Nov 29, 2022 · Amun played a central role in another creation myth, this time as the primordial goose called the Great Honker or the Great Shrieker. In this myth, Amun’s cry was the first …

Nov 29, 2022 · Here, Amun-Ra (760-656 BCE) is identified by a crown of tall plumes above a solar disk. Brooklyn Museum CC BY 3.0. Amun was one of Thebes’ most significant gods, and …

Nov 29, 2022 · Amun and Amunet: secrecy. Collectively known as the Ogdoad, the eight deities built an island in the infinite sea of Nun. It was on this island that the ibis Thoth laid an egg. …

Typically, Egyptian gods had singular names, though some compounds (like Amun-Ra) would later attempt to unify the Egyptian pantheon. Egyptian god and goddess name inspiration. …

“Living Image of Amun” Ancient Egyptian. Male. Cleopatra “Her Father's Renown” Ancient Egyptian. Female. Ptahhotep “Peace of Ptah” Ancient Egyptian. Male. Meritamun. Amun’s …

Nov 29, 2022 · Anubis was the jackal-headed Egyptian god of mummification. Originally the powerful son of Ra and god of the dead, as other deities rose in prominence he became the …

Apr 26, 2023 · Olorun (or Olodumare) is the supreme god of the Yoruba pantheon. As the omnipotent creator of the universe, he is the leader of all other Yoruba gods

Apr 26, 2023 · Obatala is the Yoruba god of creation and is worshipped as protector of the disabled. The Supreme Being tasked him with creating the earth and humankind, but while he …

Nov 29, 2022 · Egyptian gods and goddesses were incarnations of both natural phenomena, such as the sun, and social phenomena, like knowledge. Egypt itself was ruled by a pharaoh who …

Nov 29, 2022 · Bastet was the cat-headed Egyptian goddess who guarded pregnant women and served as a manifestation of the Eye of Ra. Originally a ferocious lioness, her image softened …