The Face of Death

 

Maxine stared at her monitor, an evil, dark face stared back at her. She was frozen in her seat awaiting the next command. Bound by dark manipulation, she was a slave to her addiction. Her existence depended upon the computer monitor and the voices from another world, a world filled with hatred and violence. She played one computer game after another competing against beings she thought were her friends. Cry of Fear was her favorite game, the more she played, the more addicted she became. Sixteen-year-old Maxine sat for hours at a time, eating barely anything, mesmerized by her addiction.

Maxine, who ran track and belonged to the year book committee, removed herself from outside activities completely. She only went to school if the mood struck her. Once a straight A student, her grades were slipping considerably. Her mother was surprised to get a call from the school.

“Hi, Mrs. Bentworth. This is Mr. Baxtine, the school principal.”

“Hi” asked Connie. Connie was surprised to hear from the school.

“We are concerned about your daughter, Maxine,” said Mr. Baxtine.

“Why are you concerned?” asked Connie.

“Maxine is not keeping up with her school work. And it has been reported that she is missing a lot of days. One of her teachers told me they were concerned with the way she looked. She looks very tired,” said Mr. Baxtine.

“I will check on her. I am surprised to hear that she is not keeping up in school. She has always been a good student,” replied Connie.

“I know. That is why we are surprised and concerned,” said Mr. Baxtine.

Mr. Baxtine asked, “Has there been any changes in her life?”

“Yes, her father moved to another city a hour away so she can’t see him as often as she would like,” reported Connie.

“When did that happen?” asked Mr. Baxtine.

“Two months ago.  She was mad at her dad at first and then she seemed to adjust to him not being in her life.  She hasn’t said anything to me about having difficulty in school.”

“Teens her age don’t always confide in their parents when something is wrong. You should discuss what is going on with her,” said Mr. Baxtine.

“I know, I need to spend more time with my daughter. I work tonight so perhaps we can talk tomorrow night when I have the night off,” said Connie.

Mr. Baxtine sighed and then said, “That will have to do. Thanks for your time.” The call ended.

Connie was a single mother who worked most days at two jobs to make ends meet so it was next to impossible to pay enough attention to her daughter and see what she was up to. Maxine’s unemployed father did not consider financial support a necessity for their daughter. The woman he moved in with, did not want anything to do with Maxine.

Maxine was left to her own device many days and some nights. She would often have to prepare her own dinner and sit by herself to eat. Before she would use this time to hang out at  with her friends but now she stayed by herself when she wasn’t working at McDonalds.

Connie knocked on Maxine’s door. Maxine didn’t answer so she opened the door to Maxine’s room. Maxine was staring at her desktop computer screen. She looked like she was in a trance.

Connie called out her name and Maxine ignored her. She placed her hand on Maxine’s shoulder and Maxine jumped. Maxine continued staring at the screen. People were running and she was holding the joy stick and shooting at them. Connie was horrified at the sight and at her daughter’s interest in such a game.

Connie turned Maxine’s chair around so she was facing her. Maxine took a while to recognize her mother. She was in a daze. Connie was confused and concerned that her daughter was in such a state.

“Mother, don’t you need to be somewhere right now instead of coming into my room uninvited to interrupt me.” Maxine’s tone was disturbing.

Connie turned off the monitor. And turned her daughter back around to face her.

The monitor turned on by itself and the game was on where Maxine left off.

The hair on the back of Connie’s neck stood up and she got a prickly feeling in her stomach. She turned off the monitor again and the same thing happened. The screams of the people running for their lives rang in her ears.

“You see mother, they do not like it when you do that. You must leave the game on and let me play.” The voice Connie heard was not her daughter’s.

Connie did not know where she found the strength and nerve but she unplugged the monitor and disconnected it from the screen and started hauling it out of the room. The game still appeared on the computer screen. Connie could not believe what was happening. She put down the monitor and walked out of the room.

“I can’t come into work tonight,” said Connie.

