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Tatenen – "Father of Gods" and the God of the Rising Earth
The Egyptian god Tatenen, sometimes written as Tatjenen, symbolizes the emergence of silt from the fertile Nile after the waters of the inundation recede. The meaning of his name is uncertain but may possibly mean “the rising earth” or “exalted … Continue reading
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Tagged creation of the world, depths of the earth, earth god, egyptian god, papyrus swamps, tatenen, tatjenen
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Reshep – The Syrian War God
Reshep was a war god whose origins are from Syria. He was brought into the Egyptian pantheon during the 28th Dynasty. Reshep’s characteristic stance is brandishing a mace or axe over his head. His beard appears Syrian in style and … Continue reading
Nefertem – Lord of the Sunrise
The Egyptian pantheon is a particularly huge and fluid one, with a wide array of deities floating in and out of one another’s myths. Because of the vast quantity and because of limitations of space, collections of mythology are forced … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, egyptian god, egyptian gods, god, lotus, myth, nefertem, sun
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Baal – God of Thunder
The storm god, Baal, was a West Semitic import to Egypt. Late Bronze Age texts discovered at Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) on the Levantine coast, from which his cult spread, indicate that by 1400 BC, Baal had displaced the god … Continue reading
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Tagged earth, Egypt, egyptian god, fertility, god, god of the sea, Hyksos, Kingdom, Osiris, pantheon, sky, worshipped
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Anubis – Lord of the Place of Embalming
Anubis (Inpew, Yinepu, Anpu) was an ancient Egyptian god of the underworld who guided and protected the spirits of the dead. He was known as the ‘Lord of the Hallowed Land’ – the necropolis – and Khenty Amentiu, ‘Foremost of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anubis, Black Jackal, cult center, egyptian god, Jackal, mummification, mummified dogsgod, mummified jackals, Osiris
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Antewy
Antewy (Antaios was the Greek name) Egyptian god of obscure origin. He was in the oldest times depicted as two falcons and possibly rare royal marks from before dynasty one. Province number five in Upper Egypt had during the whole … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, depiction, dynasty, egyptian deity, egyptian god, egyptian history, falcon, falcons, greek myths, greek name, greeks, heracles, hercules, horus and set, libya, location north, mixture, obscure origin, upper egypt
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