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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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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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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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