| KARNAK |
The ship KARNAK
of "transpace" communication
flies through the Universe.
TEMPLE OF KARNAK
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The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several
outer temples. This vast complex was built and enlarged over a thirteen hundred year
period. The three main temples of Mut, Monthu and Amun are enclosed by enormous brick
walls.
AMEN-RA
For AMEN, we accept the meaning "hidden" which is usually given to his name, we
must conclude that he was the personification of the hidden and unknown creative power
which was associated with the primeval abyss, gods in the creation of the world, and all
that is in it. The word or root amen, certainly means "what is hidden,"
"what is not seen," "what cannot be seen," and the like, and this fact
is proved by scores of examples which may be collected from texts of all periods. In hymns
to Amen we often read that he is "hidden to his children, "and "hidden to
gods and men," and it has been stated that these expressions only refer to the
"hiding," i.e., "setting" of the sun each evening, and that they are
only to be understood in a physical sense, and to mean nothing more than the disappearance
of the god Amen from the sight of men at the close of day.
In the times approaching the Ptolemaic period the name Amen appears to have been connected
with the root men, "to abide, to be permanent;" and one of the attributes which
were applied to him was that of eternal.
Mut
The principal female counterpart of Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, in the New Empire was
Mut, whose name means "Mother." and in all her attributes we see that see was
regarded as the great "world-mother." who conceived and brought forth whatsoever
exists.
Menthu-Ra
an important form of the Sun-god which was called Menthu, or Menthu-Ra. He appears to have
been personification of the destructive heat of the sun. |
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