“What’s wrong. You never miss,” said her boss.

“My daughter is really sick and I think I have to take her to the emergency room,” lied Connie.

“I am sorry to hear that. Hope she feels better soon.”

Connie ran up the stairs and when she got to the top of the stairs, she was shoved down the stairs with great force. She ended up breaking her arm and received a large bump on her head from banging her head on the banister. She was passed out at the bottom of the stairs from the concussion.

Maxine walked to the top of the stairs and gazed at her mother. She begrudgingly called for an ambulance. Connie came to when the paramedics were placing her on the stretcher.

“What happened?” asked one of the paramedics.

“I don’t know. I reached the top of the stairs and then it felt like I was shoved down the stairs backwards.”

The paramedics looked at Maxine to see what she knew about the incident. They were wondering if she pushed her mother down the stairs.

“I don’t know what happened. I was in my room,” replied Maxine.

“I did not see anyone, but it did feel like I was pushed,” said Connie.

“Are you coming with us?” asked one of the paramedics.

“No, I have homework to do,” replied Maxine.

Connie looked hurt and said, “Yes, you do have homework to do. I did get a call from the school today about you not turning in assignments. Please work on the assignments and get them turned in.”

“I will.”

Maxine turned around and entered their home. She did not look back. The paramedics were surprised at her daughter’s lack of concern.

Connie had a tear rolling down her cheek.  One of the paramedics handed her a tissue.

 

“Now that we are alone at last, we have an assignment for you,” said the gruesome creature staring at Maxine from the computer screen. His face was dark, his eyes were red and two horns protruded from his head.

“What do you want me to do?”

A group of similar creatures were standing behind him.  They also had red eyes and appeared to be very tall. Their skin was a strange shade of gray. Maxine thought they were very handsome. She was being manipulated to like what she saw so they didn’t have to change their appearance.

“We want you to seduce and poison the mayor. We have someone else in mind for the position,” said the entity named Frezenik.

Maxine washed her long blond hair and styled it on top of her head. She was told that the mayor liked long sleek necks. She pulled out a little black dress that accentuated her bust with a low cut and she donned black high heel shoes from her mother’s closet. Maxine examined herself in the mirror. She placed the vial of poison she found in a desk drawer in her small black beaded purse. She did not question how the poison got there. Unexplained things were happening in Maxine’s life. She did not question anything she was asked to do, she only followed orders.

The mayor was expected to be at his favorite local establishment having a few drinks with some of his friends. A pretty young woman like Maxine would be more than welcomed to be a part of that womanizing group of men.

As Maxine entered the bar, which was dimly lit, she walked to the bar and ordered a glass of wine. She had to present her phony ID which she found next to the poison in the drawer. Maxine imbibed in alcohol with her friends on occasion and wine was her favorite alcoholic beverage.

She took a sip of wine and let it rest in her mouth as she savored the taste. The wine was dry chardonnay and she was used to the sweeter wines. She liked the boldness of the wine. After one glass, she started feeling the effects. She needed to slow down so she asked for a white wine spritzer.  The men she wanted to pay attention to her definitely had their eyes on her. She started flirting with the bartender pretending not to notice.

The mayor, Fred Burstein, walked over to her and offered to buy her a drink.

“You can pay for my spritzer, sir,” said Maxine.

“No need for the formalities. My name is Fred.”

“Thanks, Fred.”  Maxine smiled at him coyly.

“Do you want to join us?” asked Fred.

“I can for a little while,” said Maxine. She picked up her wrap that fell to the floor which got every man’s attention as she bent down to pick it up. They either got a good view of her backside or her breasts that were somewhat exposed as she bent down. She was taught very well by some of the friends, she used to hang out with, about the art of getting attention from men.

The bartender smiled and handed her the spritzer and she walked to Fred’s table. He knew women like her would bring in more business. One of Fred’s friends retrieved a chair for her to sit on. She noticed, as she sat down, that all the men were wearing wedding rings including Fred. She slipped the vial from her purse and put it on her lap.

