Among the researchers of later generations, the most famous researcher on ancient Egyptian mythology was a Greek historian named Plutarch.
This historian lived in the early days of the complete collapse of the ancient Egyptian civilization. According to his records of the ancient Egyptian civilization in the Muggle Society, this civilization was completely wiped out by the Arabian Empire in the sixth century AD. But before that, at the end of the Dark Age, the ancient Egyptian civilization was close to being completely wiped out. The reason why it could last so long after the end of the Dark Age was because the environment had improved. The decline of the environment between the Mythological Age and the Dark Age had turned a corner, ushering in a small wave of recovery, which provided a certain degree of protection. The second reason was that the ancient Egyptian civilization was very large, and it was still alive at that time.
"Now the theories of the magic world generally believe that the complete decline of the ancient Egyptian civilization began in the New Kingdom period, and that period was also near the end of the Dark Age. According to Manetho's General History of Egypt, the 18th to 20th dynasties were the New Kingdom period of Egypt. During the New Kingdom period, Egypt kept sending troops to foreign countries, which doubled the size of Egypt's territory. Therefore, this period is also known as the Egyptian Empire period. However, the expansion of the territory did not mean the strengthening of the civilization. The reason why the continuous sending of troops to foreign countries was to divert some of the internal conflicts.
Later, due to the great power of the priest nobles, the decline of the royal power, and the invasion of other races, the New Kingdom was destroyed in the slave uprising at the end of the 19th dynasty. Until the priest Helihor usurped the throne, the New Kingdom period ended, and ancient Egypt entered the Third Intermediate Period. In the research of magic historians, the Dark Age also ended not long after. In fact, many civilizations were completely lost, such as the ancient Indian civilization and the ancient Babylonian civilization. These two civilizations were completely lost in the Dark Age or the end of the Mythological Age. Huaxia and the Greek civilization, which are still alive today, are in a relatively mysterious state. "
Professor Sprout's speech ended there, because that was almost enough for Jon to have a general understanding of the history of this civilization in the magic world.
"So, according to this statement, this divine system has completely died out or is in a state of death, right?"
Jon fiddled with the mechanism simulated by the water ball in front of him, trying to unlock the box.
At the same time, he was also listening to Professor Sprout's explanation, which would help him understand the story behind the box and its contents.
"Gods may not necessarily die out. The Babylonian and Egyptian gods are like all the gods in this world. Their existence is basically no longer controlled by the real world. A divine artifact without faith will only gradually decline. The gods in this world are also creatures. Other than power, they are no different from other creatures."
Since they were living creatures, they would definitely have a limited lifespan. The lifespan of the gods was obviously very long. At this time, they were no longer restricted by the disappearance of myths.
"Of course, the death of the myth has a certain impact on the life of the artifact. Many times, gods want to prolong their lives through the faith of their believers. However, faith itself is very precious. After the emergence of new religions and gods, some gods will inevitably lose their faith."
To understand this, one had to first understand the gods of Egypt. Jon happened to have some books on the Egyptian gods, and there was a bookstore nearby. He could buy them at any time.
But these were not the main points.
Jon gently pressed on the water ball, and the next second, the water ball immediately shattered. The thirty-second analysis was a failure.
This mechanism was indeed very complicated. He had tried many times to successfully unlock the lock, but even if he copied the method, there was no way to directly see the mechanism inside and what kind of unlock sequence it was.
Therefore, while listening to Professor Sprout's tutoring, he was analyzing the mechanical lock.
After the water ball shattered for the thirty-second time, Jon raised his hand again and condensed a new mechanism.
There were many totems on this mechanism, but based on the myths of ancient Egypt, the external signs of the gods were a combination of many different animals, so it was very difficult to find a very suitable feature. In the state where he did not know which god was behind this box, it was very difficult for Jon to accurately capture the information he needed.
Even looking at the entire world's mythological civilization, the gods of ancient Egypt were a very strange group. They were full of vitality, and their states were varied. They often fought and killed each other, but they could also maintain contact with each other at the same time. They could even die at any time and be reborn again. In the eyes of ordinary people, they were very diverse, but they were not omniscient and omnipotent gods. In the pantheon of many gods, the gods were often given their own exclusive divine abilities and duties.
However, the authority of these gods was limited. They could not achieve things that were beyond their scope of power, so they occasionally combined to share each other's power. This caused Jon to have no way of deducing the characteristics of a certain god. Who was this god?
Who knew if this was the result of two gods combined, or three gods combined?
Professor Sprout, who was sitting opposite him, also did not have much of a clue. Obviously, the professor was a little tired after a day of academic meetings.
"If you are tired, professor, you can go and rest first."
Jon looked at Professor Sprout, who was a little depressed, and reached out to press the button in front of him with the drawing of a kite pattern.
"Oh, it's already so late?"
Professor Sprout looked at the clock on the wall. It was close to midnight.
They had spent too much time on this box. Just as she looked at the time, the water ball under Jon's hand collapsed again.
"Oh, I'm really tired today. Jon, can I stay here with you?"
Professor Sprout pondered for a while and made a small request.
"Of course." Jon immediately nodded and agreed. "In that case, professor, you can stay here for a few days. Anyway, I have a lot of guest rooms here. We can solve this box together."
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