Horus – Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Horus of Behdebt was the husband of Hathor and father of Horus, Uniter-of-the-Two-Lands (also known as Horus Sematawy or Harsomtus) and Ihy. Horus the Younger. Horus the Younger came to prominence after the rise of the Osirian mythology. The son of Isis and Osiris, he first appeared in the Pyramid Texts during the 6th Dynasty …
Hathor – Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Hathor assisted Horus on other occasions as well. Following a particularly brutal battle with Set, Horus found himself utterly defenseless. Seizing his opportunity, merciless Set beat the broken Horus before plucking out his eyes and burying them in ground. This amulet (743–712 BCE) shows the head of Hathor with the eye of Horus …
Isis – Mythopedia
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Horus denied these claims, telling the court that everything that Set said was a lie. Thoth, in an act of what is possibly the strangest use of magic in all of mythological history, commanded Set’s semen to make itself known. As Horus’ hands had been thrown into the Nile, Set’s seed dutifully emerged from the marshes.
Set – Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Set was born to the earth and sky gods Geb and Nut. His siblings included Osiris, Horus (Note: not in all mythological versions), Isis, and Nephthys. His grandfather was the sun god Ra . Set took his sister, Nephthys, as his wife. Having formed a connection in the womb, the two were married before they were born.
Osiris - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Osiris was the first child of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb. His siblings included Horus the Elder, Set, Isis, Nephthys. Osiris had several notable children. He famously fathered Horus the Younger with his sister/wife Isis following his resurrection, and unwittingly sired Anubis with Nephthys.
Thoth – Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Overview. One of the most complex deities of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, Thoth was the god of the moon, medicine, science, magic, judgement, and writing. A figure of tremendous importance, he held significant roles in many central myths. An ibis-headed ceramic figure of Thoth (664-343 BCE) Thoth originated far from the …
Ra - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Horus was a complicated god, and had no fewer than 15 forms associated with him. Of these forms, the most consistent (and popular) was the falcon. Ra-Horakhty blended the imagery of Ra and Horus, taking the form of a falcon crowned by a solar disk or, alternatively, a winged solar disk. Amun-Ra
Anubis - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Overview. One of the most famous figures of the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, Anubis was a powerful deity whose role shifted over time. Before Osiris and Isis rose to prominence, Anubis was worshipped as the god of the dead. When Osiris took on this role, however, Anubis became the god of mummification (as well as Osiris’s bastard …
Nephthys - Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Nephthys was the youngest child of the gods Nut and Geb. Her siblings included Osiris, Horus the Elder, Isis and Set. It’s important to note that Horus the Elder was found exclusively in Greek sources; non-Greek sources did not include him amongst Nut and Geb’s offspring. Like Isis and Osiris, Nephthys and Set were married before birth ...
Ptah – Mythopedia
WEBNov 29, 2022 · Evan Meehan is a writer, researcher, and historian with an M.A. in History from Georgia State University. Ptah was the Egyptian god of craftsmen and the arts, patron of artists and metalworkers. The divine sculptor who shaped humanity out of mud and clay, his words were said to have inspired Amun to create the universe.