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Neith/Net
by Mirjam [575 words] |
| |  | "Nit (Gr: Neith) Local goddess of Zau (Gr: Sais), known as early as the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Period when her influence..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Khonsu/Khensew
by Mirjam [148 words] |
| | | "Khonsu, "the Traveller", referring to the moon wandering across the sky. Divine child of Amun and Mut, one of the Theban..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Apis
by Mirjam [144 words] |
| | | "Originally a fertility symbol, he became the sacred bull, or the 'Ba' of the creator god Ptah at the cult center of Memphis. The..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > 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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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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Sopdet/Sothis
by Mirjam [247 words] |
| | | "Sothis was the goddess personifying the dog-star Sirius, the bright appearance of which in the July dawn sky announced the annual..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Thoth/Djehuty
by Mirjam [307 words] |
| | | "Thoth, (Djehuty), the god who is said to have invented writing, the measuring of time, music, magic, art, medicine, mathematics and..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Heket/Heqet
by Mirjam [203 words] |
| | | "Heket - a water deity in the form of a frog or a frog-headed woman. She made her debut into the Egyptian pantheon in pyramid..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Anubis/Inpew
by Mirjam [186 words] |
| | | "Anubis/Inpew/Yinepu/Anpu, "Lord of the Hallowed Land", meaning the necropolis. Jackal or dog headed god protecting the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > 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 |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > 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 |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > 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: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
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Egyptian Afterlife
by Lynn Bellair [481 words] |
| | | "Ancient Egyptian's have left us several texts concerning the immortal part of a human that continues to exist through all time,..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > 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 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: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > 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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Egyptian Temples, part I: A Reflection of Heaven
by Mirjam [934 words] |
| | | "Introduction The Egyptian religion can be seen as a system of thought, a means of structuring the world, and of maintaining it so..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > 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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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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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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