In this chapter, I identify and analyze images of time and eternity from each of the cosmological books. The iconography of separate elements which comprise each scene will be treated synchronically, in order to discern any diachronic iconography throughout the Netherworld Books. Overall, there appear to be a few different categories of representations, including personifications of time, birth of the hours, measuring lifetimes for the blessed dead, and gods’ rejuvenation by inverting time. An example of each of these categories will be considered here. Prior to the sun god’s rejuvenation in the final hour of the Amduat, “preparations for the coming sunrise,” occur in the Eleventh Hour. In the Middle Register, these preparations include the presence of the …show more content…
While personification of the hours as goddesses are common representations of time in the Netherworld Books, the personification of Djet in the eleventh hour of the Amduat is unique within the Netherworld Books specified in this thesis. Djet has no attributes or iconographical elements which identity her aside from her caption. As such, Baines would designate this figure as a “formal personification,” which he defines as “figures whose names are identical with substantives that are used elsewhere in the language and have non-personal meaning.” A common use of D.t is in epithets, such as nb D.t, “Lord of time (djet).” Although a noun, D.t is most commonly used at the end of a clause as a noun of time acting adverbially, denoting a sense of future eternity. In this particular scene of time, it seems that the chosen mode of representing an abstract concept is personification: “…some figures may come into being as a method of representing more or less abstract concepts pictorially.” As the earliest, and only, Netherworld Book representing djet in human(?wc) form, perhaps this was the initial attempt at rendering the abstract notion of eternity
Depending upon your definition of the present, it is hard to distinguish when the present time really is. Trying to pinpoint the exact time of “now” seems to be impossible because when we actually finish saying “now” it is already in the past. It is believed by many people that when a human dies for example, they cease to exist. In this essay I will be looking at two key concepts that relate to the topic of existence and the present time. These concepts are ‘Presentism’ and ‘Eternalism’. I will begin the essay by outlining what ‘Eternalism’ is and how its followers may see the present in a different way because of it. From here I will propose some of its weaknesses followed by objections to these weaknesses. The second main concept will be ‘Presentism’ which will be the opposing argument that suggests that things only exist in the present time instead of the past, present and future. After giving this argument, I will also be giving objections and counters to it. I, myself believe that there is a present time and existence, as we I find it difficult to believe that something exists in the same way once it has died and decomposed.
There is a fundamental dilemma that, presumably, each person faces as they begin to develop an understanding of their existence and identity which is something like, "What am I? Who am I? Where am I?" These questions are almost identical because they each address the same essential metaphysical issue of identity, "How and why Am I; why do I exist; what am I? What is the origin of I? Where am I going?" The answers to these difficult questions, whether intellectually satisfying or not, come in the form of cosmologies. Cosmologies create systems with which we understand the existence of the phenomenal world, and our own existence within it. They offer us a map, a concept, of our existence, tell us why we are here, where we are, and most often, where we are going. Of course, the most pervasive cosmologies are directly linked with particular religions, for religions are based upon the same issues: identity, origin, purpose, structure. However, this is not the domain of inquiry that I wish to pursue here, rather, I am interested in how the genre of Science Fiction creates, or recreates, cosmologies with which we might understand the universe and our individual meaning within it. How does SF create linguistic models of the cosmos, and what are the underpinnings of those cosmologies? If cosmological representations are created so that we can understand reality, in some sense, how is it done, and what questions do these cosmologies pose for the disciples thereof? I will look at two works in particular for this inquiry, Italo Calvino's short story cycle, Cosmicomics, and Pamela Zoline's short story, "The Heat Death of the Universe." I have chosen to focus my in...
Maps of Time was a very interesting read, with lots of great information. The average person would never dream of hearing about the big bang, stars, and the universe in a history book. While arranged beautifully, which makes it for an easier read, the technicality in the language leaves a stutter at each new word. The book should be read by those interested in ‘big history’ but also by those who are curious about the grand connection of it all, the “modern creation myth” which most people crave.
... defines the scriptural meaning of the word “day” and explores its usage throughout the Scriptures to provide evidence for a literal six day creation. MacArthur dispels the notion that each day was a long period of time, an idea held by old-earth creationist, through scriptural insight that “whenever the word [day] is modified by a number the clear reference is to a normal solar day” (40). To MacArthur the word day marks “clearly defined boundaries” instead of indeterminate span of time (39). MacArthur beautifully challenges his readers to see that the purpose of Scriptural account of creation is to reveal an infinitely powerful God, who created everything perfectly in a short period of time (41).
