Egyptian Mythology Archive
Myths & Legends
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Astronomy played a significant role in the lives of ancient Egyptians. This is evident in Egyptian mythology, which contains many references to celestial bodies
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Egyptians held a deeply intricate and intriguing perspective on life after death. They did not perceive death as a final stop
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The king wore the Uraeus on a wreath or on his crown during the Middle Kingdom. It symbolized legitimacy to the ruler and was
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Egyptian goddess Nephthys - primarily associated with the myths of Heliopolis - was a funerary goddess and played a lesser role to her sister
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, Meretseger presided over the Theban necropolis located on the west bank of the Nile, especially the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of
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Egyptian Mythology
Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, Wadjet is a goddess depicted as a cobra and worshiped in Lower Egypt. Wadjet was represented as a cobra-uraeus. Wadjet illustration
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egyptian mythology, Zep Tepi can be translated as the 'First Time.' It was during Zep Tepi Gods established their kingdom on
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egyptian religion, Ra (Re) was the god of the sun and creation, who was born each morning in the East and
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The primeval goose shares a close relation with certain deities from ancient Egyptian mythology. Among these is Gengen-Wer, an archaic Egyptian god represented
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the religion of the ancient Egyptians, Nefertum (in Greek: Iphtimis) is the personification of the refreshing and most beautiful smell, which, according
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, the god Shu was the god of air and of sunlight and represented a life-giving breath. In this function, he
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Khepri is one of the important deities of Egyptian mythology. Khepri was the god of creation, the movement of the sun, life, and resurrection.
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Known in ancient Egypt as Sekhmet, she was frequently portrayed with a lion head surmounted by a uraeus and a solar disk. Black
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian beliefs, the soul had three parts, the Ka, the Ba, and the Akh. These three spiritual elements found refuge in the
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ushabti were servants devoted to working for their deceased owners. In ancient Egyptian religion, the tombs were equipped with small-sized and mummy-shaped figurines
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the mythology of the ancient Egyptians, Bastet (or Bast) was a feline goddess and one of the most loved goddesses in Egyptian
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egyptian beliefs, before Egypt had human kings, the ruler was the god Ra. He was the creator sun god and the
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egyptian beliefs, Serket (Serqet, Selkis) controlled the breath of life, protected righteous deeds, healed deadly bites of snakes and scorpions, and
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, references to the Ogdoad appear in texts as early as the 25th Dynasty, known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hapi (also spelled Hep, Hapy, or Hepy) was the early Egyptian god of the Nile River. Fragment of a temple relief with Nile
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages. com - In ancient Egyptian beliefs, Meskhenet (Meskhent) was a goddess associated with childbirth, motherhood, and destiny. By breathing into each newborn child, Meskhenet gave
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Upper Egypt, Khonsu (the 'wanderer' or “he who comes and goes”) was part of the Theban Triad, where his father was the god
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Egyptian pantheon, Pakhet is a fierce lioness (or panther) goddess of war. Her name means (‘she who scratches ‘ or ‘tearer’) and one
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, Sokar is an ancient falcon god of the Memphite necropolis, located in Memphis, Lower Egypt. It includes the sites of Giza,
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians had many creation myths and they were different. Still, people of ancient Egypt believed in them all and there was no reason
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is a controversial and sensitive subject that can shed light on our ancestors’ deepest beliefs, and some events that take place in the
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Attested since Old Kingdom times, Taweret (also known as Toeris, "great (female) one") is one of the Egyptian goddesses of fertility, especially focused on
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most interesting deities in ancient Egypt is undoubtedly the goddess Neith. Her unique, complex personality and important responsibilities are the reason
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Egyptian Mythology
Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - Horus was worshipped in different forms throughout Egypt from the predynastic period before Egypt was united under one ruler until Roman times. The pharaohs
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ptah was among the most revered creator gods of the Egyptian pantheon, next to Amun and Ra. He was the creator god and keeper
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Maat represented the most essential religious concept of the Egyptian view of the world. It was a concept of order of the world
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Known for her astronomical knowledge, Lady of the Stars, goddess Seshat played a vital role in the construction of sacred Egyptian buildings. She assisted
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians were excellent astronomers who watched the movements of celestial objects with interest. Egyptian astronomers who were priests possessed knowledge about many heavenly
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Egyptian Papyrus of Ani contains a number of fascinating descriptions of curious encounters with interesting boats. The “boats” are often mentioned in
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Unquestionably, Osiris was one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt. Osiris was a god of death, resurrection, and fertility. His origin and
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com - Prominent figure in Egyptian mythology is represented by Anubis, one of the immortal gods in ancient Egyptian beliefs. As a psychopomp, Anubis was
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egypt, several protective deities were depicted as dwarves featuring a lion's mane, ears, and tail, and often wearing a plumed headdress. Such
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Bennu is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the sun, creation, and rebirth. It may have been the inspiration for the phoenix
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to an ancient Egyptian myth, it is hazardous to interfere with the dead. This warning was written down on papyri dated to
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