‘He Who Unites the Kas’, was a benevolent snake god who the Egyptians believed was one of the original primeval gods. He was linked to the sun god, swimming around in the…
Category: God & Godess
Mertseger
God of the Valley of the Kings, have the appearance of a woman with the head of cobra, or a scorpion with a woman’s head. Mertseger was the protector and guardian of…
Dedwen
Dedwen is another of the Anthropomorphic gods, presiding over Nubia and its access to resources such as incense, who was at times worshipped in ancient Egypt. In the Pyramid Texts the king…
Apep, also name Apophis, the Destroyer
God of evil and darkness, has the appearance of a great serpent or crocodile. Apep was the ancient spirit of evil and destruction who dwelled in eternal darkness. Every day he would…
Auf
An aspect of the sun god Re Auf was a ram-headed god who wore the solar disc and traveled at night through the Underworld waterways in order to reach the east in…
Heret-Kau
A goddess who’s name means, “She who is above the spirits”, clearly indicating her dominating force in the Afterlife. She figures into temple foundation rituals in the Delta alongside Neith and Isis,…
Meskhenet
Meskhenet was a goddess who presided at child birth. In her form of a tile terminating in a female head, as called in the Book of the Dead “cubit-with-head”, she represents one…
Yah, Moon God
Many topics in ancient Egyptian religion can be fraught with complexities. Trying to understand the changing roles of gods such as Re, Osiris and Amun are difficult if not impossible with the…