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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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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..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Nefertum/Nefer-tem
by Mirjam [95 words] |
| | | "The god of fragrance, his form was "the Divine Lotus". When shown as human, he wore a lotus on his head, often with two..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Egyptian |
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Geb/Seb
by Mirjam [353 words] |
| | | "As one of the Heliopolitan Ennead, Geb is a cosmic deity and the eldest child of Shu. The union of Geb with his twin sister Nut..." |
| | | 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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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: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Egyptian |
| | | 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: 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: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
| | | Location: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > 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: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > 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 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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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 |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > 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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Path/Peteh
by Mirjam [570 words] |
| | | "Ptah, Peteh, 'South of His Wall', 'The Ancient One', worshipped in Mennefer (Gr: Memphis) already in the early dynastic period,..." |
| | | 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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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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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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Egyptian Mid-Day Ritual
by Lynn Bellair [1472 words] |
| | | "Although many morning and evening rituals have come down to us, only the information that there existed Mid-Day Rituals has..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
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Egyptian Temples, part IV: The Temple Building
by Mirjam [820 words] |
| | | "Model of the Universe From at least the New Kingdom on the Egyptian cult temple building was a symbolic model of the universe. It..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Religions > Egyptian |
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