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Shu
by Mirjam [319 words] |
| |  | "Shu is one of the Heliopolitan Ennead. He is the god of sunlight and air, first recorded in the Old Kingdom, where he was..." |
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Seth
by Mirjam [226 words] |
| | | "Set, Seth, Sutek, the second son of Geb and Nut, depicted as either an animal with four legs, a curving snout, long ears and an..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Nut/Newet
by Mirjam [208 words] |
| | | "Nut, belonging to the Heliopolitan Ennead was the mistress of all heavenly bodies and was thought to be reaching across the sky..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Khepri
by Mirjam [154 words] |
| | | "'He who is coming into being of himself'. Creator god in the form of a beetle or scarab, mentioned as far back as the 5th Dynasty (c..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Atum/Tem
by Mirjam [255 words] |
| | | "The Creator God of the Ennead of Heliopolis, who rose out of the Primeval Waters by self-creation. In the Pyramid Texts he is said..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Osiris/Wesir
by Mirjam [684 words] |
| | | "Osiris, Wesir, Ausar, Usir, meaning "place of the eye". Also Wennefer which means "the eternally good being" or..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Tefnut/Tefnet
by Mirjam [230 words] |
| | | "Tefnut, meaning moisture like rain, dew and clouds, was according to myth created by the primeval god Atum of the Ennead in..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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History of the Egyptian Religion, part II: The Old Kingdom
by Mirjam [1161 words] |
| | | "II - The Old Kingdom ca 2686-2181 BC During the Old Kingdom the Egyptian society moved from tribal communities to a fully developed..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
| | | Location: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
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History of the Egyptian Religion, part IV: New Kingdom
by Mirjam [968 words] |
| | | "New Kingdom (ca 1580 -1085 bc.) The Hyksos people The so called 'Hyksos' invasion, which was most likely composed of several small..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
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History of the Egyptian Religion, part I: Early Dynastic Period
by Mirjam [1241 words] |
| | | "I - Predynastic - Early Dynastic Period. The temples were in essence the *Home of the God* and thus a place where only Pharaoh as..." |
| | | Location: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
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Egyptian Temples, part III: God's Home
by Mirjam [917 words] |
| | | "The cult temple in ancient Egypt was more than a place of worship. It was the home of the god, it was believed the deity took up..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
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History of the Egyptian Religion, part IV: Middle Kingdom
by Mirjam [1341 words] |
| | | "First Intermediate - Middle Kingdom (ca 2181 -1786 bc.) The powers that built the solar temples of the 5th dynasty and the pyramids..." |
| | | Location: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
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Ancient Egyptian Wisdom
by Muadhnait [1578 words] |
| | | "FROM THE BOOK OF THE DEAD "Hail to thee, great lord of justice. I have come to you, my lord, that thou may bring me so that I..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
| | | Location: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
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History of Egyptian Medicine and Philosophy
by Lynn Bellair [1800 words] |
| | | "When medical knowledge past is considered, lack of aseptic technique, pain-killing drugs and antibiotics are an accepted part of..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
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Nathor
by Strix d' Emerys [493 words] |
| | | "This Goddess replica is a composite of several images found scattered from Libya to Egypt Dated in the predynastic period BCE, they..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Ra/Ra'
by Mirjam [421 words] |
| | | "Ra, or Re, originally meaning the heavenly body itself. An early cult center existed at Heliopolis. From Herakhty, which he joined,..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Egyptian Temples, part V: Daily Rituals
by Mirjam [746 words] |
| | | "Preparations for the Awakening of the God began already before dawn. The temple workers were busy baking fresh bread, preparing..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
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Isis/Aset
by Mirjam [1129 words] |
| | | "ISIS and ASET are really two different deities. When the worship of Isis rose, Aset had already been forgotten for hundreds of..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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History of the Egyptian Religion, part III: The Wisdom Literature
by Mirjam [754 words] |
| | | "It may seem that religion in ancient Egypt was mainly concerned with preserving the status of kingship and of a powerful priesthood...." |
| | | Location: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
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Horus/Her
by Mirjam [517 words] |
| | | "The falcon, soaring with outstretched wings was already in Predynastic times seen as the sky-god, his eyes were called the sun and..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Egyptian Temples, part II: The Priesthood
by Mirjam [1107 words] |
| | | "The basis for the country, for society and for the individual was the maintaining of Maat. When the earth is a reflection of the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
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