Egyptian Mythology

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Name: Egyptian Mythology
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Creator: the ancient Egyptians
Date(s): c. 3150 BCE onward
Medium: myths, literature
Country of Origin: Egypt
External Links: Egyptian mythology at Wikipedia
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Egyptian Mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world and are an important part of ancient Egyptian religion. Myths appear frequently in Egyptian writings and art, particularly in short stories and in religious material such as ritual texts, funerary texts, and temple decoration. These sources rarely contain a complete account of a myth and often describe only brief fragments.[1]

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The fandom mainly focuses around the Egyptian myths, creatures, goddesses and gods, especially but not limited to Bastet, Anubus, Isis, Osiris, Horus, Set, Nephthys, and Sekhmet.

Fanart and various other types of fanworks (such as moodboards, aesthetic and fancasting) appear on Tumblr and DeviantART.

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There has also been much modern fiction based on Egyptian mythology that has gained fannish followings. This includes:

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