The ancient Egyptians had many creation myths, and at least three main ones that I can think of, but this is my favorite, and it leads perfectly into the Osirian myths (of which there are also many versions).
In the beginning there was only the Nun. The vast, endless, primordial sea. Out of this sea rose a mound of earth, on which stood Atum, the first Netjer (which is Middle Egyptian for “god”). Atum is also sometimes seen as an aspect of Ra, the Sun God, and I choose to see him this way. Upon achieving existence, Atum produces the next two Netjer by masturbating (or sneezing, or spitting): Shu (God of Air) and Tefnut (Goddess of Moisture). Shu and Tefnut get down, and create Geb (God of Earth), and Nut (Goddess of the night sky).
Now, Nut and Geb are desperate to get it on, but old pappy Shu is not having it, so he gets between them (because the air is between the earth and the stars, see?). In any case, Geb and Nut do end up getting together, and Nut becomes pregnant with five children. Shu, furious at their incestuous depravity, forbids Nut from giving birth on any day of the year.
Enter Thoth. Thoth (ibis-headed God of Writing, Intellect, and Awesomeness), decides to play a game of Senut (ancient Egyptian board game) with Khonsu (God of the Moon), in order to win a portion of the moon’s light. Thoth wins, and with the light creates five extra days at the end of the year (to make our current 365) in which Nut can give birth to her children in this order: Osiris (God of Fertility and King of Mankind), Horus the Elder (falcon-headed God of the Sky), Set (anteater-nosed God of Chaos and Destruction), Isis (Goddess of Awesomeness), and Nephthys (Goddess of Death). Osiris and Isis are married, as are Set and Nephthys.
Next up: The Osirian Myths!
The Tao of Kemet 