“What are you drinking, Fred?” asked Maxine.

“I am drinking rum and coke. Do you want to try a sip?” asked Fred.

“Sure.”

He handed his drink to her. As he did so, she knocked over her spritzer. It went all over the table and in the laps of a couple of men. She used the distraction to slip the vial of poison into Fred’s drink. He was none the wiser as they all jumped up to get something to clean up the drink she spilled.

“I am not sure I like this drink. It tastes strong to me,” said Maxine. She handed Fred’s drink back to him. She was told that the poison would be slow working and would take a couple of hours to kill him. It had to work through his system.

The men were bragging about their jobs. One worked as the city manager, the other was the chief financial officer for the local hospital and Fred told her he was the mayor. She feigned  she was impressed with what they did, but she could not care less. She did what she was assigned to do so it was time to leave. She wanted to get back to her computer game.

Her phone rang and it was Frezenik pretending to be her boss.

“I have to go into work. I am glad I didn’t drink too much. I liked hearing about what you do for a living. I would like to meet with you, again.” She smiled coyly at the men. They returned the smile and looked disappointed she had to go.

“Where do you work?” asked Fred.

“I am a lawyer and work at Sampson and Connoway’s firm. We have a big case coming up and they need my help. Last minute stuff, if you know what I mean.”

They were impressed that the young woman was a lawyer. She picked up her purse and wrap and walked out of the bar. Even the bartender looked disappointed. He liked watching her.

Fred died in his sleep. His wife discovered he was dead when she tried to wake him when he didn’t get up to his alarm. Frezenik seemed pleased that Maxine carried out her assignment to the letter.

 

Connie had to call one of her friends to drive her home from the hospital the next day. Maxine was in school.  She had two broken ribs, a concussion and a broken arm. She was in pain and refused to take painkillers because she could not handle the way they made her feel. She was hopeful ibuprofen would work for her. She took a couple of pain relievers and called into work and told them what happened. They were shocked and gave their condolences. She fell fast asleep. She heard her name called out and left her bed to see who could be saying her name. It sounded like a man. No one was in her home. She checked the locks and windows and everything was closed and locked.

Perhaps I was dreaming that someone was saying my name. 

Connie went into the bathroom to relieve herself and looked in the mirror at the bruising on her face and she saw what looked like a monster standing behind her in the mirror. She screamed and looked behind her. No one was there. She looked in the mirror again and the monster was gone.

I am losing my mind.

It was somewhat of a gray day which matched her dismal mood. She walked outside to get some fresh air. Her home, which usually felt like her safe place, was now a place of fear. She was wondering if Maxine brought something into their home by playing the games she was playing. What she saw on the screen was horrible. People were running and being killed. Why would anyone want to play a game like that? She felt like she lost her daughter. She didn’t know her anymore. 

Am I working too many hours? Am I too exhausted? Now, I don’t have a choice, I have to stay home until I heal. Aflac comes in handy sometimes.

Betsy Kindlewood was outside pruning her flowers.

“Hi neighbor. It’s weird seeing you home during the day. What happened to you?” asked Betsy when she looked at Connie.

“I fell down the stairs last evening.”

“Oh, my. Are you going to be okay?”

“I have a few broken ribs, a concussion and a broken arm,” said Connie.

“Is there anything I can do for you?” asked Betsy.

“Would you mind picking up some dinner for us?” asked Connie.

“Sure.”

Connie went inside to get her purse.

Betsy said, “I owe you for taking in our mail and watering my plants. Let me pay for your dinner.”

“You don’t have to do that.”

“Yes, I do. It was mighty neighborly of you to take care of our plants and take in the mail when we went on our vacation.”

Connie didn’t feel like arguing so she agreed with Betsy.

“Could you pick up a bucket of that fried chicken from the supermarket?”

