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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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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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Ptah – The Creator
Ptah (Pteh, Peteh) was the predynastic Mennefer (Hikuptah, Memphis) god of craftsmen, pottery and creation. The Egyptians believed that he was a god who created everything from artifacts to the world egg to the other deities themselves. The Opening of … Continue reading
Mut – Grandmother of the Gods
Mut (Maut) was the mother goddess, the queen of the gods at Waset (Thebes), arising in power with the god Amen. She came to represent the Eye of Ra, the ferocious goddess of retribution and daughter of the sun god … Continue reading
Khentamentiu
The god Khentamentiu (Khenty-Amenty) was protector of the very old royal cemetery in Abydos in Upper Egypt and is attested for already at the time of the unification of the lands around 3100 B.C. He was a jackal with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anubis, god of the underworld, great god, Jackal, Khentamentiu, life after death, upper egypt
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