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Post by Sojrn on Apr 17, 2006 18:15:14 GMT -5
Atum: 'The All' or 'Perfection' The primeval Egyptian sun god and creator of the world. He is the evening aspect of the sun, representing the setting sun. Later he was syncretized with Re as the god Atum-Re. According to the myths, he was the first substance (a hill) who emerged from the primeval waters. Amut created the deities Shu and Tefnut from his spittle or from his semen in the act of masturbation. Appearance: Man with the double crown 
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 17, 2006 18:44:29 GMT -5
Shu: 'He Who Rises Up' Shu was the god of the air and held up the figure of Nut so that the earth and the sky were separated.  Appearance: Man wearing a headdress with feathers. A lion. *********************************************** Tefnut: the goddess of moisture. She was the wife of Shu and the mother of Nut (the sky) and Geb (the earth).  Appearance: Woman with the head of a lioness Shu and his female counterpart Tefnut may be considered together, at all events in the texts of the later periods. The name Shu appears to be derived from the root shu, "dry, parched, withered, empty," and the like, and the name Tefnut must be connected with tef, or teftet, "to spit, be moist," and the like; thus Shu was a god who was connected with the heat and dryness of sunlight and with the dry atmosphere which exists between the earth and the sky, and Tefnut was a personification of the moisture of the sky, and made herself manifest in various forms.
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 17, 2006 18:58:00 GMT -5
Geb was the god of the earth and the husband and brother of the sky goddess Nut. He was also the father of Osiris, Isis, Nepthys and Seth. The ancient Egyptians believed that earthquakes were Geb's laughter.  Appearance: Man lying down below the arch of the sky goddess Nut. Man with a goose on his head.
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 17, 2006 19:05:20 GMT -5
Nut was the sky-goddess, whose body created a vault or canopy over the earth and was the sister/wife of Geb, the god of the earth. She was also the mother of Isis, Osiris, Nepthys and Seth. The ancient Egyptians believed that at the end of the day, Nut swallowed the sun-god, Ra, and gave birth to him again the next morning.  Appearance: Woman whose body arches across the sky, wearing a dress decorated with stars.
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 19, 2006 21:47:07 GMT -5
Osiris was the god of the dead, and ruler of the underworld as well as a god of resurrection and fertility. The ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris gave them the gift of barley, one of their most important crops. Osiris was the brother/husband of Isis, and the brother of Nepthys and Seth. He was also the father of Horus.  Appearance: A mummified man wearing a white cone-like headdress with feathers.
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 19, 2006 21:54:36 GMT -5
Isis, the most complete flowering of the Goddess concept in human history. Daughter of Earth God Geb and Sky Goddess Nut. The epitome of love. Isis was also the great wife of the god Osiris. The goddess became the essence of nurturing love and magic. Goddess of Rebirth. Mother of Life, but she was also known as the Crone of Death. Her immense powers earned her the titles of "The Giver of Life" and "Goddess of Magic."  Appearance: Woman with headdress in the shape of a throne. A pair of cow horns with a sun disk.
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 21, 2006 18:48:28 GMT -5
Nephthys 'Lady of the Mansion' Nephthys was a protective goddess of the dead, the sister of Isis and Osiris, and the sister/wife of Seth. Nephthys was also the mother of Anubis. She is often shown on coffins, or in funerary scenes.  Appearance: Woman with headdress showing her name in hieroglyphs.
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 21, 2006 18:56:23 GMT -5
Seth was the god of chaos and thus represented everything that threatened harmony in Egypt. He was the brother of Osiris and Isis, as well as the brother/husband of Nepthys. He murdered his brother Osiris, then battled with his nephew Horus to be the ruler of the living.  Appearance: Man with the head of a 'Seth animal' (unidentifiable)
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 22, 2006 12:50:22 GMT -5
Horus, 'The One Far Above' was a god of the sky and is most well-known as the protector of the ruler of Egypt. One of the most common beliefs was that Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. After Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, Horus fought with Seth for the throne of Egypt. In this battle, Horus lost one of his eyes. The eye was restored to him and it became a symbol of protection for the ancient Egyptians. After this battle, Horus was chosen to be the ruler of the world of the living.  Appearance: Man with the head of a hawk. A hawk.  The eye was restored to him and it became a symbol of protection for the ancient Egyptians.
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Post by Sojrn on Apr 22, 2006 13:07:59 GMT -5
Anubis, son of Nephtys, was the god of embalming and the dead. Since jackals were often seen in cemeteries, the ancient Egyptians believed that Anubis watched over the dead. Anubis helped to embalm Osiris after he was killed by Seth. Thus, Anubis was the god who watched over the process of mummifying people when they died.  Appearance: Man with a jackal head. A jackal.
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Post by nevyn on Jun 15, 2006 8:13:01 GMT -5
I would love to have one of your illustrated descriptions for bast, please....she and Isis are the two of the Egyptian pantheon that I utilize in my works and I love the illustrations for the others that you have here. Thank you in advance!  |
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Post by Senbecc on Jun 15, 2006 8:29:49 GMT -5
I would love to have one of your illustrated descriptions for bast, please....she and Isis are the two of the Egyptian pantheon that I utilize in my works and I love the illustrations for the others that you have here. Thank you in advance! It seems we may be missing an egytian Pantheon board eh? I haddn't seen this... |
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Post by Sojrn on Jun 18, 2006 17:26:10 GMT -5
Bastet is one of the daughters of the sun god, Ra. She is usually seen as a gentle protective goddess.  Bastet however, sometimes appeared with the head of a lioness to protect the king in battle. Appearance: Woman with the head of a cat
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Post by nevyn on Jun 18, 2006 19:52:23 GMT -5
thank you sojrn! copied! 
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Post by Sojrn on Jun 22, 2006 18:41:00 GMT -5
thank you sojrn! copied! Many welcomes! |
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