“That’s sounds good. I think I will get some for us, too.”

“Do you need anything else?”

“I need you to look at something in my house.”

Betsy followed Connie into her home. They went upstairs and into the bathroom.

“Look into the mirror,” said Connie. Betsy looked at Connie strangely and then looked in the mirror.

“Why am I doing this?”

“I saw something scary this morning,” said Connie.

“Maybe that bump on your head is making you see things.”

“I was thinking I was working too hard and my mind is playing tricks on me.”

“That might be it. It will probably be good for you to rest for a few days.”

“I think so, too.”

            The mayor’s face was plastered on the front page of the local newspaper. The reason behind his death was unknown. His heart and lungs were fine. An autopsy was conducted and they found no trace of anything foreign. The cause of his death was a mystery.

           

            Maxine was sitting in front of her computer. She was playing a new game, House of Abandon. A hand reached out from the game and she was pulled into the game. She was one of the people in the house who were running for their lives. She was terrified. She woke up shaking in her bed. The dream felt so real. She opened her window and threw her computer monitor out of the window.  It crashed on the pavement of the walkway. Her computer screen was next. That crashed and broke into several pieces. Her keyboard was thrown out last. She closed her window and looked into the mirror in the bathroom, she no longer saw the man that stood behind her. He was gone. She went into her mother’s room and laid down beside her. Connie woke up and rested her hand on her daughter’s arm.

 

            A few miles away, a teenager by the name of Zeke was staring at his laptop. A man with gray skin and red eyes was looking back at him. He pressed play and started playing the game Cry of Fear.

 

 

 

 

 

Gilgamesh

 

The tale of Gilgamesh is the oldest story in the world with origins associated with Sumerian legends and poems found on the cuneiform tablets dating back to as early as 2750 BC, perhaps earlier. The story was preserved on 12 clay tablets. According to ancient Sumerian king lists, Gilgamesh served as the fifth king who ruled after the flood. Enlil, an Annunaki god, (an alien from planet Nibiru) flooded the entire Earth. This story was similar to the story in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. Enlil wanted to destroy all of mankind. They irritated him and Enlil thought the Annunaki could live without them. The god Enki, Enlil’s brother, forewarned Utnapishtim which enabled him to escape with his family with seeds from plant life, animals and his treasures on a boat he was ordered to build. The story of Gilgamesh involved his friend Enkidu and all their adventures. 

The people of Uruk, unhappy about Gilgamesh’s treatment of them especially the women, started rebelling. He slept with married women and used women like they were sexual objects. Arura, the goddess of creation, created a mighty wild man, Enkidu, who was as powerful as Gilgamesh.  He lived amongst the wild animals. He caused problems for the shepherds and trappers of the area. Gilgamesh was made aware of their concerns. He sent a prostitute, Shamhat, to lure and domesticate Enkidu. She spent six days and seven nights with the wild man. Shamhat converted Enkidu from a wild man who lived with animals to a man who adapted the ways of men. Shamhat convinced him to move to the city. Meanwhile, Gilgamesh had strange dreams in which his mother confirmed was an indication that he would be joined by a gargantuan friend.

            Enkidu worked with the shepherds and trappers to help them with their work. Gilgamesh attended a wedding party to sleep with the newly married bride. Enkidu stepped in and stopped Gilgamesh. He warned Gilgamesh that he must stop feeding his ego and stop his horrible treatment of women and he must stop defiling sacred marriage bonds. Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought against each other in a mighty battel. Gilgamesh defeated Enkidu and decide to spare his life. Enkidu wanted to provide Gilgamesh with many lessons involving the virtues of compassion and humbleness along with bravery and dignity. Enkidu discovered that he could learn important lessons from Gilgamesh. They developed a new-found friendship and saw each other as brothers, inseparable.

