Essential Unity of Greek and Egyptian Religions

Essential unity of Greek and Egyptian religions (Greek)

The Egyptians agree that the world began as chaos and darkness and water. An island of creation, they say, rose from the water, at Memphis, according to the natives there, or somewhere else along the Nile. The women of Memphis still go barefoot because they believe they are treading on first, and therefore holy, ground.

A reed on this island marks the first point that was not just like any other, and it is around theses reeds that the first temples were built. For before that moment, there was everywhere, and therefore nowhere, to build.

The first being, who created all others, is the dwarfish Ptah. His aboriginality is attested by his shape, for Ptah bears no animal parts, but is formed like a god, albeit a short one, like a child. Ptah is reviled by the Subba, who regard his work as evil, and left Egypt, the first land, in a huff, sent into exile by the one called Cain by the Jews; but most find his action congenial. Ptah created Gaia and Ouranos, although some confusion obtains about which is male and which female. They in turn engendered all the gods. The Gods are, of course, the Greek ones, who hid, disguised, in Egypt from Typhon. One to one correspondences are elementary to contrive.

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