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Egyptian Dieties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nepthys Lady of the House, Lady of the Temple, Goddess of the Night and Moon, Nebhet.. Nepthys bore one child by Osiris, Anubis. She is often shown standing at the end of the coffin of Osiris, with wings spread to show protection. Her, Anubis and Isis enbalmed Osiris together. |
Isis The All-Mother Goddess, Goddess of Life, Goddess of fertility, Goddes of Love, Lady Great of Magic, The Great Enchantress. Isis is on of the earliest and most imporant Goddesses. No other Egyptian diety has stood the test of time as well as Isis. Her cult was not extinguished as the other Egyptian Gods, but brought into Rome, Greece and countless other countries, even lasting to the present. She is revered as the Great Mother Goddess, and often shown suckling the babay Horus. |
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Osiris God of the Underworld, husband to Isis, He Who Give Life to Plants, God of The Nile, King of the Dead.. Osiris was murderd by Set, then brought back by Isis to concieve their son, Horus. The Sumpreme God, and judge of the dead. The symbol of ressurection and eternal life. Provider of fertility and properity to the living. When Osiris is shown with green skin, it symbolizes his death. |
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Horus He Who Is Above, Horus the Avenger of His Father, Keeper of Wisdom. Horus and Set engaged in the Battle between Light and Darkness, during many years they continued to fight, until Horus won. Horus got his claim to his father's throne, and ruled thereafter. |
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Hathor Lady of Heaven, Goddess of Love, Goddess of Childbirth, Goddess of Joy, Goddess of Music, Goddess of the Sun, Moon, Sky and Moisture. Hathor is either represented in full human form, with the head of a cow, or, the Holy Cow. She was a patron of all women, no matter what their postion was in life. Hathor and Isis are closely identified with each other. |
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Bast/Bastet Goddedd of Cat, The Tearer, Goddess of women, and the Sun. Bast is represented as a woman with a cat's head, or as a cat. Like a cat, she was admired for her agility and strength. Bast defended Ra against the serpernt Apep. |
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Ra Fathor of the Gods, God of the Sun. From very early times, Ra was a sun God. He took on many attributes, and even other names as the myths evolved. Since Ra is a God of great antiquity, there are far too many stories to list. One of Ra's daughters is Sekhmet, Shu and Tefnut. |
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Anubis God of the Underworld, Protector of the Dead, The Jackel-Headed God, Patron of Magic, He Who Forsees Destinys. Anubis was born by Nephthys. Isis raised him like a son, and Anubis was Isis's constant companion and Guardian. It is Anubis who oversees the weighing of the heart against the feath of Ma'at in the Hall of Ma'at. |
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Above: Bast/Bastet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sekhmet The Mighty One, Goddess of war, Destroyer of Enemies. Her temper was uncontrollable. In one of the stories of Sekhmet, Her father Ra, was getting disgusted by the way humans were breaking the laws of Ma'at, and having no respect for the Gods and Goddesses. So, he sent his daughter Sekhmet to punish mankind. But Her temper got to great, and Ra took pity on the humans, and made her drunk to stop the destruction. Depicted as a female with the head of an lioness. |
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Neith Great Goddess, Goddess of the Hunt, Guardian of Men and Gods, War Goddess (possibly). Neith was often seen as protector of the dead, as she also guides the dead, a female Anubis. Regarded for her wisdom. Usually pictured wearing a red crown of Lower Egypt. |
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Ptah The Opener, God of archeticts, craftsmen, workers ans sculpters. He is said to have built the boats for souls of the dead to use in the after life. Ususally depicted as a man as a mummy, with a shaved head and beard. Hanging from the back of his neck is the Menat, a symbol of happiness. He holds a staff that has the ankh, djed and a was scepter. |
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Thoth The Great Measurer, God of the Moon, Mighty of Divine Speech and Knowledge. Thoth was said to be the creater of language, a scribe and patron of all Gods. Thoth records the results on the Judgment Hall after the weighing of the heart. Often depicted as a man with the head of an Ibis bird. |
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Taurt The Great Lady. Protector of pregnany women and children, and protector of rebirth into the afterlife. Often depicted as a pregnant hippopotamus with large breasts, the hind legs of a lioness and tail of a crocodile. |
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Ma'at Goddess of Truth. Ma'at represents law, order and truth. She has created the laws of Ma'at. She is the female counterpart of Thoth. In the judgment hall, it is the feather of Ma'at that the hear is weighed against. If the heart outweighs the feather, the soul is given to Ammut. If the heart was less than the feather, it would go on to a happy afterlife. |
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Geb The Great Cackler. Geb was thought to represent the earth, his wife is Nut and together there children are Isis, Nepthy, Osiris and Set. The royal throne of Egypt was seen as "The Throne of Geb" |
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Sobek He Who Causes to be Fertile. Sobek was admired for he ferocity. He is usually depicted as a man with a crocodile's head, a crocdile, ot a mummified crocodile. The son of Neith and Sais. |
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Nut The Sky. She is Goddess of the Sky, shown as a woman bending over Geb, the Earth, with stars on her skin. Nut is considerd to have been the mother of the sun and the moon. Her children are Isis, Osiris, Nepthys and Set, married to Geb. |
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Mut Lady of Heaven. Mut is the Divine Mother, the Queen of all Gods. Usually shown as a woman w/ a vulture headress, with the crown of upper and lower Egypt. Sometimes shown with a papyrus scepter. |
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