Ancient Egyptian deities were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion and were worshipped for millennia. Many of them ruled over natural and social... 59 KB (6,606 words) - 14:53, 2 May 2024 |
The gate deities of the underworld were ancient Egyptian minor deities charged with guarding the gates of the Egyptian underworld. The Egyptians believed... 13 KB (1,197 words) - 06:56, 3 April 2024 |
In ancient Egypt, cats were represented in social and religious scenes dating as early as 1980 BC. Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured... 33 KB (3,587 words) - 02:41, 17 March 2024 |
deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion.: 269 In Ancient Greek, the god's name is given as Sēth (Σήθ). Set had... 38 KB (4,641 words) - 01:28, 30 April 2024 |
It centered on the Egyptians' interactions with many deities believed to be present and in control of the world. About 1500 deities are known. Rituals... 79 KB (10,076 words) - 11:12, 6 April 2024 |
In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad (Ancient Greek: ὀγδοάς "the Eightfold"; Ancient Egyptian: ḫmnyw, a plural nisba of ḫmnw "eight") were eight primordial... 7 KB (698 words) - 20:29, 20 December 2023 |
Ra (redirect from Re (Egyptian religion)) ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun. By the Fifth Dynasty, in the 25th and 24th centuries BC, he had become one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian... 30 KB (3,602 words) - 06:47, 7 April 2024 |
were not only viewed as pets, but as incarnations of the deities. Most Ancient Egyptian deities were associated with particular animals, frequently being... 76 KB (9,622 words) - 19:57, 30 April 2024 |
Ankh (redirect from Egyptian Cross) substances such as air or water. Commonly depicted in the hands of ancient Egyptian deities, sometimes being given by them to the pharaoh, it represents their... 24 KB (3,127 words) - 08:29, 3 April 2024 |
the country Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)... 139 KB (16,428 words) - 09:12, 1 May 2024 |
is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BCE (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) with the political... 21 KB (2,258 words) - 13:00, 24 February 2024 |
Horus (category Falcon deities) also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably... 41 KB (4,541 words) - 18:12, 1 April 2024 |
In ancient Egyptian religion, Apis or Hapis (Ancient Egyptian: ḥjpw, reconstructed as Old Egyptian */ˈħujp?w/ with unknown final vowel > Medio-Late Egyptian... 17 KB (2,161 words) - 19:57, 1 May 2024 |
This is an index of Egyptian mythology articles. Many synonyms exist for Egyptian deities; what follows is a list of each distinct entry, and does not... 5 KB (303 words) - 15:13, 13 April 2024 |
Amun (redirect from Egyptian deity Amon) Ammon, Amana; Ancient Egyptian: jmn, reconstructed as /jaˈmaːnuw/ (Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → /ʔaˈmaːnəʔ/ (later Middle Egyptian) → /ʔaˈmoːn/... 35 KB (4,081 words) - 12:37, 4 May 2024 |
Bastet (redirect from Bast (Egyptian religion)) *Ubastat) in Egyptian speech, later becoming Coptic Oubaste. What the name of the goddess means remains uncertain. Names of ancient Egyptian deities often were... 19 KB (2,213 words) - 01:14, 30 April 2024 |
Ptah (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text) (Ancient Egyptian: ptḥ, reconstructed [piˈtaħ]; Ancient Greek: Φθά; Coptic: ⲡⲧⲁϩ; Phoenician: 𐤐𐤕𐤇, romanized: ptḥ) is an ancient Egyptian deity, a... 15 KB (1,665 words) - 20:01, 10 April 2024 |
deities of the underworld were ancient Egyptian minor deities charged with punishing the damned souls by beheading and devouring them. The Egyptians believed... 8 KB (502 words) - 00:24, 22 July 2023 |
Taweret (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text) protective ancient Egyptian deities, most notably the crocodile god Sobek and the lioness goddess Sekhmet. These violent theriomorphic deities take on some... 24 KB (3,012 words) - 23:27, 24 March 2024 |
Ancient Egyptian creation myths are the ancient Egyptian accounts of the creation of the world. The Pyramid Texts, tomb wall decorations, and writings... 12 KB (1,597 words) - 23:43, 16 March 2024 |
Sekhmet (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text) humanity from destruction. Tefnut – Ancient Egyptian goddess List of solar deities List of war deities List of health deities Lion "Sekhmet". Dictionary.com... 13 KB (1,474 words) - 22:21, 22 April 2024 |
Apep (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text) (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp(y) *ʻAʼpāp(ī); Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ Aphōph), or Apophis (/əˈpoʊfɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις Ápophis), was the ancient Egyptian deity who... 11 KB (1,229 words) - 08:34, 30 March 2024 |
Ancient Egyptian technology describes devices and technologies invented or used in Ancient Egypt. The Egyptians invented and used many simple machines... 50 KB (6,319 words) - 13:59, 15 March 2024 |
Isis (redirect from Isis (Egyptian religion)) Greek deities, such as the invention of marriage and the protection of ships at sea, and she retained strong links with Egypt and other Egyptian deities who... 126 KB (16,469 words) - 14:24, 27 April 2024 |
Nu (mythology) (redirect from Nu (deity)) creator sun god Ra arose. Nu is one of the eight deities of the Ogdoad representing ancient Egyptian primordial Chaos from which the primordial mound... 9 KB (989 words) - 08:00, 20 February 2024 |
Neith (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text) Ancient Egyptian: nt, likely originally to have been nrt "she is the terrifying one"; also spelled Nit, Net, or Neit) was an early ancient Egyptian deity... 26 KB (3,380 words) - 04:32, 24 April 2024 |