Depictions of Isis show her as a goddess and a human woman. As a goddess, she wears thevulture headdress. This resembled a bird laying on its stomach on top of Isis' head, with its head over her forehead and wings hanging down on each side of her head. Isis wears a jeweled collar ...
This lesson introduces you to the Ancient Egyptians Gods who are represented in human form with the head of a bird or a beast. They take on the natural qualities of their form in mythical stories that explore the universal questions about life, death and the afterlife....
She was a powerful healer and magician and could transform into a bird. She also had a vast amount of knowledge. What is the appearance of the goddess Isis like? Isis is usually shown as a beautiful woman wearing a sheath dress. Her headdress is often an empty throne or a disk with ...
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If their heart was weighed down with guilt and shame, they would be cast into the maw of the crocodile-headed goddess Ammit to be devoured, but not before undergoing terrible punishments in a lake of flame. Pharaohs, who were believed to be living gods, were given further honors in the ...
Bird-headed god (Image credit: Photo courtesy Kevin Cahail) A view of the lower-right corner of the sarcophagus, on each corner an image of Thoth, the god of writing and knowledge, was shown. He has the head of an ibis bird. [Read full story] Sunlit tomb (Image credit: Photo courte...
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Sekhmet was the goddess of war and battle. She was depicted with the head of a lioness and body of a woman. One of the oldest and most respected Egyptian goddesses was Sekhmet, also known as the “great lady,”“holy one,” and “mighty one.” She had a reputation for being violent...
Osiris was born into a family where he was one of the five children of Geb, the earth god, and Nut, the sky goddess. Through this family tree, he was also a great-grandson of one of the most popular Egyptian gods, Ra. Osiris had four younger siblings who played a significant role ...
As a reward for the great piety of the queen, and her devotion to the interests of Amen-Rā upon earth, the god undertakes to make her a goddess in his kingdom, to provide her with an estate there in perpetuity and a never-failing supply of offerings, and happiness of heart, soul ...