in letters with foreign rulers, a Pharoah could and would extend a diplomatic politeness, calling the foreign king a son of the Egyptian gods. the "real" heir, though, might insist on calling the pretender a son of Set.
on the other hand, if they're meeting one another, I'm assuming they've agreed not to kill each other (at the moment), so have agreed not to say anything to enrage each other. (thinking and verbally sniping, on the other hand...)
I'd have to dig up my encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, but I think ba was visually represented by a bird. as far as seeing the energy of things...short of using Egyptian paint strategies (regeneration as green, men and workers as red, women and pottery as white), I think it's up to you.
>>the living Pharoah became Osiris & one of his sons became Horus. >Yesh! I can work with this! while I'm not sure it was used before Ramses 2nd, given how the Pharoahs loved having precedents (I heard somewhere in class that the Pharoahs encouraged a form of archeology, one designed to glorify the guy running Egypt at the time)
not sure if Ra was part of the Horus trinity, but it could be believable...merge Horus with Ra, maybe (as Osiris rules the land of the dead, while Ra comes back to life every morning)
...or maybe replace "Horus/Isis(Hathor)/Ra" with "Horus/Isis(Hathor)/Khepera - the scarab, the sun in the act of rising from the dead every dawn.
or...before the Osiris/Isis/Horus trinity became widespread, Ra was the father of Apnu, who was the father of Raat (goddess of fresh water and springs). after Osiris took over, Apnu became one of his kids, and Raat vanished.
Sadly, I'm not sure what the mode of transport was in the Old Kingdom.
these are all just ideas; I hope they help, both to spur your mind, and to provide traction as you continue your quest.
(thinking and verbally sniping, on the other hand...)
Haha I like how you think xD
Nice that there's not too much known about the energies, think I could get away with simply calling it Ib-ka / Ka'ib (which sounds worse? :P)
Your ideas are definitely helping me get some things in order, I've been trying to have the good guys support the trinity thing that generally lets anyone believe whatever they please, while the bad guys are all OMG MY GOD IS THE ONLY ONE! :P I know, not so subtle message :P
on the other hand, if they're meeting one another, I'm assuming they've agreed not to kill each other (at the moment), so have agreed not to say anything to enrage each other.
(thinking and verbally sniping, on the other hand...)
I'd have to dig up my encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, but I think ba was visually represented by a bird.
as far as seeing the energy of things...short of using Egyptian paint strategies (regeneration as green, men and workers as red, women and pottery as white), I think it's up to you.
>>the living Pharoah became Osiris & one of his sons became Horus.
>Yesh! I can work with this!
while I'm not sure it was used before Ramses 2nd, given how the Pharoahs loved having precedents (I heard somewhere in class that the Pharoahs encouraged a form of archeology, one designed to glorify the guy running Egypt at the time)
not sure if Ra was part of the Horus trinity, but it could be believable...merge Horus with Ra, maybe (as Osiris rules the land of the dead, while Ra comes back to life every morning)
...or maybe replace "Horus/Isis(Hathor)/Ra" with "Horus/Isis(Hathor)/Khepera - the scarab, the sun in the act of rising from the dead every dawn.
or...before the Osiris/Isis/Horus trinity became widespread, Ra was the father of Apnu, who was the father of Raat (goddess of fresh water and springs). after Osiris took over, Apnu became one of his kids, and Raat vanished.
Sadly, I'm not sure what the mode of transport was in the Old Kingdom.
these are all just ideas; I hope they help, both to spur your mind, and to provide traction as you continue your quest.
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(thinking and verbally sniping, on the other hand...)
Haha I like how you think xD
Nice that there's not too much known about the energies, think I could get away with simply calling it Ib-ka / Ka'ib (which sounds worse? :P)
Your ideas are definitely helping me get some things in order, I've been trying to have the good guys support the trinity thing that generally lets anyone believe whatever they please, while the bad guys are all OMG MY GOD IS THE ONLY ONE! :P I know, not so subtle message :P
I shall look into Khepera xD
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