The evil god in Egyptian mythology. He always strives to win the throne. He is the son of Nut and Geb and is married to Taurt in some cases, Nephthys in most.
[Illustration: Set, with a rat body, spade-tipped tail, wings, and donkey head. He's holding a wand with a black star on the tip--recall this implement from King Kuts 2.]
Anubis
The Egyptian god of embalming. His favorite possessions are his scales, given to him by Set. He is Horus' half-brother. He is the son of Osiris and Nephthys.
[Illustration: Anubis as an anthropomorphic jackal with wings and an ankh necklace.]
Horus
The Egyptian god of the sun. His father is Osiris. Horus helps lead deceased people to the Underworld. Horus' mother is Isis. Anubis is his half-brother. He is married to Hathor.
[Illustration: Horus as a giant hawk with an ankh necklace.]
Osiris
The Egyptian god of the dead and Set's brother. He's married to Isis and his sons are Anubis and Horus. He is the son of Nut and Geb.
[Illustration: Osiris, wrapped as a mummy but with his arms free, holding the crook and flail; he wears the double-plumed crown and an ankh bracelet.]
Isis
The mother-goddess of Egyptian mythology. She is married to Osiris. Her son is Horus. She is the daughter of Nut and Geb.
[Illustration: Isis, wearing a shirt and pleated skirt, a pectoral, uraeus sandals, ankh, and double-plumed sundisk on her head.]
Bastet, Ubastet, Bast, Bubastis
A goddess of joy, dance, and love in ancient Egypt. She symolizes [sic] the life-giving warmth of the sun but can also cause destruction, if angered. She will inflict burning wounds in guilty people. She is the daughter of Ra.
[Illustration: Bastet as an anthropomorphic cat with wings. She's wearing a shirt, pleated skirt, ankh, uraeus belt, hoop earrings, and a skullcap with lappets.]
Nephthys
No very important role. [Note--sorry Nephthys fans!! This was before I knew much about her!] She is Isis' sister and helps Isis care for newborn children and ill people. She is the daughter of Nut and Geb. Anubis is her son. She is married to Set.
[Illustration: Nephthys, wearing a shirt, pleated skirt, ankh bracelet, uraeus sandals, and headband.]
Tefnut
Tefnut and Shu hold up Nut as the sky in ancient Egyptian mythology. Supposedly married to Shu. She is the daughter of Ra.
[Illustration: Tefnut, wearing a shirt, pleated skirt with triangular front flap, uraeus sandals, ankh bracelet, pectoral, and knotted headband. She has triangles emblazoned on the upper arms of her shirt.]
Shu
Shu helps Tefnut hold up Nut, the sky, as they stand on Geb, the earth. He is the son of Ra.
[Illustration: Shu, dressed in a kilt with a triangular front flap, ankh bracelet, uraeus sandals, and bull's tail.]
Taurt
An ancient Egyptian hippo goddess. She is married to Set in some cases. Not much is known about her. [Note--another goddess I was woefully ignorant of back then. My first source on her named her as the wife of Set, but by now I realize she's much more often named as the wife of the dwarf god Bes.]
[Illustration: Taurt as an anthropomorphic hippopotamus dressed in a robe/dress, with an ankh necklace and wings.]
Khnum, Khnemu
An old form of Ptah, Khnum sat in a cave near a cataract on the Nile and sculpted people and gods on a potter's wheel with Nile clay. He decided what the people and gods would look like. He still does this but not in the cave, anymore. [Note--this is in reference to a story I'm not even sure I started, The Story Of Osiris & Isis. According to my mythology now, Khnum is still very much located in his cave.]
[Illustration: Khnum as an anthropomorphic ram (he has hooves for feet and hands), dressed in a kilt and ankh necklace, with wings. He has spiral horns.]
