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Peribsen (Seth-Peribsen)

Were Hitler and his gang to have won the second World War, there would not be a question of whether history would justify his atrocities, but rather simply how they would have been justified, and how the actual winners such … Continue reading

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Unut

Unut (Un, Wenut)  was an old prehistoric deity originally in form of a snake called “The swift one”. She came from province 15 in Upper Egypt and was worshipped with Thoth at the capital Hermopolis. Later she got a woman’s … Continue reading

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Sed – The mysterious jackal

The jackal was venerated in many ways from the oldest times in Egyptian history and a festival connected to this animal was held by the king after 30 years on the throne (in later years like the New Kingdom – … Continue reading

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Ra – The Sun God

Re (Ra) was the Egyptian sun god who was also often referred to as Re-Horakhty, meaning Re (is) Horus of the Horizon, referring to the god’s character. The early Egyptians believed that he created the world, and the rising sun … Continue reading

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Aten – The Sun Disk and later God

The mythology of the Aten, the radiant disk of the sun, is not only unique in Egyptian history, but is also one of the most complex and controversial aspects of Ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptian term for the disk of … Continue reading

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Anti

Anti was a local god from the regions of Middle Egypt. He was worshipped on the east bank of the Nile especially in the old culture area of Badari and was possibly an old patron there since long before written … Continue reading

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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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