What is the Duat?
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The Egyptian realm of the dead
The deceased must wander through it.
💡 Did you know? It is also the nightly path of the sun.
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Which god travels through the Duat each night?
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The sun god Ra
In the morning he is reborn in the east.
💡 Did you know? At night he battles the serpent Apophis.
What happens in the Egyptian judgement of the dead?
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The heart is weighed
It is weighed against the feather of truth.
💡 Did you know? Whoever passes may enter the afterlife.
To which mythology does the Duat belong?
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Egyptian mythology
It shaped ideas of death and rebirth.
💡 Did you know? The “Egyptian Book of the Dead” describes the journey.
Which chaos serpent does Ra battle every night?
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Apophis
It seeks to devour the solar barque.
💡 Did you know? Of all gods, Seth stood by Ra in the fight.
Against what is the heart of the dead weighed?
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The feather of Maat
The feather of truth and cosmic order.
💡 Did you know? Maat was goddess and principle in one.
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