Thoth, Toth, Techuti
The Egyptian god of wisdom, the moon, the arts, medicine, healing, music, etc. He writes the verdict on Judgement Day. Also known as Techuti, Toth, Khonso or Chunsu, he is the son of Amon and Mut. [Note--here I seem to be confusing Thoth with Khonsu, although they ARE related. For a time--including in the first version of City Of The Sun--I named Thoth as the ADOPTED son of Amon and Mut, but I'm no longer quite so certain about this role, seeing as Amon has all but been dropped from my storylines.]
[Illustration: Thoth as an anthropomorphic ibis (he has bird feet, a plumed tail, and a feathered body), dressed in a kilt; he may be wearing an ankh bracelet, but it's hard to tell.]
Sobek, Sobk, Sebk, Sebek
A crocodile god to the ancient Egyptians. He represents the destroying power of the sun. Not much is known about him.
[Illustration: Sobek, with a crocodile head and tail, as well as wings; he's dressed in a kilt, ankh bracelet and necklace, uraeus sandals, and bull's tail. He's carrying an animal-headed staff decorated with two bunches of feathers (?), above which is some sort of symbol (?) on the staff; it has the vague shape of a keyhole, with markings on it. The "feathers" seem to be marked also, but I've long forgotten their significance.]
Sakhmet, Sekhmet, Sechet
Another form of Bastet, also called Sekhmet or Sechet. She is almost Bastet's equal. She is also the goddess of war and is married to Ptah.
[Illustration: Sakhmet as an anthropomorphic lioness, wearing a shirt and skirt or dress and ankh necklace and pectorals; she has wings.]
Hathor, Athor, Athyr
The ancient Egyptian goddess of love and beauty. In human form, she is usually depicted as having cow's ears. She is Isis in another form. She is married to Horus. She is also called Athor or Athyr.
[Illustration: Hathor with a cow's head; she's dressed in a sleeveless shirt and skirt or dress, pectoral, ankh bracelet, uraeus sandals, and bull's tail (in addition to a cow tail). There's a sundisk between her long horns.]
Nehebka
An ancient Egyptian snake goddess. She protects the royal family, striking out at any enemies. Not much is known about her. [Note--I still know very little about this deity. I think she's (he's?) a minor funerary god(dess).]
[Illustration: Nehebka with a snake's head, long neck, and tail, as well as wings; she wears a shirt and skirt or dress, pectoral (?), ankh necklace, uraeus sandals, and what looks to be an Atef crown (a plumed double (?) disk with horns and uraeus).]
Amon, Amen, Amun, Amon-Ra, Amen-Ra, Amun-Ra (or Re)
The king of the gods in Egyptian mythology, and the god of war. He is married to Mut, also called Muth. Khonsu, Thoth in another form, is his son.
[Illustration: Amon, dressed in a pleated kilt with triangular front flap, uraeus sandals, and double-plumed crown; he's leaning on an animal-headed staff, and holding an ankh.]
Geb, Keb, Heb
The ancient Egyptian god of the earth. He is married to Nut. Ra is his father. His children are Set, Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys.
[Illustration: Geb, dressed in a kilt with triangular front flap, ankh bracelet, pectoral, uraeus sandals, and bull's tail.]
Nut
The ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky. She is married to Geb. Her father is Ra. It is said that the stars are her children.
[Illustration: Nut, wearing a shirt and skirt or dress with a triangular front flap upon which looks to be an Eye of Ra, as well as an ankh bracelet, uraeus sandals, and knotted headband.]
Ra, Re
In [most] cases, the very first god. He came out of an egg sitting on a mound in the center of the ocean. He conquered the uraeus snake for his diadem and is the god of the sun. After sailing across the sky in his boat, Millions of Years, the people who have died board it and sail the sun boat to the Underworld.
[Illustration: Ra, with a hawk's head, dressed in a kilt with some sort of front flap, ankh bracelet, uraeus sandals, bull tail, uraeus diadem, and sundisk atop his head.]
No comments:
Post a Comment