2022年11月29日 · Anubis was the jackal-headed Egyptian god of mummification. Originally the powerful son of Ra and god of the dead, as other deities rose in prominence he became the escort of the newly deceased into the afterlife.

2022年11月29日 · Note: The cult of Anubis predated both Nephthys and the Osirian cult. After Osiris rose to prominence, Anubis’s role in Egyptian cosmology was rewritten to fit the new hierarchy; he subsequently became Nephthys’s child. The Wailing Women: Isis and Nephthys. Lamentation for the dead was an important part of Egyptian funeral practices.

2022年11月29日 · With Ra, Bastet had a son, Mahes, who as a lion god bore strong resemblance to his mother. Some myths positioned Bastet as the mother of Anubis. The jackal god’s associations with Isis came fairly late in the development of the Egyptian cosmology, and his connection to the ancient Bastet likely predated them. Family Tree. Parents

2022年11月29日 · Set, Egyptian god of chaos and disorder, was a source of tremendous antagonism in Egyptian mythology. After being killed by Anubis, he became a force for good in the afterlife, defending the sun from the monster Apophis.

Egyptian god and goddess name inspiration. Egyptian gods and goddesses had names with deep meanings—Amun, for example, means “the hidden one,” a reference to his deeply mysterious nature. Additionally, Egyptian god names often described gods and goddesses who had key roles in death and the afterlife, like Anubis, the god of mummification.

2022年11月29日 · Osiris was the first child of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb. His siblings included Horus the Elder, Set, Isis, Nephthys. Osiris had several notable children. He famously fathered Horus the Younger with his sister/wife Isis following his resurrection, and unwittingly sired Anubis with Nephthys.

2022年11月29日 · Horus was the falcon-headed Egyptian god of sun, sky, and kingship. Appearing in many manifestations over thousands of years, his best-known role is as the son of Osiris and Isis, destined to retake his father’s throne.

2022年11月29日 · Egyptian gods and goddesses were incarnations of both natural phenomena, such as the sun, and social phenomena, like knowledge. Egypt itself was ruled by a pharaoh who claimed to be the gods’ representative on earth, and who acted as …

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2023年3月9日 · Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld. Though often an object of dread, Hecate was sometimes seen as a kind goddess and a protector of justice.