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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 Egyptian texts mention deities' names without indicating their character or role, while other texts refer to ...
Pages in category "Egyptian gods" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akhty (deity) Am-heh;
[6] [page needed] She was connected with warfare, as indicated by her emblem of two crossed bows, [6] [page needed] and with motherhood, as shown by texts that call her the mother of particular deities, such as the sun god Ra and the crocodile god Sobek. [6] [page needed] [7] As a mother goddess, she was sometimes said to be the creator of the ...
The ba of a god was said to periodically leave the divine realm to dwell in the images of that god. [188] By inhabiting these images, the gods left their concealed state and took on a physical form. [76] To the Egyptians, a place or object that was ḏsr—"sacred"—was isolated and ritually pure, and thus fit for a god to inhabit. [189]
Hapi (Ancient Egyptian: ḥꜥpj) was the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion. The flood deposited rich silt (fertile soil) on the river's banks, allowing the Egyptians to grow crops. [1] Hapi was greatly celebrated among the Egyptians.
Hauron, Haurun [2] or Hawran [3] (from Egyptian ḥwrwnꜣ) was an ancient Egyptian god worshiped in Giza.He was closely associated with Harmachis, with the names in some cases used interchangeably, and his name as a result could be used as a designation of the Great Sphinx of Giza.
Geb (Ancient Egyptian: gbb, Egyptological pronunciation: Gebeb), also known as Ceb (/ ˈ s ɛ b /, / ˈ k ɛ b /), [a] was the Egyptian god of the Earth [1] and a mythological member of the Ennead of Heliopolis. He could also be considered a father of snakes.
An Egyptian depiction of Resheph as a "menacing god" brandishing a weapon and holding a shield. Metropolitan Museum of Art . Christiane Zivie-Coche notes that as in the case of other foreign deities incorporated into the Egyptian pantheon , Resheph's Egyptian iconography was primarily meant to illustrate his functions, rather than his place of ...