The Lotus And The Nile

Lotus and Nymphaea caerulea belong to the water lily family (water lilies). The blue lotus has some common names such as Egyptian lotus, blue water lily, and sacred lily of Nile. Do not confuse with completely different plants "Blue Lily" and Agapanthus africanus (Anonymous, 1999). Be careful not to be confused with Nymphaea lotus as "white lotus". The fossil of this plant dates back to Jurassic about 160 million years ago.

The lotus is blooming along the bank of the Nile River. As the sun rises, a big petal opens. For the ancient Egyptians it represented the sun as it destroyed the darkness. The blue lotus is magical, the goddess of birth and healing, the holy flower of Hathor, which represents her healing and regeneration power. This symbol also means creation and rebirth. Nefertem is a healing, medical and beautiful god, closely related to the lotus, and often depicts a huge lotus in his Egyptian art to form his crown. Lotus is the only flowering plant in Egypt that does not bloom all year round. The gods and goddesses near the royal palace, queen, and Pharaoh's nose are considered to be restored and protected as its fragrance.

Hapi is a double god: as the god of Upper Nile Hap-Reset, he wears a lotus crown like the Egyptian god Hap-Meht below, he is adorned with papyrus. Emerging Nile Happy is the father who fed the country. Meeting him is one of the main duties of Pharaoh. But he enjoys it, but there is no important permanent Happy worship. Floods occurred throughout the land and invaded the two coasts just as originally. This land is like a sea in terms of power, no one dam can endure that anger. Every temple in Thebes is like a swamp.

Hapi is the god of submerged Nile. He was painted as a big stomach, full of breasts, heavy chest, a papyrus on the head, and a man with a heavy dining table. Hapy is not the god of the Nile, but its submerged. He is believed to live in the first cataract, a cave in his cult center in Aswan. ^^^ \ + \ "Kumuam, the head of the elephant of Lam, is a god in the cataract area and is thought to have formed a person on a circle of pottery established on the island of the elephant near the king However, his most preserved temple is in Esna.