Egyptian goddess of the sky and of the heavens. Daughter of the air god Shu and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture, in the Heliopolitan genealogy. She was typically depicted as a woman…
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Ba-Pef
Ba-Pef means “That Soul”, and the demonstrative adjective “pef” has an indication of dread or hostility. This is an old deity, as we learn from the Pyramid Text that the king passes…
Sekhmet
God of divine retribution, vengeance, and conquest, have the appearance of a woman with the head of a lioness. Sekhmet means “The Mighty One,” and she was one of the most powerful…
Gengen Wer
Gengen Wer was a primeval Egyptian goose god whose onomatopoeic name means Great Honker and who is a force of creative energy. The imagery is that of the goose carrying the egg…
Wosret
Wosret was an ancient goddess of Thebes whose name means “the powerful”. Possibly she was the earliest consort of Amun at Karnak, preceding Mut. Certainly Middle Kingdom pharaohs of Theban origins take…
Nefertiti always and forever
Has the mummy of the beautiful Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, really been identified? Nevine El-Aref investigates For the second time in a week, the 18th-dynasty queen, Nefertiti,…
Tayet
Tayet was the goddess of weaving and the most crucial of her roles was providing woven cloth for embalming. In the letter which the pharaoh Senusret I sends to Sinuhe, an ex-harem…
Ptah
God of creation, craftsmen, artisans, have the appearance of a man with a punt beard, wrapped up like a mummy, but with his hands free which grip a great staff made up…