Did you know that the first mention of any “Tree of Life 𓇋𓎔𓂧𓆭” is actually from ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖?! The “Tree of Life 𓇋𓎔𓂧𓆭” appears in some versions of the creation myth and grew out of the primordial mound!
I am going to be doing an “Ancient Egypt in Disney” series where I show you all the cool ancient Egyptian themed things you can see in Disney World! I hope you all will follow along with me!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is an incredibly beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 park and I love it there – the atmosphere and theming is incredible! The symbol for the park is the Tree of Life 𓇋𓎔𓂧𓆭 and I think all of the different animals carved into the wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺 on the trunk of the tree 𓆭𓅓𓆭 is so cool!
In ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖, due to the climate, trees 𓆭𓅓𓆭𓏪 were a rare commodity! Certain trees 𓆭𓅓𓆭𓏪 were also associated with different deities! There are many tomb paintings where the goddesses 𓊹𓊹𓊹𓏏 Hathor 𓉡 or Nut 𓏌𓏏𓇯𓀭 are shown emerging from trees 𓆭𓅓𓆭𓏪 to give the deceased food 𓇬𓀁𓅱𓏔𓏥 and water 𓈗.
The Sycamore Tree 𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭 and the Acacia Tree 𓈙𓈖𓆓𓆭 are the two trees 𓆭𓅓𓆭𓏪 that pop up the most in Egyptian mythology. The Sycamore Tree 𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭 is usually associated with the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Hathor 𓉡 and she even has the title “Lady of the Sycamore,” however, Nut 𓏌𓏏𓇯𓀭 and Isis 𓊨𓏏𓆇 will sometimes have that title too!
Ra’s solar barge 𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊞 was said to be made of wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺 from the Acacia Tree 𓈙𓈖𓆓𓆭, and two Acacia Trees 𓈙𓈖𓆓𓆭𓏪 could also serve as a gateway to the Netherworld which is why they are a symbol of life 𓋹 and rebirth 𓄟𓍿𓅱! The ancient Egyptians also considered the Acacia Tree 𓈙𓈖𓆓𓆭 to be very old because there’s a line from the Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 that refers to a “time before the Acacia Tree.”
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