Gods And Goddesses: No other ancient cultures Gods and Goddesses are quite so widely recognised, with literally 100's to choose from the Ancient Egyptians had a God or Goddess for every occasion.
Gods And Goddesses
Gods And Goddesses
No other ancient cultures Gods and Goddesses are quite so widely recognised, with literally 100's to choose from the Ancient Egyptians had a God or Goddess for every occasion.
Hapi - God of the Nile Inundation
Hapi - God of the Nile Inundation
Hapi - God of the Nile Inundation: As a water god, Hapi was a deity of fertility. He is depicted as a blue or green man with the false beard of the pharaoh on his chin and having large pendulous breasts and paunch.
Hapi - God of the Nile Inundation: As a water god, Hapi was a deity of fertility. He is depicted as a blue or green man with the false beard of the pharaoh on his chin and having large pendulous breasts and paunch.
Mandulis - Sun God of Lower Nubia
Mandulis - Sun God of Lower Nubia
Mandulis - Sun God of Lower Nubia: Depicted wearing a crown of rams horns surmounted by high plumes, sun disks and cobras.
Mandulis - Sun God of Lower Nubia: Depicted wearing a crown of rams horns surmounted by high plumes, sun disks and cobras.
Bat - Cow Goddess of Upper Egypt
Bat - Cow Goddess of Upper Egypt
Bat - Cow Goddess of Upper Egypt : Goddess of 7th Nome of Upper Egypt known as the 'Mansion of the sistrum'. Hut, Hut-Sekhem (Diospolis Parva, Hiw) Known as the City of Sistrum.
Bat - Cow Goddess of Upper Egypt : Goddess of 7th Nome of Upper Egypt known as the 'Mansion of the sistrum'. Hut, Hut-Sekhem (Diospolis Parva, Hiw) Known as the City of Sistrum.
Bast - Eye of Ra
Bast - Eye of Ra
Bast (Bastet), was a feline headed goddess, daughter of Re. She was originally a local deity of Bubastis, but became a national divinity during the XXII Dynasty.
Bast (Bastet), was a feline headed goddess, daughter of Re. She was originally a local deity of Bubastis, but became a national divinity during the XXII Dynasty.
Thoth - Lord of the Sacred Words
Thoth - Lord of the Sacred Words
Thoth - Lord of the Sacred Words: The most popular and enduring of all the gods, Thoth has been responsible for keeping Egyptian magic in the forefront of learning since the collapse of the empire.
Thoth - Lord of the Sacred Words: The most popular and enduring of all the gods, Thoth has been responsible for keeping Egyptian magic in the forefront of learning since the collapse of the empire.
Satis - Mistress of Elephantine
Satis - Mistress of Elephantine
Satis - Mistress of Elephantine: Goddess guarding the southern frontier and Lower Nubia, killing enemies of the king by her arrows. Depecited wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt adorned with antelope horns or plumes.
Satis - Mistress of Elephantine: Goddess guarding the southern frontier and Lower Nubia, killing enemies of the king by her arrows. Depecited wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt adorned with antelope horns or plumes.
Anubis - Jackal Headed God of Egypt
Anubis - Jackal Headed God of Egypt
Anubis - Jackal Headed God of Egypt: Anubis is the God of Cemeteries and Embalming. Anubis is normally seem as a jackal or dog or in jackal-headed human form.
Anubis - Jackal Headed God of Egypt: Anubis is the God of Cemeteries and Embalming. Anubis is normally seem as a jackal or dog or in jackal-headed human form.
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Egyptology Trivia
Nekhbet
Goddess of Upper Egypt
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In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet was an early predynastic local goddess who was the patron of the city of Nekheb. Nekhbet often holds the shen symbol of eternity in its talons, offering eternal protection to the pharaoh. As such, Nekhbet is closely linked to rulership, she was sometimes seen to be the mother of the divine aspect of the pharaoh.