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The Story of Re
“there arose out of the darkness a great shining egg, and this was Re.” In the beginning, before there was any land of Egypt, all was darkness, and there was nothing but a great waste of water called Nun. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aker, apis, book, first cataract, goddess sekhmet, goddesses, hap, heaven and earth, lower egypt, min, mountains, nun, nut, ra, re, serpent, shed, Underworld
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The Prince and the Sphinx
There was once a Prince in Egypt called Thutmose, who was a son of Pharaoh Amenhotep, and the grandson of Thutmose III who succeeded the great Queen Hatshepsut. He had many brothers and half-brothers, and because he was Pharaoh’s favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged apis, double crown, god, great god, heliopolis, hep, pharaohs, shed, son, sun
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Apis
Apis (in Greek) or Haáp, also Hap, Hep, Epi was the old bull god of Memphis and his cult was integrated with the well known triad of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. One bull was chosen from marks on its body and theologically he … Continue reading
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Tagged apis, bull god, bulls, cattle breeding, cow, creator god, cult, eastern mediterranean region, god of memphis, hap, hep, live stock, measures, sokar, triad
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