Thoth – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — In Greece Thoth became Hermes, or Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes the Thrice-Great), but also lived on in philosophy as Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom. In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates cited Thoth while defending the importance of writing. Aleister Crowley’s famous tarot card reading companion book was entitled The Book of Thoth.
Isis – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 — Leave Re! Eye of Horus, leave the god! Flame of the mouth – I am the one who made you, I am The one who sent you – come to the earth, powerful poison! See, the great god has given his name away. Re shall live, Once the poison has died. This laid the foundation for unborn Horus to one day become king of the gods, and a sun god in his own right.
Egyptian Gods - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — Egyptian gods and goddesses were incarnations of both natural phenomena, such as the sun, and social phenomena, like knowledge. Egypt itself was ruled by a pharaoh who claimed to be the gods’ representative on earth, and who acted as …
Set – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — The most important extant myth from Ancient Egypt was the murder of Osiris. The tale, which included nearly every significant god and goddess, was unique in that it managed to capture a sense of the Egyptian value system. [You can read the entire myth at The Murder of Osiris.] Jealous of his brother Osiris’s success, Set plotted to depose him.
Ra - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — Like Ra, Atum was a solar god, though his role was more specific. Atum represented the elderly component of Ra and personified the setting sun. As the setting sun, he was often juxtaposed with Khepri, the god of the rising sun. Atum-Ra was regarded as the god of Lower Egypt, while his counterpart Montu-Ra was regarded as the god of Upper Egypt.
Nut - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — In a reversal of mythological gendering tropes, her husband Geb was the god of the earth. Nut was tremendously important to the ancient Egyptians, as she used her body to keep Nun’s crushing waters away from the earth’s surface. This ceramic piece (c. 1295–712 BCE) may depict the winged goddess Nut.
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Horus – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — One of these mergers was with Ra—resulting in Ra-Horakhty. This composite god was depicted as a falcon crowned by a solar disk. Horus of Behdebt. Horus of Behdebt was a fairly unique interpretation of Horus. Best known from his depictions at the Temple of Edfu in Upper (Southern) Egypt, he may have been worshipped in Tell el-Balamun in Lower ...
Ptah – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — Ptah was the Egyptian god of craftsmen and the arts, patron of artists and metalworkers. The divine sculptor who shaped humanity out of mud and clay, his words were said to have inspired Amun to create the universe.
Nephthys - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 — Nephthys was the youngest child of the sky goddess Nut and earth god Geb. Unlike her brothers and sister, she was a relatively minor deity in the Egyptian pantheon. Though Nephthys was married to Set, her relationship with him was distant at best. Her relationship with Osiris, however, was both more intimate and significant.