‘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: Ancient Egypt World
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…
Alexandria: The Ptolemaic Dynasty
The achievements of the Greeks in the ancient world, by no means few, may have reached their peak in the city of Alexandria. No less a ruler than its namesake, Alexander III…
Eighteenth Dynasty
If disproportionate space seem here to have been devoted to a single dynastic problem, the excuse must be firstly the importance of the two great personages who now face one another in…
The west bank
The west bank at Luxor is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. It is much more than what we refer to as the Valley of the Kings, though…