Maat

Gods - Egyptian Mythology

  Card 518

Battle Area:

1. Water = 00
2. Earth = 10
3. Heaven = 35

Attack and Defense

1. Wisdom = 25
2. Dexterity and Strength = 25
3. Powers = 35
   
   
4. Fire = 10

Game

Rules

• The Structure;
• The Beginning;
• The Property;

Recurses

• The weapons;
• The Powers;
• The books;

Characters

• Humans;
• Wizards;
• Gods;
• Titans;

 

Maat

Gods - Egyptian Mythology

In the Egyptian religion, Maat or Ma'at is the goddess of truth, justice, righteousness and order. She is the goddess responsible for the maintenance of the cosmic and social order, wife of Toth (some writers contend that the moon-god Toth was the brother of Maat). She is depicted as a young woman holding an ostrich feather on her head, which was heavy against the heart (soul) of the dead in the judgment of Osiris.

 

Story

Maat is the mother of Ra, as well as her daughter (and wife). She is the sister of the mythical pharaoh (Osiris or Horus), ensures the cosmic balance and it is thanks to her that the world works perfectly. "She is the light that brings Ra to the world." She is later portrayed as Toth's wife. Toth was the patron of the scribes and is described as "one who reveals Maat and recognizes Maat, who loves and gives Maat to the creator of Maat." In texts such as the Instruction of Amenemope the scribes are intruded to follow the precepts of Maat in his private life as well as his work. The exhortations to live according to Maat are such that these types of texts have been described as "Maat Literature".

According to the Egyptian religion, in the judgment of the dead, it weighed the souls of all who came to the Hall of Judgment underground with the penalty of truth. He placed the pen on the scale, and on the plate opposite the heart of the deceased. If the dishes were in balance, the dead could feast with the deities and spirits of the dead. However, if the heart was heavier, it was returned to Ammit to be devoured.

His opposition was his sister Isfet (chaos) who, although feared, was essential because both the positive and the negative must be present for the balance to be able.

Representations of Maat as a goddess are already recorded from the middle of the Ancient Empire (c.2680-219 BC). Maat was depicted as a young woman in long robes, sitting on her heels or standing with wings and an ostrich feather on her head (sometimes just a feather), holding a scepter, symbol of power, in one hand and one Ankh, symbol of eternal life, in the other. The element of Maat is Ar and the color of his skin is ocher yellow. These images are commonly found in sarcophagi as a symbol of protection for the soul of the dead.

 

  

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