In ancient Egyptian cosmology and iconography, the scarab was routinely associated with the rising sun. The Egyptians worshipped the Sun in many different forms, and a scarab was used in Egyptian hieroglyphics to refer to the Sun at dawn.

Egypt was once called Kemet (The Black Land). The black referred to the dark, rich soil of the region. It was also called Deshret (Red Land) referring to it's miles of deserts. Finally, the Hwt-ka-Ptah (the House of the Ka of Ptah), Ptah was one of Egypt's first gods.

The Feast of Opet was an annual festival held in Upper Egypt during the New Kingdom period and later. It celebrated the voyage of the God Amun from the temple of Karnak to the temple of Luxor. The celebration was a procession of ceremonial boats that were carried between the two temples. Boats were an important component of Egyptian ceremony and religious worship because the Egyptians believed that the Sun and Moon sailed across the sky in boats.

The ancient Egyptians were concerned with realism in art, but not overly so. Indeed, many Egyptian works of art depict humans in an idealized form, rather than a natural form. The Egyptians did, however, believe that the primary function of art was to manifest life. For example, they believed that a depiction of a God was an incarnation of the God itself.

Throughout ancient Egyptian history, Egyptian people wore amulets that were dedicated to various Gods so that those Gods might offer them protection and good fortune. The Egyptians believed that these amulets were important both on Earth and in the afterlife, and so tended to bury rulers with amulets designed to ensure the favor of the Gods and to ward off evil spirits.

The ancient Egyptians generally understood the universe of pre-creation as the exact opposite of their own world. To early Egyptian theologians, the universe before creation was defined by inertia, darkness, and uncertainty. This was in complete contrast to their own world, which they viewed as defined by activity, light, and order.

Though the crocodiles were feared, hippos were considered even more deadly. The belief here was the association of hippos with the evil god Seth. Hippos were also capable of capsizing boats along the Nile.

Amun and Ptah are both considered to be the creator god's in some way. Amun is associated with fertility, while Ptah is associated craftsman, architects and artists. Horus is the sky god and Isis is a guardian and magician, and the wife of Osiris.

The temples of Karnak and Luxor were both temple complexes founded in the Upper Egyptian city of Thebes. As such, they are both associated with the worship of the chief Theban God, Amun. In the latter Pharaonic period, when Pharaonic authority resided in Thebes, the God Amun was fused with Ra to form Amun-Ra, the ultimate deity in the Egyptian pantheon. Karnak and Luxor were both centers of worship throughout the dynastic period.

The priesthood was an important part of Egyptian society. Priests generally held their positions for life and could even pass on their position to favored sons. Priests were important because they carried out the daily rituals that the Egyptians believed were required to placate and satisfy their various Gods. Priests generally carried out rituals on behalf of kings and rulers and were imbued by Pharaohs with the power to represent Pharaonic authority to the Gods. Many temples restricted access to their inner sanctums and only allowed high-ranking priests inside.