Isis Archive

What Is The Meaning Of Ankh – Ancient Egyptian Symbol

AncientPages.com | September 21, 2023

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Different people have different religions. Each religion has its symbols and characteristic signs. Egyptian Ankh. Image credit: Nachbarnebenan - Public Domain Just as

Egyptian Mythology

Shu: Egyptian God Of Air, Symbol Of Life-Giving Breath And The One Who Separates Heaven From Earth

AncientPages.com | October 23, 2020

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

Ancient Symbols

Ancient Symbol Hamsa: It’s Meaning And History Explained

AncientPages.com | May 20, 2020

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hamsa is an ancient, powerful symbol that is often carried as an amulet to invoke the hand of God, or to counteract the Evil

Pyramid Texts Of Ancient Egypt That Charted Journey Of Pharaohs Into Afterlife

AncientPages.com | February 26, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pyramid Texts represent the oldest known collection of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions containing religious texts, elaborate spells (or utterances), hymns, prayers, thousands of

Cippus of Horus on the Crocodiles, 3rd century B.C.E. Steatite, 9 1/8 x 5 5/16 x 2 3/16 in. (23.2 x 13.5 x 5.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum

Artifacts

Miniature Magical Stela Of God Horus-Child Standing On Crocodiles Protected Against Wild And Poisonous Creatures

AncientPages.com | August 16, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The place of origin of this miniature basalt stela is unknown. This type of amulet as a 'stela' was prevalent in the late

Serket protecting the shrine for the canopic vases of the Tomb of Tutankhamon. Image credit: National Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Egyptian Mythology

Serket: Scorpion Goddess Who Could Heal Poisonous Bites And Sting Evildoers

AncientPages.com | May 17, 2019

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

Egyptian Mythology

Pakhet ‘Night Huntress’: Egyptian War-Like Lioness Goddess Associated With Artemis

AncientPages.com | March 4, 2019

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

Ancient History Facts

Egyptian Gods’ Battle For Ancient Rome – Apis And Isis Cult Against Christianity

AncientPages.com | February 9, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Spreading Christianity in ancient Rome and gaining new followers was not an easy task. Pagans and Emperors alike were opponents of the new faith.

Ancient Symbols

Rose Cross – Powerful Symbol That Existed Long Before Christianity

AncientPages.com | December 3, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Rose Cross is a symbol widely associated with Rosicrucians and several other different movements of thought. Right: Rose Cross. Credit: Adobe Stock - samiramay Left:

This relief from the Temple of Kom Ombo shows Sobek with typical attributes of kingship, including a was-sceptre and royal kilt. The ankh in his hand represents his role as an Osirian healer and his crown is a solar crown associated with one of the many forms of Ra.

Civilizations

Sobek – Enigmatic Crocodile God Of Ancient Egypt

AncientPages.com | September 5, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -Sobek (also spelled Sebek, in Greek' Suchos') was, in ancient Egyptian religion, a god of the violent power embodied in crocodiles and his chief