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The Story of Re
“there arose out of the darkness a great shining egg, and this was Re.” In the beginning, before there was any land of Egypt, all was darkness, and there was nothing but a great waste of water called Nun. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aker, apis, book, first cataract, goddess sekhmet, goddesses, hap, heaven and earth, lower egypt, min, mountains, nun, nut, ra, re, serpent, shed, Underworld
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The Doomed Prince
The Preface This story is to be found in the Harris Papyrus in the British Museum. It was complete when first discovered, but an unfortunate accident partly destroyed it, so that the end of the tale is lost. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged british museum, crocodile, desire, desires, eighteenth dynasty, game, god, hathors, mountains, papyrus, serpent, unfortunate accident, weapons, whim, why and wherefore
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Mehen – Defender of the Sun Boat
Appearance: A serpent-headed man holding a spear, standing in the prow of the Sun Boat, or as a giant snake coiled around it. In the Old Kingdom and in predynastic literature, Mehen, along with Set in his original form, fights … 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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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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