            After many years, Gilgamesh became bored with the peaceful life and wanted to shake things up. Having the desire to do something noteworthy, he suggested they travel to the sacred Cedar Forest to chop down some of the great trees and kill the demon Humbaba, the guardian of Cedar Forest. The council of elders, Gilgamesh’s mother and Enkidu did not support Gilgamesh’s plans. They told Gilgamesh that the Cedar Forest, a sacred realm of the gods, needed to be left alone. The sun-god Shamash was enlisted for his support regarding Gilgamesh’s plans. Gilgamesh pushed forward and was on his way to the Cedar Forest with Enkidu, while engaging in bad dreams. Enkidu explained his dreams away and said they were good omens. He encouraged Gilgamesh on even though he feared entering the Cedar Forest.

            The fearsome heroes confronted the demon-ogre Humbaba and a great battle ensues. During the battle Gilgamesh offers his own sisters as wives and concubines to the monster to distract him. The monster’s seven layers of armor were peeled away slowly with the help of Shamash. He sent fierce winds to help remove the armor. They finally defeated Humbaba. Gilgamesh at first felt sympathy and spared the ogre’s life. He finally complied with Enkidu’s logical orders and put Humbaba to death. They cut down a huge cedar tree and the tree is used as a huge door for the gods.

           

            Later in Gilgamesh’s future, a vixen by the name of Ishtar, known as the goddess of love and war and daughter of the sky-god Anu, made sexual advances to Gilgamesh. He was aware of her mistreatment of previous lovers so he rejected her. Offended, she requested her father to send down the “Bull of Heaven” to get back at Gilgamesh. She also threatened to raise the dead if he continued to refuse her. The bull brought great drought and plagues upon Uruk. Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the beast and offered its heart to Shamash. The bull’s behind was thrown at Ishtar.

            The people of Uruk celebrated the victory, but Enkidu had a bad dream about the gods being unhappy with him for killing the “Bull of Heaven” and Humbaba and curses the door he made for the gods at the Cedar Forest. He cursed the woman he married and the day he became human. He changes his mind when Shamash tells him from heaven that he is not treating himself fairly. Shamash warned Enkidu that Gilgamesh will become a lesser man if he dies. Enkidu died and on his way to the underworld he described the darkness and how the dead wore feathers like birds and they ate clay. Gilgamesh was devastated about his death and refused to leave his side for six days and seven nights until maggots festered on his body and begin to fall off. He ordered everyone to mourn for Enkidu and ordered statues to be built in Enkidu’s honor (Mitchell, 2004).

            “Gilgamesh meant never to die. Having seen death at close quarters, he knew that it was not for him. He made a nonsense of all endeavor, made fame worthless, made achievements hollow. No, he would oversee Enkidu’s funeral, then leave Uruk - it held nothing for him now – and go in search of the secret” (McCaughrean, 2002, pg. 48).

            He had a conversation with his mother about pursuing the gift of immortality.

            “Gilgamesh, no one lives forever,” said Ninsun. She viewed the unkept wildness of her son after he came back from the forest and the look in his eye was one of sheer madness” (McCaughrean, 2002).

            Gilgamesh made a dangerous journey to visit Utnapishtim and his wife. The only humans who survived the great flood Enlil inflicted on the humans to rid the planet of what he thought were useless, pesky, and noisy creatures. The journey involved crossing vast rivers and oceans and mountain passes and dealing with and slaying massive mountain lions, bears and other beasts. He finally reached the twin peaks of Mount Mashu which was considered the end of the Earth where the sun rises from another world. The gate was guarded by two scorpion monsters. They permit Gilgamesh to enter because he convinces them of his divinity and desperation. He traveled 12 leagues through a dark tunnel where the sun traveled every night. At the end of the tunnel a bright wonderland emerges which was full of trees with leaves made of jewels. Gilgamesh marveled at the splendor.

