Ring Mesir Kuno, kauh kaanggap pinaka pintu gerbang ka alam baka, miwah marupa arah mata angin sane kaangap maubungan teken kapademan, yadiastun nenten satata makonotasi negatif.
In Ancient Egypt, the West was considered to be the portal to the netherworld, and is the cardinal direction regarded in connection with death, though not always with a negative connotation)