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Mehet-Weret – Cow Goddess of the Sky
Mehet-Weret (Mehetweret, Mehitweret, Mehit-Weret, Methyer, Mehueret, Mehturt, Meh-Urt) was the goddess of streaming water, a goddess related to creation and to rebirth. Her name means “Great Flood” or “Great Tide”, linking her with water and the primeval waters of Nun. … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlife, celestial cow, cow goddess, goddess of water, headdress, mehet-weret, papyri, patron goddess, sun disk, sun god
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Male Child Gods of Egypt
Male child deities in ancient Egypt overlapped considerably in both their mythology and worship. Sometimes they were worshiped in both their forms as children and adults, though that was rare. They usually were the male children of major deities, and … Continue reading
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Tagged amun, child of Hathor, cow, cow goddess, Egypt, god, hathor, horus, ihy, Kingdom, neferhetep, nefertem, Osiris, ptah, serpent, shed, son of isis, son of osiris, sun, sun god, war
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Hathor – Goddess of Music and Dance
The cow goddess Hathor (Athyr in Greek) was an old protector of music, dancing and love. Being a cow she was the wife of the sacred bull Buchis of Armant personifying fertilty and motherhood. As such her popularity was unbroken … Continue reading
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Tagged cow goddess, goddess hathor, hathor, hathor goddess, music and dance, sacred bull, temples
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Bat – Ancient Cow Goddess
Bat is one of the cow goddesses, particularly of Upper Egypt. She is hardly ever depicted in Egyptian art, though we find her more often in jewelry such as amulets head is human but the ears are bovine and horns … Continue reading
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Tagged amulets, cow goddess, deities, egyptian art, egyptian deity, sacred rattle, two faces
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