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The Great Gods of Egypt

Three thousand years of religion did not run on one pantheon. Rival theologies at Heliopolis, Memphis and Thebes each had their own creator, and the household gods most Egyptians actually owned amulets of barely appear on temple walls.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead · c. 1550 BCE onward

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The Great Gods of EgyptThe Great Gods of EgyptThe solar cycleThe sun's daily journey and th…The solar cycle — The sun's daily journey and the war fought to keep it moving.RaThe sun, sailing the…Ra — The sun, sailing the barque.ApepAttacks it nightly. …Apep — Attacks it nightly. Never finally killed.SetSpears Apep from the…Set — Spears Apep from the prow — the murderer as defender.AkerThe horizon gate the barque pa…Aker — The horizon gate the barque passes through.The rival creatorsThree cities, three accounts, …The rival creators — Three cities, three accounts, held simultaneously.Atum at HeliopolisCreation by self-generation.Atum at Heliopolis — Creation by self-generation.Ptah at MemphisCreation by heart and tongue —…Ptah at Memphis — Creation by heart and tongue — by naming.Amun at ThebesCreation by the hidden one.Amun at Thebes — Creation by the hidden one.Khnum at the cataractCreation by hand, on a potter'…Khnum at the cataract — Creation by hand, on a potter's wheel.The Theban triadThe state religion of the New …The Theban triad — The state religion of the New Kingdom.AmunAmunMutMutKhonsuKhonsuPower and dangerPower and dangerSekhmetPlague and its cure …Sekhmet — Plague and its cure in one goddess.HathorThe same power pacified.Hathor — The same power pacified.SobekThe river and the crocodile in…Sobek — The river and the crocodile in it.SerqetVenom, and the physicians who …Serqet — Venom, and the physicians who treat it.NeithWeaver, warrior and arbitrator.Neith — Weaver, warrior and arbitrator.The householdWhat ordinary Egyptians actual…The household — What ordinary Egyptians actually kept in the house.BesPainted on beds and headrests.Bes — Painted on beds and headrests.TaweretThe commonest protective amule…Taweret — The commonest protective amulet in domestic finds.BastetGuards against snakes and sick…Bastet — Guards against snakes and sickness.HekaMagic itself, treated as a for…Heka — Magic itself, treated as a force.The funerary apparatusThe funerary apparatusIsisIsisNephthysNephthysThe Four Sons of HorusOne per canopic jar.The Four Sons of Horus — One per canopic jar.HorusThe heir who wins th…Horus — The heir who wins the case.

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