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  2. Ancient Egyptian religion - Wikipedia

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    Egyptian religion produced the temples and tombs which are ancient Egypt's most enduring monuments, but it also influenced other cultures. In pharaonic times many of its symbols, such as the sphinx and winged solar disk, were adopted by other cultures across the Mediterranean and Near East, as were some of its deities, such as Bes. Some of ...

  3. Category:Ancient Egyptian symbols - Wikipedia

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    Symbols from Ancient Egypt. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. S. Scarabs (artifacts) (7 P) Sphinxes (1 C, 28 P) T ...

  4. List of Egyptian deities - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian deities were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion and were worshiped for millennia. Many of them ruled over natural and social phenomena, as well as abstract concepts [1] These gods and goddesses appear in virtually every aspect of ancient Egyptian civilization, and more than 1,500 of them are known by name. Many ...

  5. Ancient Egyptian deities - Wikipedia

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    The final step in the formation of Egyptian religion was the unification of Egypt, in which rulers from Upper Egypt made themselves pharaohs of the entire country. [14] These sacred kings and their subordinates assumed the right to interact with the gods, [22] and kingship became the unifying focus of the religion. [14]

  6. Was-sceptre - Wikipedia

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    The was (Egyptian wꜣs "power, dominion" [1]) sceptre is a symbol that appeared often in relics, art, and hieroglyphs associated with the ancient Egyptian religion.It appears as a stylized animal head at the top of a long, straight staff with a forked end.

  7. Djed - Wikipedia

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    The djed, also djt (Ancient Egyptian: ḏd 𓊽, Coptic ϫⲱⲧ jōt "pillar", anglicized /dʒɛd/) [1] is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. It is a pillar-like symbol in Egyptian hieroglyphs representing stability. It is associated with the creator god Ptah and Osiris, the Egyptian god of the ...

  8. Egyptian mythology - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 December 2024. Nun, the embodiment of the primordial waters, lifts the barque of the sun god Ra into the sky at the moment of creation. Part of a series on Ancient Egyptian religion Beliefs Afterlife Cosmology Duat Ma'at Mythology Index Numerology Philosophy Soul Practices Funerals Offerings: Offering ...

  9. Numbers in Egyptian mythology - Wikipedia

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    The basic symbol for plurality among the ancient Egyptians was the number three: even the way they wrote the word for "plurality" in hieroglyphics consisted of three vertical marks (𓏼). Triads of deities were also used in Egyptian religion to signify a complete system.