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2. Nu (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Nu ("Watery One") or Nun ("The Inert One") (Ancient Egyptian: nnw Nānaw; Coptic: Ⲛⲟⲩⲛ Noun), in ancient Egyptian religion, is the personification of the primordial watery abyss which existed at the time of creation and from which the creator sun god Ra arose. [1]

3. 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 ...

4. Wadj-wer - Wikipedia

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   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 .

5. Astarte and the Insatiable Sea - Wikipedia

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   Astarte and the Sea (also pAmherst IX or simply the Astarte Papyrus) is an Egyptian hieratic tale, dating from the New Kingdom, which relates a story about the goddess Astarte and her rival Yam. [1] [2] Though Astarte and Yam appear to have originated as Canaanite deities, both were, at times, worshipped in ancient Egypt as well. [3] [4]

6. List of water deities - Wikipedia

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   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.

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. Ancient Egyptian deities - Wikipedia

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   However much it was believed, the king's divine status was the rationale for his role as Egypt's representative to the gods, as he formed a link between the divine and human realms. [181] The Egyptians believed the gods needed temples to dwell in, as well as the periodic performance of rituals and presentation of offerings to nourish

9. Rahab (term) - Wikipedia

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   For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose; therefore have I called her arrogancy that sitteth still." Isaiah 30:7 In the Book of Job, rahav occurs in the Hebrew text and is translated in the King James Version as "proud". [5] "If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him." Job 9:13