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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Djet
We believe that Djet (also called Wadjit, or Uadji) succeeded Djer and we traditionally place his as the third king of Egypt’s 1st Dynasty. Djet would have probably been the son of Djer, though we seem to have no real … Continue reading
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Horus Djer (Itit)
Horus Djer or Itit (his nomen) was either the second or third ruler of the 1st dynasty. His reign came after that of Narmer and Aha, though which of these two kings actually founded the first dynasty is unsure. A … Continue reading
Horus Aha
Many people believe that Aha was actually King Menes of Memphis. Menes was the founding king of the 1st Dynasty, and was the first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. Ancient Egypt’s most predominant form of … Continue reading
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Tagged aha, ancient egypt, augustus caeser, chief wife, city of memphis, egyptian army, first cataract, king menes, lower egypt, nile crocodiles, sphere of influence, wild dogs
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The Kings (Pharaohs) of Ancient Egypt
The title of “Pharaoh” actually comes to us from the Greek language and its use in the Old Testament. It originates in the Egyptian Per-aa, meaning “Great House”, a designation of the palace, which first came to be used as … Continue reading
Serqet – Scorpion Goddess
Serqet (Serket, Selqet, Selket, Selkit, Selkis) was the ancient Egyptian scorpion goddess of magic. As with other dangerous goddesses, she was both a protective goddess, and one who punished the wrong doers with her burning wrath. She could punish those … Continue reading
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Tagged headdress, scorpion, scorpion stings, selket, selkis, serqet, snake bites
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Serapis – the Composit God
Simply put, Serapis (Sarapis, Zaparrus) was an invented god. He was a composite of several Egyptian and Hellenistic deities who was introduced to the world at the beginning of the Ptolemaic (Greek) Period in Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy … Continue reading
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Tagged egyptian religion, god of the underworld, great god, roman period, serapis
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Sepa – Centipede God
Sepa was a centipede god from Heliopolis with the powers to prevent snake bites. He could also be represented with the head of a donkey or as a mummiform deity sporting two short horns.
Sekhmet – The Eye of Ra
Sekhmet, Powerful One, Sun Goddess, Destructor… “The good god, the lord of action, Neb-Ma’at-Ra [Amenhotep III], Beloved of Sekhmet, the Mistress of Dread, who gives life eternally. The son of the God Ra of His own body, Amenhotep, ruler of … Continue reading
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Tagged eye of ra, god ra, goddess sekhmet, good god, sekhmet, statue of sekhmet, sun goddess
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Seker – The Resurrected Osiris
Sokar (Seker) was the primary god of the Memphite funeral cult and its nearby burial grounds and tomb sites. He was seen as a manifestation of the resurrected Osiris, and in later dynasties he was combined with Ptah and Osiris … Continue reading
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Tagged burial grounds, manifestation, Osiris, resurrection, seker, sokar
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