7. How did Egyptians regard the night time
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Answer
Egyptians considered the night time to be a time of danger and evil. It was when "spirits of the dead roamed and underworld fiends ascended to attack the unwary" (59). In Eater of Souls, Tcha sees jackals dragging Pawah's body. This indicates that night is the time when evil things come out. Tcha describes the jackal's call as the "scream of a ka burning in a lake of fire in the netherworld" (64). Additionally, the night was a time of rest. Work ceased and the time of rest began for most people (i.e. farmers, river-boat drivers, and craftsmen).
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Sources
- Eater of Souls by Lynda S. Robinson (pages 59, 64)
- Picture of Night
- Picture of Jackal
Page by Ishan Kamat
