In ancient Egypt, Ra was the sun god and served as the father of creation and ruler of the gods. He represented the sun, heaven, monarchy, strength, and light. He was the god who controlled the sun’s activities and could be the actual sun and the day. See the fact file below for...
Amun was one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion and was considered the king of the gods. He was associated with the sun, air, fertility and creation. He was also considered the patron of Thebes and his temple at KarnACK was one of the most important religious sites ...
Patron of:Gods, Wind Amun is the god of construction. Those who belong to this sign are strong, firm, athletic, and hard-working. Their strengths are strong will power, courage, and self-confidence. They are also excellent leaders and organizers. Their known weaknesses are intolerance and an...
Ironically, it was the Hittites who then brought to an end the Kingdom of the Mitanni, which may have been ruled by a noble elite with Indo-Aryan affinities, speaking or influenced by another Indo-European language from the same family as Persian and Sanskrit, and who worshiped gods obvious...
From the earliest identifiable depictions of gods, the wrapped, shrouded form has indicated (and imparted) divine status. Usually, Egyptology describes gods like Osiris and Ptah as ‘mummiform’ – when in fact the shrouded forms of mummified bodies imitate images of gods. These amorphous forms...
(creational) gods such as Atum. Two uraei from the tomb of Rameses VI spit into receiving hands, which is a gesture of creation65. The uraeus is the rearing cobra often depicted on the brow of the king, and can be personified as a daughter of the sun-god. The spitting cobra, while...
Osiris, the son of the Egyptian gods Geb and Nut, was primarily a nature god who represented the cycle of vegetation. However, by around 2400 BCE, he eventually became the god of the dead. According to Egyptian Mythology, he was crowned “Universal Lord” at birth and grew into a tall ...
They spent lavishly on the Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak which was distinct from other temples as this temple depicted history, and the people’s lives, and honored the gods. It was a work-in-progress temple as new kings contributed to the construction of the monument. During the long reign...
In ancient Egypt, Ra was the sun god and served as the father of creation and ruler of the gods. He represented the sun, heaven, monarchy, strength, and light. He was the god who controlled the sun’s activities and could be the actual sun and the day. See the fact file below for...
Amun was one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion and was considered the king of the gods. He was associated with the sun, air, fertility and creation. He was also considered the patron of Thebes and his temple at KarnACK was one of the most important religious sites ...