One thing that became painfully obvious reading Ancient Egyptian literature is wow these guys had a lot of Gods. There was a God for everything, probably because it was the easiest way to explain things that go wrong. It's kind of the equivalent of an only child who blames everything on his imaginary friend. Who broke that lamp? ....ummmm, Zeus....?
There was Hapy who was the God of the annual flood of the nile. Wow a god that only works once a year, I want that job. And Dumuzi god of vegetation, fertility, growth, and decay so basically whatever happens to your crops whether good or bad we all know who gets the credit or blame (hint, it rhymes with Isuzu).
Could you imagine if we had that many Gods today, it would be hilarious. Well I overslept today because Magnavox, the God of alarm clocks put it on pm istead of am (i hate it when he does that). Then I got a flat on the way to work because, PETA, the god of animal worship caused me to swerve to miss a squirrel and I ran off the road. I couldn't call roadside assistance becuase Nokia, the God of Cellphone batteries allowed my phone to go dead.
I'm an hour late to work I had to explain to my boss that it was the Gods' fault and my boss understood. He's got a lot on his plate right now. He's a little down because, Prenup, the god of messy divorces, is raining fire and brimstone on his life. Whew! That was a close one, thank you Gods.
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