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Nut – Goddess of the Firmament
To the ancient Egyptians Nut (Nuit) was the personification of the sky (originally she was a goddess of just the sky at day, where the clouds formed) and the heavens. She was believed to be the daughter of the gods … Continue reading
Heh and Hauhet – Deities of Infinity and Eternity
The Egyptians believed that before the world was formed, there was a watery mass of dark, directionless chaos. In this chaos lived the Ogdoad of Khmunu (Hermopolis), four frog gods and four snake goddesses of chaos. These deities were Nun … Continue reading
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Auf – An aspect of the sun god Ra
An aspect of the sun god Re Auf was a ram-headed god who wore the solar disc and traveled at night through the Underworld waterways in order to reach the east in time for the new day; however, he still … Continue reading
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Anuket
Anuket (Anket, Anuket, Anjet, Anukis) was an Old Kingdom goddess related to the Nile in the Aswan area. She was ‘She Who Embraces’, a name indicating that she was probably thought to hold the Nile in her arms, and thus … Continue reading
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Tagged ankh symbol, aswan area, banks of the nile, daughter of ra, daughter of the sun, earlier times, egyptian border, elephantine island, first cataract, gazelle, goddess of the hunt, headdress, huntress, khnum, nubia, ostracon, ostrich feathers, sacred animal, sun god ra, water goddess
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