Reshep was a war god whose origins are from Syria. He was brought into the Egyptian pantheon during the 28th Dynasty. Reshep’s characteristic stance is brandishing a mace or axe over his…
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Neith
God of war, impartiality, mummification wrappings, the funeral bier, have the appearance of a woman carrying weapons of war, usually a bow and arrow and a shield. In the Old Kingdom she…
Ammit, Eater of the Dead
God of destruction of the souls of the wicked.Have the appearance of a demon with the head of crocodile, the torso of a leopard and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus. Ammit sits…
Heryshef
Heryshef was a Ram-god who was prominent in Middle Egypt at ancient Hnes (modern Ihnasya el-Medina) on the west bank of the Nile near Beni Suef. His cult apparently, as recorded on…
Bronze tools
Bronze was a great improvement on copper. The oldest real bronze found in Egypt dates to the 4th dynasty and consists of 90% copper and 10% additional metals, which is about the…
Wooden tools
Wood, ivory, bone and stone have been used for making tools since earliest times. Wood has marvellous qualities for which it is used and loved to this day. It combines toughness and…
Mehet-Weret
Mehet-Weret was a cow goddess of the sky. Her name means “great flood”. In the age of the Pyramids, Mehet-Weret represented the waterway in the heavens, sailed upon by both the sun…
The Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza belongs to the Giza necropolis west of Cairo. The site is a plateau containing the three great pyramids of Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaura, together with the Sphinx…