            He met a wine maker named Siduri. Siduri thought he was a murderer, an untrustworthy person, because he was dirty and disheveled. She finally believed him and sent him to meet Urshanabi, a ferryman. He needed to transport Gilgamesh across the Waters of Death. One quick touch of the water meant instant death. When he meets Urshanabi he was surrounded by stone giants. Gilgamesh hastily kills the stone giants. He felt they were probably hostile. He informed the ferryman of his good deed and asked for his help. Urshanabi explained that he has destroyed the sacred stones which eliminated the only way they could cross the Water of Death. Gilgamesh cut 120 trees and made punting poles out of the trees. Each pole was used to punt across the water and he used his garment as a sail.

            Gilgamesh finally reaches Utnapishtim and Utnapishtim told the story about his survival of the great rain storm and flood inflicted by the god Enlil.

“The boat I was instructed to build, housed seeds from plants and animals. We landed at the tip of the mountain of Nisir. We had to wait for the water to subside. We released the first dove, then a swallow and then a raven to search for dry land. We found out later that Enlil was furious when he learned that a few humans survived. Enki, his brother, convinced him to make peace. Enlil blessed Utnapishtim and his wife and the remaining humans were granted everlasting life. And that’s how we got to the island of Dilmun, the land of the gods.”

            Utnapishtim, reluctant to grant Gilgamesh his wish for eternal life, finally after much coaxing by Gilgamesh, he conceded to give him a chance of immortality. The first challenge Gilgamesh had to meet was to stay awake for six days and seven nights. Gilgamesh however fell asleep right away and did not meet the challenge. Utnapishtim mocks Gilgamesh and sends him packing for Uruk. The ferryman was also exiled along with Gilgamesh.

            Utnapishtim’s wife asked him to have mercy on Gilgamesh concerning his long journey. He conceded and told him of a plant that grew at the bottom of the ocean that will convert him to his youth. Gilgamesh found the plant when he attached stones to his feet so he could walk on the bottom of the ocean. He found the plant and planned on rejuvenating the old men who live at Uruk. He placed the plant on the shore of a lake while he bathed and unfortunately a serpent  stole the plant. Gilgamesh became saddened and frustrated because he lost two chances of immortality. He returned to Uruk. After a while, Gilgamesh died, the city mourned the loss and they knew they would never see anyone like him again (Mitchell, 2004).

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pyramid Wars

The subject of death carried a lot of mystery and respect for the ancient Egyptians. Their belief in rebirth after death provided them with the motivation to perform specific funeral practices. The elite were often mummified and buried with precious heirlooms they could bring with them to the afterlife. Mummification involved removing the internal organs and wrapping the body in linen. According to the Ancient Egyptians, death only served as a temporary interruption. In order to ensure eternal life, they had to honor the gods, preserve their physical form through mummification and utilize the appropriate funeral equipment.  The dead were buried in a rectangular stone sarcophagus or a wooden coffin.

Seth, under the pretense of meeting Osiris’ needs regarding his future burial, hired an artisan to build a sarcophagus for Osiris. The sarcophagus was being presented as a gift to Osiris from his devoted subjects. Osiris was touched by the thoughtfulness.

Osiris and Seth possessed many god-like qualities and were known to have come from the planet Nibiru, the 12^th Planet. They were equally matched in abilities and strength.  Seth, ruthless with his dangerous schemes, led Osiris to fear his brother.  His attacks were continuous and occurred when Osiris would least expect them. These two highly advanced and intelligent beings served as an ominous threat to any of their adversaries. They performed various feats of magic to impress their followers such as levitating, disappearing into thin air and altering their size to giant size or minute beings at the snap of their fingers, whatever the situation called for. Seth had his eye on the prize, the throne. Osiris, a fair and kind ruler, was favored by his subjects.  Many of Osiris’ subjects helped protect him from his brother and his brother’s allies.  Most of the inhabitants in Egypt did not want Seth to become their ruler.

Amil, the artisan asked Osiris to climb into the sarcophagus to see if it fit.

“I will be more than happy to try out this wonderful gift,” replied Osiris.

