According to another version of the myth, the earth and humans were created by the potter-god Ptah, or Khnum. The cycle of myths about the punishment of man differed radically from the Babylonian and biblical versions. In the Egyptian myths there is no flood. Instead, Re, angered by ...
He was the Egyptian god of storms and chaos. Out of jealousy, Seth murdered his brotherOsiris, the ruler of Egypt. He tricked Osiris into lying down inside an expensive chest, with the promise that it would be his, if he could fit inside it. With Osiris in position, Seth's collaborator...
Thebaboonwas associated withThoth, Khonsu and Hapy, gods that possessed the qualities of eloquence, strength, fairness and responsibility. Thoth was the god who was responsible for thelunar-based calendarand was often depicted with the head of a baboon in ancient Egyptian pictographs. All snakes ...
body and resurrected him with the help of Ra through Anubis. When resurrected, he became the god of the underworld. In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Osiris is depicted as lord and judge of the deceased in the Hall of Truth, who weighs the heart of the souls against the white feather...
At first, there was only Nun. Nun was the dark waters ofchaos. 卋界之初,宇宙间只有 太古之海神努恩。努恩代表黑暗的汪洋大海。 One day, a hill rose up out of the waters. This hill was called Ben-Ben. 一天,從汪洋大海中陞起了一座山。这座山就是本本。
Horus had his revenge on Seth and defeated him to become ruler of the Earth. The Evolving, Revolving Doors of the Gods. Apart from a brief period of Monotheism introduced by Akhenaten, there were many Egyptian gods. Some, such as Atum, were more human-like with births, deaths and marriage...
Known as the sky goddess, she held the title of “she who gives birth to the gods.” From birth to death, Nut played an important role in Egyptian mythology as the barrier between the order of creation and chaos. Mother Goddess © A. Parrot - The Goddess Nut Egyptologists believe ...
Horus - The Egyptian Falcon God Horus was asky godandone of the five Osirian gods. According to some legends his parents were Geb and Nut but other myths said his parents were Osiris and Isis. After Osiris’ murder, Horus fought Seth for the kingship of the gods and the Pharaoh was “...
Thoth is the Egyptian god of writing, magic, wisdom, and the moon. He was one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt alternately said to be self-created or born of the seed of Horus from the forehead of Set. As the son of these two deities, who represented order and chaos respe...
At first, there was only Nun. Nun was the dark waters ofchaos. 卋界之初,宇宙间只有太古之海神努恩。努恩代表黑暗的汪洋大海。 One day, a hill rose up out of the waters. This hill was called Ben-Ben. 一天,從汪洋大海中陞起了一座山。这座山就是本本。