Glazed steatite H. 6 × W. 3.2 × D. 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 9/16 in) The Metropolitan Museum of Art,…
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Category: Deities
Video: Acrostic of the Power of Sêth
In this video, I indtroduce a fascinating papyrus fragment measuring only 9×13 cm. It preserves a drawing of the ancient Egyptian god Sêth and an…
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The Isis Aretology of Kyme
An aretology is a list of a deity’s powers, virtues, miraculous deeds, and attributes. Six Isis’ aretologies are known to us today, dating from the…
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Secret Name of Aphrodite: Arôriphrasis
The name “Arôriphrasis” occurs predominantly on amulets depicting Aphrodite binding her hair. The philologist Maryse Waegeman conducted an analysis of this name, here are her…
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Bastet and the Egyptian Decans
Bastet is a major ancient Egyptian goddess commonly depicted as a lioness or with a lion head, but later also as a cat or as…
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The Berlin “Hymn to Ptah”
pBerlin 3048, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1.295 – 1.186 B.C. Worshipping Ptah, father of the gods, Ta-tenen, eldest of the originals, at…
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Thoth
In ancient Egyptian belief, Thoth is an incredibly complex and powerful deity. Here is a brief overview of his main roles: Thoth is the primordial…
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Ablanathanalba & Akrammachamarei
Modern scholarship still sticks to the use of the incorrect term “voces magicae” (magic sounds or magic words) for what ancient authors and practitioners referred…
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Unique Ancient Egyptian Limestone Dice With Deities
Unique limestone dice incised with the names of six major ancient Egyptian deities: Horus, Osiris, Isis, Nepthys, Hor-Duat, Hathor H: 3.3 cm, 62.99 g, Ptolemaic…
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How Dry Myrrh, Pines, Resins and Incense Were Created
Horus cried.The water fell from his eye to the earth and grew.That is how dry myrrh came to be. Geb was sad on account of…
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