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2. List of Egyptian deities - Wikipedia

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   The Egyptian Book of the dead : the Book of going forth by day : being the Papyrus of Ani (royal scribe of the divine offerings), written and illustrated circa 1250 B.C.E., by scribes and artists unknown, including the balance of chapters of the books of the dead known as the theban recension, compiled from ancient texts, dating back to the ...

3. Babi (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Babi, also Baba, [1] [2] in ancient Egyptian religion, was the deification of the hamadryas baboon, one of the animals present in ancient Egypt. His name is usually translated as "bull of the baboons", roughly meaning "chief of the baboons". [3]

4. Index of Egyptian mythology articles - Wikipedia

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   The ancient Egyptian creation of the world myth. 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 contain any synonyms of the names for deities.

5. Ogdoad (Egyptian) - Wikipedia

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   The names of Nu and Naunet are written with the determiners for sky and water, and it seems clear that they represent the primordial waters.. Ḥeḥ and Ḥeuḥet have no readily identifiable determiners; according to a suggestion due to Brugsch (1885), the names are associated with a term for an undefined or unlimited number, ḥeḥ, suggesting a concept similar to the Greek aion.

6. Ancient Egyptian deities - Wikipedia

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   Egyptian texts list the names of many deities whose nature is unknown, and make vague, indirect references to other gods who are not even named. [2] The Egyptologist James P. Allen estimates that more than 1,400 deities are named in Egyptian texts, [3] whereas his colleague Christian Leitz says there are "thousands upon thousands" of gods. [4]

7. Egyptian mythology - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. 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 Creation myths Isfet Maat Maa Kheru Mythology Numerology Osiris myth Philosophy Soul Practices Canopic ...

8. Aani - Wikipedia

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   Many Egyptian gods can manifest in a baboon aspect or have other associations with the animal, including Hapy, a god who protects the canopic jar containing the lungs after embalming. [5] Khonsu, a god known as “eater of hearts” in the Pyramid Texts. [6] Thoth, a god of reason and writing: “And so the Baboon of Thoth came into being ...

9. Shed (deity) - Wikipedia

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   Shed was a deity from ancient Egyptian religion. The meaning of the name Shed (šd) is "one who saves" or "the saviour". [2] He is first recorded after the Amarna Period. [3] Representing the concept of salvation, Shed is identified with Horus, particularly Horus the Child. [4]