Roman and Greek mythology are filled with multiple interpretations of how the creator, be it the gods or nature, contributed to the birth of the world. These stories draw the backgrounds of the gods and goddesses that govern much of classical mythology. Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Hesiod’s Theogony are two pieces of work that account for how our universe came to be. A comparison of Theogony with Metamorphoses reveals that Hesiod’s creation story portrays the deities as omnipresent, powerful role whose actions triggered the beginning of the universe whereas in Metamorphoses, the deities do not play a significant role; rather the humans are center of the creation. The similarities and differences are evident in the construction of the universe, ages of man, and the creation of men and women on earth.
...arly. When he entered the chrono-synclastic infundibulum, he and his dog Kazak were converted to wave phenomena, which resulted in an existence that spanned space as well as time. Essentially, he was forced to adopt a Simultaneous perspective. What makes Rumfoord’s case particularly compelling is that he is capable of materializing and interacting with other beings. These beings do not share his Simultaneous outlook. In order to communicate coherently with them, he must adapt his knowledge and experience to a Sequential mindset or “punctual way of speaking” as Rumfoord refers to it (20). Interestingly, Rumfoord’s description of time bears a striking resemblance to Shevek’s book comparison. He links the experience of time to a roller coaster. He can see the shape of it, “every dip and turn,” but the rider must still, ultimately, get on and take the ride (54).
Many might have been working on Good Friday, but many others were enjoying The Frist Museum of Visual Arts. A museum visitor visited this exhibit on April 14, 2017 early in the morning. The time that was spent at the art museum was approximately two hours and a half. The first impression that one received was that this place was a place of peace and also a place to expand the viewer’s imagination to understand what artists were expressing to the viewers. The viewer was very interested in all the art that was seen ,but there is so much one can absorb. The lighting in the museum was very low and some of the lighting was by direction LED lights. The artwork was spaciously
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After the end of the fourth world, all the gods gathered at the Aztec’s main city, or Teotihuacán, to discuss the creation of the fifth world. They chose two gods: a wealthy, healthy one and a poor, sickly one that would both jump into the sacrificial fire. When they were sacrificed, the first sunrise of the fifth world was supposed to occur, but as the gods waited nothing happened.... ... middle of paper ...
Symbolism is a part of human nature; it has been a form of communication long before the written language. Ideas are conveyed through symbolism. It is frequently used in pop culture today. Many songs and music videos have symbolism in them. The music video for “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus is symbolic for a destructive relationship. Her being stripped to nothing but her skin represents her vulnerability and how love destroyed her; she emotionally becomes ‘stripped and naked’. The wrecking ball represents how she feels. Miley Cyrus becomes the building and the wrecking ball crumbles her to pieces, leaving her in the middle of it all. Another song with symbolism is “Love Club” by Lorde. When Lorde says “love club,” she is using it as a symbol for equality. In this club there are no fights for being someone’s best friend, girls don’t fight over the littlest things, popularity doesn’t matter, you don’t have to worry about fitting in, and the thoughts of suicide are gone; everyone is equal. “Firework” by Katy Perry displays many cases of symbolism. Symbolism is used when Katy Perry says,...
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Hesiod’s Theogony and the Babylonian Enuma Elish are both myths that begin as creation myths, explaining how the universe and, later on, humans came to be. These types of myths exist in every culture and, while the account of creation in Hesiod’s Theogony and the Enuma Elish share many similarities, the two myths differ in many ways as well. Both myths begin creation from where the universe is a formless state, from which the primordial gods emerge. The idea of the earth and sky beginning as one and then being separated is also expressed in both myths.
The topic of time has always been one of interest to me at least on a philosophical basis. Through the works of Einstein, ancient timepieces and calendars such as Stonehenge, and even theories on past and present, time is everywhere. I chose this topic to perhaps explore further the relevance of clocks and timepieces in mathematics and arithmetic. To gain a better understanding of the mathematical features of time would be rewarding knowing that philosophy and mathematics are closely related.
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