A Cock's Cult in Roman Egypt | ||
| Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Article 2, Volume 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-122 PDF (1.46 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaauth.2011.146963 | ||
| Author | ||
| Marwa Abd el-Maguid El-Kady | ||
| Tourist Guiding Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The cock played a major role in many ancient religious beliefs. Nevertheless, it was not established as an Egyptian cult until the Roman period, when it played a great role in the Egyptian mythology and outspread into other religions and myths outside Egypt. Despite the great impact of this cult on religion, magic, and art in Roman Egypt; it has not been sufficiently studied by researchers; particularly in dealing with the Egyptian roots of this cult and its effect on the previously mentioned fields. The present research therefore focuses on two main points: the first is concerned with the major role which the cock played in the Egyptian mythology in the Roman period, to comprehend the reasons beyond using this fowl as a symbol of certain Egyptian deities. The second point deals with the cult of the Egyptian cock-headed god Abrasax that appeared in the Roman period to understand his functions, and his connection with magic and different Egyptian deities. | ||
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