Amun - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · As Amun’s cult grew in power, he assumed the roles (and occasionally the names) of these now-smaller gods. By the 18th Dynasty (c. 1549BCE), Amun had assumed the …
Ra - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Ra was thought to travel across the sky in his solar barque (boat), which was called Atet. Family. In an act of auto-procreation, Ra created his children Shu and Tefnut. Shu …
Anubis - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · A fierce fighter, he routinely defeating the god Set in battle. Family. As one of the oldest gods in the Egyptian pantheon, Anubis had a varied and somewhat inconsistent …
Thoth – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · He was a god of the moon, science, wisdom, secret magics, and medicine. Thoth invented writing and was believed to be the patron of scribes. As the messenger of the gods, …
Horus – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · The deity’s oldest manifestation, Horus the Falcon was also known as Horus the Sky God, Horus the Lord of the Sky, Horus of Two Horizons, Horakhty, Ra-Horakhty, and Hor …
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 …
Nut - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Helping Ra Ascend Into the Sky. There came a time when Ra decided to abdicate his throne and ascend into the sky. Old and feeble as he was, however, the sun god required …
Ptah – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · 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 …
Norse Gods – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · The Norse gods and goddesses are the array of deities honored by ancient Nordic worshipers. They primarily came from two different tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, but were …
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 …