Pyramids and Mummies

Pyramids and Mummies — page 3
The Egyptians thought the pharaoh was descended from Re the sun god After the pharaoh died his spirit returned to join the gods in the next world But if the pharaoh’s body decayed then his spirit could not make the journey to the land of the dead The gods would be angry and take out their wrath on the people of Egypt The pharaoh’s body had to be preserved Then it was sealed in a stone chamber and protected within the pyramid