As the God of the earth, Geb was one of the most important of ancient Egypt’s gods. According to the Heliopolis doctrine, he came from a line of important gods. His parents…
Karnak
In ancient Egypt, the power of the god Amun of Thebes gradually increased during the early New Kingdom, and after the short persecution led by Akhenaten, it rose to its apex. In…
Second Dynasty
Manetho’s SECOND DYNASTY of nine kings from Thinis presents even more intractable problems than its predecessor. Four of the Manethonian names are recognizable, despite grave distortion, in the Ramesside king-lists, though it…
Amen, The god Amon
Amen’s name means “The Hidden One.” Amen was the patron deity of the city of Thebes from earliest times, and was viewed (along with his consort Amenet) as a primordial creation-deity by…
Twenty-third Dynasty
What little of the kind we hear of is derived from the Old Testament, as we shall soon see. Manetho’s TWENTY-THIRD DYNASTY consists of only four kings, the third (Psammus) being unidentifiable…
Min
God of fertility, sexuality, and travelers through the eastern Sahara, have the appearance of a man with a large erect penis. Sometimes he is shown in the garb of a pharaoh, wearing…
Chons, god of the moon.
The third member (with his parents Amen and Mut) of the great triad of Thebes. Khons was the god of the moon. The best-known story about him tells of him playing the…
Nineteenth Dynasty
After the recovery from the religious revolution, Egypt was a changed world. It is not easy to define the exact nature of the changes, since there are many exceptions. Yet, it is…