Conflict 6

       In this next blog post, I will explain the conflict that lies in the Egyptian creation myth. To do so, lets journey back to the dark place I told you of two posts ago. The black waters of Nun lash at the barren hill upon which the first gods and goddesses stand. They are surrounded by chaos. There is no balance. No light or dark. No seasons or tides. Not even life and death. The conflict lies in the need to create a world amid the chaos of these ancient waters. Balance must be achieved, or this world will not survive and flower into the diverse planet that it is destined to be.
       When they were born, Shu and Tefnut were assigned the task of beginning to banish the chaos and bring peace to the world which was to be created. They did so in my name. With them at my side, I began to lay down the laws that would bring order to the world. Therefore, this conflict served as the driving force behind the story of Egyptian creation. It also allowed for other conflicts, such as Shu and Tefnut becoming lost in the waters of chaos, that could themselves be considered myths in in their own right.
       Why am I telling you this? Only because this conflict essentially caused the creation of the world, in Egyptian eyes, and all of the events that came with it.