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The Horus of the night deities – Twelve goddesses of each hour of the night, wearing a five-pointed star on their heads Neb-t tehen and Neb-t heru, god and goddess of the first hour of night, Apis or Hep (in reference) and Sarit-neb-s, god and goddess of the second hour of night, M'k-neb-set, goddess of the third hour of night, Aa-t-shefit or ...
Sekhmet was considered the wife of the god Ptah and mother of his son Nefertum. She was also said to be the mother of the lion-headed war god, Maahes. She was also considered to be the sister of the cat goddess Bastet. [8] The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet is the most represented deity in most Egyptian collections worldwide.
17 Egyptian mythology. 18 Etruscan mythology. ... Toggle Hindu and Jain mythology subsection. 22.1 Vedic. 22.2 Epic ... (Rock Crystal Girl) Gwich'in. Tetogolee ...
With a religious meaning “God saves,” this name has a spiritual connection. 23. Yafeu. Known as a traditional Egyptian name, Yafeu means “bold.” ... Egyptian Baby Names for Girls
The terms "Nebty name" and "Two-Ladies-name" derive from the Egyptian word nbtj (Nebty), which is a dual noun meaning "the (two) ladies". As a mere noun it is a religious euphemism designating the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet as a deified pair. As a royal crest it was thought to represent a unified Egypt. [1] [2]
The names of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb do not resemble the Egyptian terms for sky and earth. [79] Facsimile of a vignette from the Papyrus of Ani, depicting Seker-Osiris standing in a shrine. The Egyptians also devised false etymologies giving more meanings to divine names. [79]
In Ancient Egyptian texts, the "Two Ladies" (Ancient Egyptian: nbtj, sometimes anglicized Nebty) was a religious epithet for the goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet, two deities who were patrons of the ancient Egyptians and worshiped by all after the unification of its two parts, Lower Egypt, and Upper Egypt. When the two parts of Egypt were joined ...
Sampooranathevan and Paradevathai (Southern Hindu) Savitri and Satyavan ; Scylla and Glaucus ; Selene and Endymion ; Shiva and Parvati/Sati ; Sigurd and Brunhild ; Siyavash and Sudabeh ; The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl , representing Altair and Vega and commemorated by the annual Qixi Festival; Theseus and Ariadne