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Gods. Aker – A god of Earth and the horizon [3] Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom [4] Anhur – A god of war and hunting [5][6][7] Anubis – The god of funerals, embalming and protector of the dead [8]
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
Naunet (also spelt Nunet) is the female aspect, which is the name Nu with a female gender ending. The male aspect, Nun, is written with a male gender ending. As with the primordial concepts of the Ogdoad, Nu's male aspect was depicted as a frog, or a frog-headed man. In Ancient Egyptian art, Nun also appears as a bearded man, with blue-green ...
Aralez (mythology) creatures with powers to resuscitate fallen warriors and resurrect the dead by licking wounds clean; Areg (Arev) or Ar, god of the Sun; Astłik Armenian deity of fertility and love; Tsovinar "Nar of the Sea", goddess of waters and the ocean; Mihr (Armenian deity), cognate with the Mithra. God of the sun and light, son of ...
Hindu Mythology. A Saraswati statue in a park. Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, creativity, and speech. Ganesha, god of wisdom, luck, and new beginnings. Kartikeya, god of war, victory, and knowledge. Brihaspati, guru of the devas. Shukra, guru of the asuras. Dakshinamurti, an aspect of Shiva as the guru of sages.
Ancient Egyptian religion. Wadj-wer, also spelled Uatch-ur is an Egyptian god of fertility and the personification of the Mediterranean Sea, whose name means the " great green". [1][2] He also symbolizes the richness of the waters of the Nile Delta. It was commonly believed that Wadj-wer was a personification of the Mediterranean Sea; however ...
e. Ancient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient Egyptian religion, which emerged sometime in prehistory. Deities represented natural forces and phenomena, and the Egyptians supported and appeased them through offerings and rituals so ...
Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world around them. The beliefs that these myths express are an important part of ancient Egyptian religion. Myths appear frequently in Egyptian writings and art, particularly in short stories and in ...