The minute he was inside, the top was placed on it and it was latched. The sarcophagus was lined with copper and silver to prevent Osiris from using his magic to release himself from his prison. The sarcophagus was delivered to the deepest part of the Red Sea. Without air, food and other necessities, Osiris eventually died a long and agonizing death.

Isis, Osiris’ wife, and her sister Nepthys, who happened to be married to Seth, searched high and low and finally located Osiris. They brought Osiris to the bank of the sea and opened the sarcophagus. One of Isis’ gifts included bringing beings back to life. Isis performed her magic and Osiris was brought back to life.

Seth was furious and began scheming again on how he was going to kill Osiris. Seth transformed himself into a vicious monster and attacked Osiris, killing him. Seth then cut Osiris into 14 pieces and distributed them all over Egypt. With Osiris dead, Seth became king of Egypt again. Nepthys felt sorry for her sister Isis, who wept endlessly over her lost husband. She decided to accompany Isis in her search for Osiris.

            Seven scorpions, provided by the goddess Selket, escorted Isis during her flight in search of her husband. She was weary and wanted to rest one evening and stopped at the home of a peasant woman and her children. The woman did not want to let Isis into her home. One of the scorpions, Tefen, decided to slip under the door and he stung one of the woman’s children. Isis heard the woman crying over the loss of her child so she forgave the woman for turning her away. She entered the home and laid a hand on the child and brought him back to life.     

            “You can stay at my home since you saved my child,” said the grateful woman.

            “Thank you. I am very tired after my long journey and need to get a good night’s sleep.”

            Isis, who possessed great magical powers, continued to look for her husband so she could bring him back to life long enough so that they could have a child. Together with Nepthys, Isis roamed the country, collecting the pieces of her husband’s body and reassembling them. Nephthys was known as a protective goddess. She was seen with her sister Isis more than with her spouse Seth. They found the pieces of Osiris body and they put him back together. Once they completed this task, Isis breathed the breath of life into Osiris’ body and resurrected him. They were together again, and Isis became pregnant soon after. Osiris descended into the underworld, where he became the lord of that domain.        

            Isis gave birth to their son after a long labor alone in the swamps of the Delta. The child born to Isis was named Horus, the hawk-god. Seth learned about the birth of Horus and knew Horus would eventually cause problems for him so Seth and his legions of demons searched high and low to no avail. Isis could only seek food at night while accompanied by her bodyguards,  the seven scorpions, Isis and Selket nurtured and educated Horus to prepare him for adulthood. Finally, Horus became strong enough to challenge his uncle for his father’s kingdom.

Horus decided to make a case before the court of gods that he, not Seth, was the rightful king of Egypt.

“My father, who was killed by Seth, was the rightful ruler. I am Osiris’ son. I should be the king of Egypt.”

Seth countered Horus and said, “I have been the lawful ruler for years and have brought Egypt much prosperity.”

The gods agreed with Seth.

Seth remained the ruler because of his experience. The court considered Horus too young and he lacked experience to become the ruler.

Seth may have had a dark side but he was also known for his association with the thunder god, Baal. Many rulers took his name associating themselves with his strength. Seth served alongside Ra the sun god when he was on his journey through the night. He defended Ra from the serpent Apophis. Seth represented the balance in the universe concerning the concept of duality, good and evil. Seth would appear as a hippopotamus on occasion. The hippopotamus was regarded as a symbol of positive feminine morality.

            A long period of argument followed, and Seth challenged Horus to a contest. The winner would become king. Seth, however, did not play fair. After several matches in which Seth cheated and was the victor, Horus’ mother, Isis, decided to help her son set a trap for Seth. She snared him, but Seth begged for his life, and Isis let him go. When he found out that she had let his enemy live, Horus became angry with his mother, and raged against her, earning him the contempt of the other gods. Isis was referred to as the “Universal Mother” to the Egyptian people. The goddess served as a representation of the devoted wife and mother. She not only used her powers to restore life, she also helped mothers and children in many ways.

