Some Remarks on the Significances of Elimination the Manifestations of Chaos and Symbols of Evil in the Scenes of the Greek and Roman Periods

Abstract

The theme of this study focuses the scenes of the Greco-Roman Periods and examines many connotations associated with the extermination of manifestations of chaos and the elimination symbols of evil that were emerged mainly in ancient Egyptian beliefs and continued with some other developments appeared in the ideological approach and religious context and content during the Greco-Roman Periods. There is no doubt that there is a need to eliminate manifestations of chaos and symbols of evil, because they disrupt the cosmic cycle that the Creator God had approved since the beginning of the creation of the Universe known as sp-tpy . For example, the Apophis snake was a symbol of evil and manifestation of chaos known as Isft ; it also was a connotation of non-existence and nothingness or the so-called Iwtt , as well as there are some other manifestations of chaos and symbols of evil that represented in other entities and creatures, such as turtles, crocodiles, and hippos. If the rituals necessary to restrain and eliminate them are not performed, it may be a break for the episodes of the time cycle episodes approved in the universe; it may also put an end to the organized cosmic manifestations or the so-called MAat . This may also be a return to the manifestations of cosmic chaos represented in the connotations of non-existence and symbols of evil and nothingness. Thus, the ancient Egyptian was keen and able to perform rituals in order to fight these anarchists' entities. Religious beliefs in ancient Egypt and during the Greco-Roman Periods were based on the relative balance between manifestations of chaos and symbols of evil. Consequently, there must have been a cosmic presence and balance between good, evil, order, chaos, virtue, and vice as two sides of the same coin, so that there is also antagonism and equilibrium until one of them eventually wins over the other. Therefore, the ancient Egyptians worked hard to achieve justice over injustice and order over chaos in order to protect his existence, his mundane life and his world from dangers that might hinder the balance of the cosmos. There is a role for the gods as well as for human beings in establishing order and triumphing good furthermore eliminating all that is chaotic and evil. Thus, there is a need for several rituals to fight these manifestations of chaos and resist the symbols of evil. Roles may vary; there are roles for the gods as well as for kings, priests, and individuals, where the hymns and spells were necessary to help them destroy these anarchist entities and eliminate the manifestations of chaos and symbols of evil that could be evident through the sources of the Greco-Roman Periods.