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Seker – The Resurrected Osiris
Sokar (Seker) was the primary god of the Memphite funeral cult and its nearby burial grounds and tomb sites. He was seen as a manifestation of the resurrected Osiris, and in later dynasties he was combined with Ptah and Osiris … Continue reading
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Osiris – Lord of the Dead
Throughout the height of Egyptian civilization, Osiris (Oser, Aser, Asar, Usire) was the primary deity. In power, he was second only his father, Ra, and was the leader of the gods on earth. He was the husband of Isis and … Continue reading
Male Child Gods of Egypt
Male child deities in ancient Egypt overlapped considerably in both their mythology and worship. Sometimes they were worshiped in both their forms as children and adults, though that was rare. They usually were the male children of major deities, and … Continue reading
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Tagged amun, child of Hathor, cow, cow goddess, Egypt, god, hathor, horus, ihy, Kingdom, neferhetep, nefertem, Osiris, ptah, serpent, shed, son of isis, son of osiris, sun, sun god, war
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Kherty – Ram-headed God
Kherty was a ram god with a dual nature of hostility and protection. From Kherty the king has to be protected by no less a deity than Re. However, Kherty, as his name which means “Lower One” indicates, is an … Continue reading
Ipy – A Mother of Osiris
Ipy (Apet, Ipet, Opet) was a benign hippopotamus goddess known as a protective and nourishing deity. Her name seems to mean ‘harem’ or ‘favored place’. Our first reference to her comes from the Pyramid Texts, where the king asks that … Continue reading
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Tagged apet, goddesses, harem, hippopotamus, ipet, ipy, opet, Osiris, pregnant woman
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Heptet
Heptet was a snake goddess who participated in the vivid cult and surrounding myths of Osiris in the Underworld. Her main duties were connected to the resurrection of her master and looking after his mummy to secure it for his … Continue reading
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Tagged heptet, mummy, Osiris, rebirth, serpent, snake goddess, snakes
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The Ennead – The Nine Great Osirian Gods
The Ennead were the nine great Osirian gods: Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. The term is also used to describe the great council of the gods as well as a collective term for all the … Continue reading
Djed
Djed was the oldest symbol of the four pillars of Osiris and had a deep religious meaning to the Egyptians. The late form as an ugly fat man with four pillars upon his head was not an Egyptian style, but … Continue reading
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Tagged divine powers, djed, four pillars, human body, myth, Osiris, ugly fat man, wooden pillars
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Banebdjetet – God of Lower Egypt
The god Banebdjedet meant “Spiritual Lord of Djedet”, i.e. the capital of nome number 16 in the Delta, called Mendes in Greek. He stood for the combined spirits of the four mayor gods Re, Shu, Geb and Osiris and was … Continue reading
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Tagged divinities, glory to his name, god, goddess, lower egypt, Osiris, patron, son of isis
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Baal – God of Thunder
The storm god, Baal, was a West Semitic import to Egypt. Late Bronze Age texts discovered at Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) on the Levantine coast, from which his cult spread, indicate that by 1400 BC, Baal had displaced the god … Continue reading
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Tagged earth, Egypt, egyptian god, fertility, god, god of the sea, Hyksos, Kingdom, Osiris, pantheon, sky, worshipped
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