religion
Magic in Ancient Egypt
Magical figurine Egyptian magic involved an application of metaphysical knowledge for both practical and religious purposes. It was spoken of as divine creation for the benefit of humani…
women
Women and Ancient Egyptian religion
In the Old Kingdom, the First Intermediate Period and the beginning of the Middle Kingdom, many elite women became priestesses of the goddess Hathor, although few women served in the cults of other…
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Geb the god of earth
Geb below the air-god and sky-goddess.. Geb is the Earth-god and president of the divine tribunal on the kingship in ancient Egypt. He is well documented in the Pyramid Era where he…
god of fertility
Min the god of fertility
Min is an anthropomorphic god who is the supreme symbol of sexual procreativity in ancient Egypt. H is also the protector-deity of the mining regions in the desert east of the Nile. Min is …
wadjet
The Copra Goddess in Ancient Egypt
Wadjet Wadjet is the Cobra-goddess of Buto (Tell el-Farain) in the Nile Delta and preserver of royal authority over Northern Egypt. Wadjet is represented as a cobra rearing up to strik…
