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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.
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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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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Tagged Aken, Ament, god, head, heliopolis, Kingdom, magic, the devourer, Thebes, western desert
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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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Tagged dead pharaoh, double crown, god, heliopolis, Horakhte, pyramid texts
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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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Tagged amulet, ancient egyptian mythology, bennu, benu, deity, heliopolis, rebirth, rising sun, sacred stone, sun god, two birds
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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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Tagged creator god, dawn of time, deity, earth, first woman, heliopolis, patron, royal crown, setting sun
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