Cherti - (a.k.a. Kherty) Another ferryman of the dead, he took the form of a ram or a man with a ram's head. Chontamenti - (a.k.a. Chonti-Amentiu, Khentamenti) A death god in Western Egypt. Took the form of a dog with horns and lived in the Underworld.Ancient...
2) Set, enemy of Horus and Osiris, god of storms and disorder. 3) Thoth, a moon deity and god of writing, counting and wisdom. 4) Khnum, a ram god who shapes men and their kas on his potter's wheel. 5) Hathor, goddess of love birth and death. 6) Sobek, the crocodile god, ...
and had their own district of the universe. TheAncient Egyptian Pharaohswere declared gods after their death and received their funeral ceremonies. The worship of these divine deities was the main reason behind the creation of the most beautiful archaeological wonders on the face of the earth which...
In ancient Egypt, curved beards were associated with Osiris, the god of death and the afterlife. Ptah having a straight beard likely represented his connection to the creation and sustaining of life. The green color of his skin represents growth and rebirth; the green vegetation growing along ...
Death of Cattle and Livestock (Hathor) Ashes Turned to Boils and Sores (Isis) Hail in the Form of Fire (Nut) Locus Sent From the Sky (Seth) Three Days of Complete Darkness (Ra) Death of the Firstborn (Pharaoh) Hapi, the Egyptian god of the Nile. ...
of life and descend to the underworld, there too, you shall see me, as you see me now, shining…and if you show yourself obedient to my divinity, you will know that I alone have permitted you to extend your life beyond the time allocated you by your destiny.” Isis overcame death to...
OSIRIS - THE GOD OF DEATH AND REBIRTH Although the cult of the sun-god was the state cult of Egypt, the most important god in terms of religious practice was Osiris, the god of the living and the dead. For the cult of Osiris applied to everyone, from the king down to the lowest me...
Finally, coming to the physical attributes ofOsiris, the god of the underworld was often depicted as a mummified bearded king with green or black skin – to represent both death and resurrection. And as a living god,Osiriswas represented rather ostentatiously as a handsome man in royal attire ...
For 6,000 years, Anubis was variably worshipped as the god of the afterlife, the underworld (the Duat), guardian of gravesites and tombs, and the process of death and decay. Like most of the gods of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, the story of Anubis does not follow a clearly delineated...
Ra was the god of the sun, creation, and the cycle of life and death. He was believed to have created the world and all living things, and was responsible for the rising and setting of the sun. Ra was also associated with kingship, and pharaohs often claimed to be the descendants of...