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=**Khnum makes millions**=

 
====** Round and around and around it goes, where it stops nobody knows, with the exception of Ancient Egyptian god Khnum that is. As the Ancient Egyptians knew, life is one revolution within another. Khnum is a famous god in ancient Egyptian mythology, so famous in fact, that he was said to be the creator of all things. So how did he do it? Sheer luck? Love? Loneliness? Pure genius? Actually he used no more than a simple potter's wheel where he shaped all of mankind and the great egg that hatched the sun. It sounds pretty unbelievable right? Not when you have an amazing family as well. **==== ====**Khnum was believed to have been half man and half ram. Now why would he symbolise the ram? Rams are symbolic in many ways, sometimes a ram can be described as having Power, Force, Drive**, **Energy, Virility, Protection and Fearlessness, which is just about Khnum's personality in one. Khnum was known for creating all things but also was a healer, a guider, a peace-maker and a provider, providing the floods to rise in the Nile river in his areas of worship, a deed highly respected by Ancient Egyptians.** ==== ====**He was worshipped in Elephantine and Esna. In the place of Elephantine he was known as "Lord of the Cataracts", while in Esna he was known as "The Creative God". However his name means only one thing: "molder". **==== ====**As mentioned Khnum had a very famous family. His consort Satis (otherwise known as Satet), flooded the great River Nile and was considered a deity of war, hunting and fertility. Satet was also considered Khnum's wife, for they both were the source of the rivers floods. Anuket was considered their daughter due to the fact that she was the river itself, like I said, a very famous family.** ====

**Together the three protectors of the Nile formed a triad, and are the most popular family of deities there is. **
====**Khnum in a nutshell created just about everything. He was favoured greatly by his people and was thought to be one of the main gods, all on one little potter's wheel, yeah I know, he could have tried a lot harder. **====

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Beler, A. G. (2004). Egyptian Mythology. Rochester: Grange Books.
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Glossary

 * 1) === Polytheism - A belief in more than one god ===
 * 2) === Monotheism- A belief in only one god ===
 * 3) === Myth- A story that is not true ===
 * 4) === Temple- A place of worship and praise for a religion ===
 * 5) === Worship- Praise towards something you believe in ===
 * 6) === Deity- A god ===
 * 7) === Mythology- The study of myths ===



About Egypt
===Ancient Egyptians followed a religion under polytheism, which differs from the Catholic community which is a monotheism group. This means that ancient egyptians believed in many Gods and Catholics believe in just one. Most Ancient Egyptians followed what today we call myths though these stories may be partially true in their own way. They used to worship their gods or their deity in temples. Their beliefs were very spiritual and important to them but to us their beliefs are all just part of mythology. ===

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= Researching & Note-taking =

Key Points from Encyclopedia Britannica
=== === === === === === === === === === === Points from: === === Encyclopedia Britannica. (2010). Khnemu. Retrieved August 24, 2010, from Encyclopedia Britannica: [] === ===  Key Points form Facts on File === === === === === === === === === === Points from: === === Facts on File. (2010). Khnum. Retrieved August 2010, 25, from Facts on File: [] === ===  Key Points from Books === === === === === === === === === === Points from: Beler, A. G. (2004). Egyptian Mythology. Rochester: Grange Books. === = Top TEN Key Points =
 * === Khnum, Khnemu (D)
 * === Ram-headed (D)
 * === Created humans on his potter wheel (R)
 * === Name means "molder" (I)
 * === Worshiped in Elephantine (I)
 * === May have been a goddess before a god (I)
 * === Worshiped at approx. 3000BC (I)
 * === Important deity (D)
 * === God of fertility (R)
 * === Water and procreation (R)
 * === Formed a triad with Satet and Anukis (I)
 * === Ruled Elephantine with wife Anukis and his daughter Satis (F)
 * === sometimes called "Lord of the Crocodiles" (D)
 * === Thought to have flooded the Nile River for harvesting (R)
 * === Also called "The prince of the Two Lands" (D)
 * === And, "The Prince of the House of life". (D)
 * === The great cosmic Egg was created by him, which hatched the sun (R)
 * === Also known as Khnumyt and Khnumet (D)
 * === He was also worshiped in Esna (I)
 * === Patron of the first cataract in the Nile River (R)
 * === Creative God (D)
 * === Khnum may have been a healer for the men he created (R)
 * === Elephantine- "Lord of the Cataracts" (D)
 * === Esna- "Creative God" (D)
 * === Incarnated from man to ram (I)
 * === A sanctuary of him in Elephantine that is now in ruins (I)
 * 1) = Known for shaping Mankind on his potter wheel =
 * 2) = Creative God, wise God, main God. =
 * 3) = Formed a triad with Satet and Anukis =
 * 4) = Ruled Elephantine with wife Satis and daughter Anukis =
 * 5) = Man/ram =
 * 6) = Was believed to flood the waters of the Nile in his two lands; Elephantine and Esna =
 * 7) = He was a God of Fertility =
 * 8) = Also healed his people =
 * 9) = His name means 'molder' =
 * 10) = He created the great cosmic egg which hatched to reveal the sun =

= REFLECTION =

=== I think that my god Khnum, shows others and myself that the Ancient Egyptian belief was simple yet spiritual. It shows us how appreciative they were for their gods and how they appreciated everything their gods gave them. Learning about the god Khnum showed me that people can truly be remembered for being strong and taking responsibility for something meaningful. This showed me that the lifestyle for Ancient Egyptians was a lot more laid back and thoughtful, somehow his relationship with the people was also important to them and they wanted to worship Khnum as much as they could, because he was a very strong part of their society. Khnum has showed me that the Egyptians highly respected animals and had a strong physical and spiritual connection with the earth. ===

= EVALUATION =

=== For this task the thing I enjoyed most was learning so much about Ancient Egyptian gods as well as my individual god. Being able to experiment with different resources and writing my article was also enjoyable, and I especially had fun using websites like Voki and Wordle. ===