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Sobek Shedety, the patron of the Faiyum's centrally located capital, Crocodilopolis (or Egyptian "Shedet"), was the most prominent form of the god. Extensive building programs honoring Sobek were realized in Shedet, as it was the capital of the entire Arsinoite nome and consequently the most
Ammit (/ ˈ æ m ɪ t /; Ancient Egyptian: ꜥm-mwt, "Devourer of the Dead"; also rendered Ammut or Ahemait) was an ancient Egyptian goddess [2] [clarification needed] with the forequarters of a lion, the hindquarters of a hippopotamus, and the head of a crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians.
Local gods were linked with greater ones, and deities with similar functions were combined. Ra was connected with the local deity Sobek to form Sobek-Ra; with his fellow ruling god, Amun, to form Amun-Ra; with the solar form of Horus to form Ra-Horakhty; and with several solar deities as Horemakhet-Khepri-Ra-Atum. [135]
Ammit – Goddess who devoured condemned souls [141] Amn – A goddess who welcomed souls of the dead in Duat [ 19 ] Anat – A war and fertility goddess, originally from Syria , who entered ancient Egyptian religion in the Middle Kingdom A daughter of Re, thus, in Egypt , a sister of Astarte [ 142 ] [ 7 ] [ 143 ]
Taweret appears here as a well known constellation to demonstrate the celestial and otherworldly properties of Lake Moeris. She also serves as a fine protective divine mother to Sobek-Re during his precarious journey. In this respect, she fulfills the role of Neith, the primary divine mother of Sobek. This Taweret figure is labeled as "Neith ...
If the heart weighed more than the feather of Maat, it was immediately eaten by the monster Ammit, and the soul became eternally restless. Shut (shadow) [ edit ]
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Aani; Ankh; Atef; Atet; Book of Thoth; Cartouche; Corn mummy; Crook and flail; Deshret; Djed; Egyptian obelisk; Egyptian pool; Eye of Horus; Eye of Ra; Griffin ...