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Sepa – Centipede God

Sepa was a centipede god from Heliopolis with the powers to prevent snake bites. He could also be represented with the head of a donkey or as a mummiform deity sporting two short horns.

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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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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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Horakhte

Horakhte, somtimes Harakhty, meaning Horus the Younger (Hor) standing at the horizon (Akhet) in the early morning as a manifestation of Re. He was written about in the pyramid texts (Old Kingdom) as a dog being connected to the dead … Continue reading

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Benu – The Bird of Creation

Related to the verb weben (wbn), meaning “to rise”, “rise in brilliance” or “shine” as well as ben-ben, the up thrust sacred stone of Heliopolis, benu (bennu) describes a bird that was an important avian deity. Originally of solar associations, … Continue reading

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Atum – The All-Father

Atum, meaning “The Completed One” was a creator god from Heliopolis and was the first to rise from the water Nun at the dawn of time. He created everything (himself too) by masturbating or spitting and thus came the first … Continue reading

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