Hathor - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Hathor was the cow-headed Egyptian goddess of love, marriage and motherhood. Like most long-worshiped deities she performed numerous mythological roles, including …
Mythopedia – Encyclopedia of Mythology
Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more.
Bastet - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Bastet was a significant deity from a very early period in Egyptian history. At the Valley Temple of Khafre at Giza (c. 2570 BCE), she and Hathor were the only gods whose …
Isis – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · Isis was usually depicted in human form, and could sometimes be seen carrying a sistrum (an ancient percussion instrument). The myths and imagery surrounding Isis and …
Horus – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · The Edfu temple hosted an annual festival celebrating Horus’s “beautiful union” with Hathor, who was featured not only as Horus’s mother, but as his consort and daughter as …
Bixia – Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 · Bixia (碧霞) is a Chinese fertility goddess who protects young children and mothers. Also associated with the dawn, she set the perilous Yellow River back in its place during the …
Egyptian Gods - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · 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 …
Anubis - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Anubis was the jackal-headed Egyptian god of mummification. Originally the powerful son of Ra and god of the dead, as other deities rose in prominence he became the …
Egyptian God Names - Mythopedia
Egyptian god and goddess name inspiration. Egyptian gods and goddesses had names with deep meanings—Amun, for example, means “the hidden one,” a reference to his deeply mysterious …
Nephthys - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · The interior of the coffin of Imenemipet (1069-945 BCE). Nephthys appears on the left, while Isis appears on the right; a cartouche bearing Osiris’s name lies between them. The …