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Atum

Posted on February 3, 2012

God of the sun, creation, rulership of the gods, rarely human, usually depicted as a crown or as one of his many totem animals. He is sometimes depicted as a black bull…

Onuris

Posted on February 2, 2012

A god of war and hunting who originated at This (the Thinite region) near Abydos, Anhur (Han-her, Inhert)), was more commonly known by his Greek name, Onuris (Onouris). His name (Anhur) literally…

Horus

Posted on January 28, 2012

Also names “Heru, Hor, Harendotes/Har-nedj-itef (Horus the Avenger), Har-Pa-Neb-Taui (Horus Lord of the Two Lands), god of the living Pharaoh, rulers, law, war, young men, light, the sun, many others depending on…

Anubis, god of the dead, also call Anpu

Posted on January 23, 2012

Egyptian god of the dead, represented as a black jackal or dog, or as a man with the head of a dog or jackal. His parents were usually given as Re in…

Wepwawet

Posted on January 5, 2012

It was not unusual in ancient Egypt for more then one god to take the same form, with similar functions as another god. Wepwawet, called the son of Isis, was one of…

Kabechet

Posted on January 5, 2012

God of the purification of the body of the deceased, have the appearance of a serpent or ostrich bringing water. Kabechet is the daughter of Anubis, and she aids him in preparing…

Babi

Posted on December 27, 2011

Babi was a fierce, bloodthirsty baboon god who was ancient even in the realm of Egyptian gods. We find him mentioned as early as the Old Kingdom, when Babi “bull (i.e. dominant…

Serapis

Posted on December 22, 2011

Simply put, Serapis was an invented god. He was a composite of several Egyptian and Hellenistic deities who was introduced to the world at the beginning of the Ptolemaic (Greek) Period in…

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