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Post by Anubis. on Feb 16, 2007 2:36:22 GMT
HISTORY of EGYPT With the death of Cleopatra VII, the Dynasty had come to an end. The Roman Empire now had claim on Egypt, and they took it with force, before abandoning it and leaving it to ruin. Legend said that they took most of the Egyptians with them, apart from the Magi, of whom they could find no trace (and it is no wonder, for the Magi were people of the desert), leaving the country barren and open to invaders.
But it did not go unseen. The Gods, from where they were in the Underworld, had watched everything. They had witnessed the slaughter of the successor to the throne after Cleopatra had died—her son by Caesar, Caesarion, having been executed by Octavian, the Roman Emperor at the time. They were furious—their homeland, the fruit of their labours for over two thousand years now lay in ruins.
A council was called, and although they argued for days on end, no conclusion could be reached about what to do. It was decided that they would watch over the Magi, or so Amun informed them, for the Magi were the remaining link between the former empire that was Egypt, and they held the key. Fourteen days later, a decision had been reached: three Gods would go down and attempt to stabilize the situation and whatever was left of Egypt.
Horus, Anubis and Set volunteered to monitor and protect the land, but when they reached Egypt, they were shocked. The Romans had left their horses behind; all the cargo that they deemed useless had been dumped on Egypt’s beaches and coastlines. Immediately, Horus locked the equipment away and rounded up the horses, turning into one himself, whilst Set and Anubis followed his lead. From this point, they were unsure of what to do, until Amun came up with another idea.
He told them to set up four main lookouts around the country—Thebes, the desert, Hamunaptra and Wadi el-Muluk, also known as the Valley of the Kings. The Gods obeyed, picking horses to go with them to each location. However, they did not let any of the animals enter el-Muluk, and instead created herds amongst themselves. Thebes became the home of Horus, Anubis chose to patrol the desert and Set volunteered himself to look after Hamunaptra.
The first creatures that came across the three herds chose which herd they wanted to become a part of and that was that. Their only demise was that they did not know how to handle the desert—they were Roman horses and were not accustomed to such extremes. Eventually, the Gods realized that their herds were dying out and they met at the Valley of the Kings to discuss what to do. A plan was forged: to teach the newcomers the ways of Egypt, and after that decision was made, the deities set about trying to keep their newfound realms thriving.
Slowly but surely, more horses came from places that none of the Gods had heard of and chose to join Thebes, the Wastelands or Hamunaptra. Years passed since the downfall of Cleopatra and yet Egypt was already flourishing again, even if it didn’t have humans creating more shrines for their Gods and such—it was still alive, but in a different manner. No longer was Egypt home of the pharaohs, but it was now home of the horses.
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