He was one of the most worshiped gods throughout Egypt, however, his popularity was eventually surpassed by Ra. Khnum is associated with water and procreation. Khepri is usually depicted as a scarab holding aloft the morning sun. Khepri was a god of the movement of the sun, creation, and rebirth. She is the daughter of Anubis and his wife Anput. In the Pyramid Texts, Kebechet is referred to as a serpent who “refreshes and purifies” the pharaohs.
She was the ancient Egyptian goddess of healing, fertility, love, the moon, and magic. Isis is part of the Ennead of Heliopolis, a family of 9 gods descended from the creator god Ra. He was typically characterized as a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship, or a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent. His name is normally transformed as Bull of the baboons and roughly translates as ”Alpha male of all baboons.” Bast (Bastet) In Egyptian mythology, Babi was a god in the form of a baboon. AtenĪten was the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology. Apophis (Apep)Īpophis is the Great Serpent, an enemy of the sun god Ra. Apis served as an intermediary between humans and other powerful deities. ApisĪpis is the bull deity who renewed the life of Egyptians. In addition, Anuket was a goddess of the hunt and was worshipped as a protective deity during childbirth. AnuketĪnuket was the goddess of the Nile cataracts and the fields.
In the earliest ancient Egyptian myths, Anubis is the son of Ra, however, in the later myths, Anubis is said to be the son of Set and Nephthys.Īnubis was commonly depicted by the ancient Egyptians as having the head of a jackal and the body of a human. Anubis is the inventor and god of mummification and embalming.
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