The Education Of The Egyptian Priests According To Their Orders. The Curriculum:
The Curriculum of the Egyptian Mystery System consisted of the following subjects:
The Seven Liberal Arts, which formed the foundation training for all Neophytes included: Grammar, Arithmetic, Rhetoric and Dialectic (i.e., the Quadrivium) and Geometry, Astronomy and Music (i.e., the Trivium) and The Sciences of the 42 Books of Hermes. In addition to the foundation training prescribed for all Neophytes, those who sought Holy Orders, had to be versed in the books of Hermes and according to Clement of Alexandria, their orders and subjects were as follows:

1. The Singer or Odus, who must know two books of Hermes dealing with Music i.e., the hymns of the Gods
2. The Horoscopus, who must know four books of Hermes dealing with Astronomy
3. The Hierogrammat, who must know the hieroglyphics, cosmography, geography, astronomy and the topography of Egypt, as well as Land Surveying
4. The Stolistes, who must know the books of Hermes that deal with slaughter of animals and the process of embalming.
5. The Prophetes, who is the President of the temple, he must know ten books of Hermes dealing with higher esoteric theology and the whole education of priests.
6. The Pastophori, who must know six books of Hermes, which are medical books, dealing with physiology, the diseases male and female, anatomy, drugs and instruments.

The Sciences of the Monuments (Pyramids, Temples, Libraries, Obelisks, Phinxes, Idols). Architecture, masonry, carpentry, engineering, sculpture, metallurgy, agriculture, mining and forestry. Art (drawing and painting).

The Secret Sciences: Numerical symbolism, geometrical symbolism, magic, the book of the dead, myths and parables. The Social Order and Its Protection. The Priests of Egypt were also lawyers, judges, and officials of government, businessmen, sailors and Captains. Hence, they must have been trained in economics, civics, law, government, statistics, census taking, navigation, ship building, military science, the manufacture of chariots and horse breeding.

Note that The Seven Liberal Arts: The Quadrivium and Trivium originated from the Egyptian Mysteries.

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