            They decided that there would be one more match, and Seth would get to choose what it would be. Seth decided that the final round of the contest would be a boat race. However, in order to make the contest a challenge, Seth decided that he and Horus should race boats made of stone. Horus was tricky and built a boat made of wood, covered with limestone plaster, which looked like stone. As the gods assembled for the race, Seth cut the top off of a mountain to serve as his boat and set it in the water. His boat sank right away, and all the other gods laughed at him.

            Angry, Seth transformed himself into a hippopotamus and attacked Horus’ boat. Horus fought off Seth, but the other gods stopped him before he killed Seth. The officiating gods decided that the match was a tie. Many of the gods were sympathetic to Horus, but remembered his anger toward his mother for being lenient to Seth, and were unwilling to support him completely. The gods who formed the court decided to write a letter to Osiris and ask for his advice. Osiris responded with a definite answer: his son is the rightful king, and should be placed upon the throne. No one, said Osiris, should take the throne of Egypt through an act of murder, as Seth had done. Seth had killed Osiris, but Horus did not kill anyone, and was the better candidate. The sun and the stars, who were Osiris’ allies, descended into the underworld, leaving the world in darkness.

            Finally, the gods agreed that Horus should claim his birthright as king of Egypt. Light was returned to Earth. He assumed the Atef crown and took over the thrown of his father, Osiris. Horus was known as the “King of men” and his father was granted the kingdom of the dead and known as the “King of eternity.” The family has died. Osiris died in truth and served as a star in the sky. Isis is the dog-star. Horus is Orion (Erman, 1971).

            Horus eventually forgave his mother after much prompting by the gods.

            Horus was known to bring unity in the lands of Egypt. He brought a kingdom out of the depths of chaos and returned it back to harmony. Horus was worshipped by many future rulers including Ramesses II. Temples were built in honor of Horus, Isis and Osiris. The ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses fought to maintain control of Egypt for centuries. These superior beings were written about in the cuneiform tablets and described as part of the overnight development of the Egyptian kingdom. A link existed between the aliens from Nibiru, the Annunaki, and the ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses. Ra/Marduk was the firstborn son of Enki and the ancient Egyptians worshipped Ra, as their sun god.

           

Enki and Enlil were born to Anu, the king of Nibiru. Enki’s mother was not of royal lineage. Even though Enki was Anu’s firstborn, he was not given command of Africa and Sumer, Enlil was because Enlil’s mother was of royal lineage. The story of Enlil and Enki is like the story of Lucifer and Archangel Michael or Cain and Abel. Enlil ruled with an iron fist and did not have the best interests of his subjects in mind when he ruled. While Enki was more fair and kind hearted.

            Astronomy, physics and engineering, Enki’s areas of expertise, led to the building of the spaceport at the Senai Peninsula. Enki was placed in charge of the spaceport and his other engineering marvels. He studied the humans and used his expertise to create more intelligent humans. Hard feelings rose as a result of Enki listening to the complaints of the Annunaki who rebelled against the hard toil of excavating the gold from the mines. As a result of their complaints, Enki decided to create a more capable and intelligent working class of humans to do the work for the Annunaki. Enlil was furious when Enki succeeded at this task and had the backing of their father, Anu. Enlil despised the humans and wanted them eliminated.  Enlil and his armed forces took over the properties that were under Enki’s command.

            Seth, who was on Enki’s team, decided to invade Canaan and take over the all space related properties such as Giza, the Sinai Peninsula and Jerusalem which put these areas under the rule of the Enki gods. The Enlilites were beside themselves and decided this problem needed to be resolved. 300 years went by before a war was launched, the second Pyramid war. The Enkiites fought hard against the Enlilites. The Enlilites forces were led by Ninurta, his fighting abilities were formidable. The Enkiites lost the war. The rule of Giza, the Senai Peninsula and Jerusalem returned to Enlil.