ghtning, and chaos; just to name a few. All the gods were related: brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, sons, daughters, etc. The gods of Egypt were like a higher level of humans, with the same type of family life, however they were in charge of what went on in the basic everyday lives of humans. The Gods could also kill and be killed by other gods.
             Since the Egyptians associated the west with death and afterlife, and the east with life and rebirth, the pyramids were built on the west side of the Nile in the deserts of Egypt. This belief comes from the fact that the sun rises in the east, therefore it is born daily; consequently the sun sets in the west, therefore it dies every night. The pyramids reflect the belief of the king and the Egyptians in a kind of immortality by becoming integrated in the circle of death and rebirth.
             The functions of the pyramids were first as tombs for the deceased kings, where they could prepare to have every valuable, earthly possession necessary for their afterlife, as well as preserving the physical
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