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Comment by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland on August 18, 2017 at 9:21pm

Well, now we are not only experts on Ka, but also on Silenus!

LOL!

Comment by Rebecca Hessey on August 18, 2017 at 8:02pm

I also found this : The Hebrew word translated satyr may, according to most recent dictionaries, mean “hairy”, “he-goat,” “hairy one,” “hairy being,” and “demon” with “he-goat’s form” (Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner, Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros, Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1958, p. 926).

Comment by Rebecca Hessey on August 18, 2017 at 7:02pm

Wow! Thanks for all the info. I'm not into mythology, so I didn't know where / what to search. 

Comment by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland on August 18, 2017 at 5:23pm

In Greek mythology, Silenus (/saɪˈliːnəs/; Greek: Σειληνός Seilēnos) was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. He is typically older than the satyrs of the Dionysian retinue (thiasos), and sometimes considerably older, in which case he may be referred to as a Papposilenus.

As our fried mentioned, A Satyr, but it has nothing to do with KA.

Comment by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland on August 18, 2017 at 5:20pm

  Facts about ancient Egypt for kids Facts about Egypt today ... information on ancient Egypt for children
 

What or who was Ka?

Ka means 'soul' or 'spirit' Egyptians believed that a person's soul had many parts, and that all people and the parts of their souls were sculpted from clay by the ram-headed god named Khnum. One of these parts was called the ka. The ka was a person's double, sort of an invisible twin, which supposedly lived in the body until death. It was necessary to prevent the dead body from decaying because the ka still needed it! When the person died, the ka left the body. But if the body was preserved, the ka would return so they could live again. Some tombs included model houses as the ka needed a place to live. Offerings of food and drink would be left at the tomb entrance so the ka could eat and drink. The picture, in the top right hand corner, with two arms reaching for the sky is the sign for the word "ka" in the Egyptian language.

Comment by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland on August 18, 2017 at 5:17pm

And the Wikipedia said this:

The ancient Egyptians believed that a human soul was made up of five parts: the Ren, the Ba, the Ka, the Sheut, and the Jb. In addition to these components of the soul there was the human body (called the ha, occasionally a plural haw, meaning approximately sum of bodily parts). The other souls were aakhu, khaibut, and khat.

Comment by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland on August 18, 2017 at 5:15pm

I also found this:

Ka

(ka)

Appearance: In art the ka was portrayed in several ways: a person identical to the person whom it was associated with, as a shadowy figure, as a person with two upraised arms on his head. The hieroglyph for the ka was the shoulders and arms with the arms bent upwards at the elbow, similar to the "touchdown" gesture in American football.

Meaning: The "ka" is a very complex part of the symbolism in ancient Egyptian mythology and represents several things: the ka is a symbol of the reception of the life powers from each man from the gods, it is the source of these powers, and it is the spiritual double that resides with every man.

The ka as a spiritual double was born with every man and lived on after he died as long as it had a place to live. The ka lived within the body of the individual and therefore needed that body after death. This is why the Egyptians mummified their dead. If the body decomposed, their spiritual double would die and the deceased would lose their chance for eternal life. An Egyptian euphemism for death was "going to one's ka". After death the ka became supreme. Kings thus claimed to have multiple kas. Rameses II announced that he had over 20.

The ka was more than that though. When the ka acted, all was well, both spiritually and materially. Sin was called "an abomination of the ka". The ka could also be seen as the conscience or guide of each individual, urging kindness, quietude, honor and compassion. In images and statues of the ka, they are depicted as their owner in an idealized state of youth, vigor and beauty. The ka is the origin and giver of all the Egyptians saw as desirable, especially eternal life.

Kas resided in the gods as well. Egyptians often placated the kas of the deities in order to receive favors. The divine kas also served as guardians. Osiris was often called the ka of the pyramids.

The god Khnemu who was said to create each man out of clay on his potter's wheel also molded the ka at the same time.

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Comment by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland on August 18, 2017 at 5:12pm

I Google it and this is what I got:

Ka, in ancient Egyptian religion, with the ba and the akh, a principal aspect of the soul of a human being or of a god. The exact significance of the ka remains a matter of controversy, chiefly for lack of an Egyptian definition; the usual translation, “double,” is incorrect.

Comment by Rebecca Hessey on August 18, 2017 at 4:57pm

I'm trying to find the connection. I came upon Silenus. Don't know if there's a connection involved there.If you were told this, how would you interpret it?

Comment by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland on August 18, 2017 at 3:05pm

Rebecca the dictionary is right. Ka is an Egyptian word, and it represents what we ordinarily call the Soul.

But it is also what we call the Astral body, for those of us that have had Astral travels, is a body similar to ours, although more elongated, and non visible to the physical eyes, with which we travel, and this I think is also called the Merkaba.

Look it  up in Wikipedia, they are usually correct.

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