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The Golden Lotus
Seneferu, father of the Pharaoh Khufu who built the Great Pyramid of Giza, reigned long over a contented and peaceful Egypt. He had no foreign wars and few troubles at home, and with so little business of state he often … Continue reading
The Land of the Dead
The one visit to the Duat of which a record remains was paid by Se-Osiris, the wonderful child magician who read the sealed letter, and his father Setna, the son of Pharaoh Rameses the Great. They stood one day in … 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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Tagged creator god, deities, deity, Egypt, egyptian history, god, head, Kingdom, ra, re, war
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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
Heryshef – Ruler of the Riverbanks
Heryshef was a Ram-god who was prominent in Middle Egypt at ancient Hnes (modern Ihnasya el-Medina) on the west bank of the Nile near Beni Suef. His cult apparently, as recorded on the annals inscribed on the Palermo Stone, existed … Continue reading
Anat – Mother of Gods
Anat (Greek form: Anaitis), goddess from the old nomad society taking care of fertility, hunting, sexuality, and war. She came from the coast town Ugarit just north of today’s Lebanon and was imported to Egypt in the late Middle Kingdom … Continue reading
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