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Shesmu – Demon god of the Win Press
Shesmu (Shezmu, Shesemu, Shezmou, Shesmou, Sezmu, Sesmu, Schesmu, Schezemu) was an ancient Egyptian demon-god of the underworld. He was a slaughtering demon, god of precious oils for beauty and embalming and a god of the wine press. He was thought … Continue reading
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Tagged demon-god, dual personality, sezmu, shesemu, shesmu, Underworld, wine press
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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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Hetepes-Sekhus – An Eye of Re
Hetepes-Sekhus was an Underworld cobra goddess who by virtue of her power as the eye of Re annihilates the souls of Osiris’ enemies. her invincibility is enhanced by her entourage of crocodiles.
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Tagged cobra, crocodiles, goddess, Hetepes-Sekhus, invincibility, Underworld
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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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Tagged creatures, demons, solar disc, sun god ra, Underworld, waterways
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Andjety – A precursor of Osiris
The history of Andjety goes back to the nomad times. He was patron of domesticated animals and possibly a forerunner to Osiris. He was from province nine of Lower Egypt where his cult center was in its capital Busiris (Anedjt). … Continue reading
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Tagged Anat, Andjety, Anedjt, Busiris, capital, center, cow, crook and flail, crown, cult center, domesticated animals, dwelt, dynasty, eastern provinces, Egypt, family, female counterpart, lower egypt, nomad, Osiris, patron, precursor, province, rebirth, shepherd, staff, Underworld, wife
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