Is it Kebechet?.

[sleepycat]

Qeb-hwt , I think, daughter of Apu.

[Cinnamon1991]

Yes it's Kebechet, daughter of Anpu :) David19, your turn.

[David19]

Ok, my turn again:

I am married to the earth god, I am a daughter of the air and the water, I am a Goddess of the sky and the heavens, my children have had their disagreements, one of my kids is now residing in the Duat, another gave birth to a King, and my son caused me great pain at his birth.

Who am I?.

Ok, I think this might be an easy one, but, any guesses?.

[sleepycat]

Nuit.

[David19]

Yes, it's Nut, you're turn :).

[sleepycat]

Let's see...
I was imported to Egypt from my home in Babylon. I protected the royal household. You don't want to gamble against me.

[David19]

Quite hard, is it Aset?.

[Cinnamon1991]

Anat? Or maybe Astarte?

[sleepycat]

No and no. Hint time?
He/she is a dwarf.

[OrionNeb87]

Bes?

[sleepycat]

Ding ding ding The Archaeoastronomer wins a kewpie doll
Your turn

[Cinnamon1991]

Hmm the only dwarf gods I can think of right now are Bes and Beset.

Edit: Ah I was too late, haha. Had this window open too long so it didn't refresh.

[OrionNeb87]

I am the youthful god of the lotus blossom and I smell sweet.

[Agaliha]

Nefertem?

[OrionNeb87]

Yes. :smile: Your turn!

[Agaliha]

Yay!

Okay...

I am associated with the city of the sun and solar gods, my name is related to various words meaning, "to rise", "rise in brilliance" or "shine."

[David19]

Is it Ra?.

[sleepycat]

The Bennu Bird, I think.
Not sure I spelled it right.

[Agaliha]

The Bennu Bird, I think.
Not sure I spelled it right.

Yes!


http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/benu.htm
http://www.egyptianmyths.net/phoenix.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennu

[sleepycat]

OK, how about this:

I am the Goddess of rain.
Once, I got mad at my father and ran away from Egypt.

[David19]

Is it Sekhmet?.

[Cinnamon1991]

Hethert?

[sleepycat]

Father was Geb
sorry 'bout being gone so long!!

[David19]

This is one is quite hard, for me anyway.

[Agaliha]

Tefnet?

Wait, that doesn't make sense...because she was the mother of Geb and Nut...

[sleepycat]

Tefnet is correct. I went and looked at the paternity, depends on what source you use. Egyptian genealogy is more complicated than <insert NPC comment here>

Your turn, Agaliha.

[OrionNeb87]

To keep the game going...

I am associated with record keeping, census taking, accounting and temple libraries (among other things) and I wear a leopard skin.

[Agaliha]

Holy crap, I totally forgot to post a question!

Ok, my guess-- Seshet

[OrionNeb87]

Yes! :smile: Sorry I took your turn but I didn't want the game to die.

[trueseeker]

So I am the one that was,the one that is and the one that will be.And no living man uncovered my veil...Who am I?

[Agaliha]

Neith (or Nit as some spell it).

Proclus (412–485 AD) wrote that the adyton of the temple of Neith in Sais
“ I am the things that are, that will be, and that have been. No one has ever laid open the garment by which I am concealed. The fruit which I brought forth was the sun."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neith (of which nothing now remains) carried the following inscription:

[trueseeker]

Oh,well you did not guess...there is a similarity yes...but another philoshopher siad it but for quite another personality...

[Agaliha]

Oh,well you did not guess...there is a similarity yes...but another philoshopher siad it but for quite another personality...

Hm. :huh: I've seen it attributed to Neith more than anyone else. In fact just about everything that is turning up for the quote is for Neith.

I believe it was about her, but I'll just take another guess, though and say Isis?

[trueseeker]

That is correct.Such a sweet name.In egyptian is Esi.And the temple of Philae has a similar inscription.For Esi,Sais was a travelling home.And a school.

[Agaliha]

Okay:

Yesterday and Today, I guard the light.

[Cinnamon1991]

Aker?

[Agaliha]

Aker?

Yes! Your turn. :)

[Cinnamon1991]

Let's see...

I am the lady of the offerings

[David19]

Is it Nebethetepet?.

[Cinnamon1991]

It is :) Your turn

[David19]

Ok, cool, it's been awhile since I played this game:

I am the one who balances the universe, when humanity does good, I get stronger, when humanity does evil, I get weaker, my main enemy is Apep, and I am the one that all the Gods strive to protect.

Who am I?.

[Cinnamon1991]

Ma'at?

[David19]

Yes, you're turn now :).

David.

[Cinnamon1991]

Okay :).

I created pure water from my genitals.

[David19]

Is it Amun?.

[Cinnamon1991]

Is it Amun?.

No it's not Amun.

[David19]

Is it a Goddess or a God?.

[Cinnamon1991]

She's a goddess.

[FrostyAthame]

All these questions are so hard >_<. But I'm gonna guess Ashu?

[Cinnamon1991]

All these questions are so hard >_<. But I'm gonna guess Ashu?

I've never even heard from Ashu, but no.
Okay a little hint: She's feline.

[FrostyAthame]

Sekmet?

[Cinnamon1991]

Sekmet?

Nope

[FrostyAthame]

It isn't Bast, is it?

[Cinnamon1991]

No it isn't Bast either.

[HetHert]

Pakhet or Mafdet?

[Cinnamon1991]

Nope, neither of Them :p.