Egyptian Mythology · Question

What is the Egyptian underworld called?

Answer

Duat

The story behind the answer

Duat is the Egyptian underworld—the realm the sun god Ra sails through each night and where the dead undergo judgment. In the Duat, Anubis weighs a person’s heart against the feather of Ma’at while Thoth records the verdict; Osiris presides, and the un

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