Amun - Mythopedia Amun played a central role in another creation myth, this time as the primordial goose called the Great Honker or the Great Shrieker In this myth, Amun’s cry was the first noise to break the silence of non-existence As the Great Honker, Amun also laid the egg that would eventually become the world
Ra - Mythopedia Here, Amun-Ra (760-656 BCE) is identified by a crown of tall plumes above a solar disk Brooklyn Museum CC BY 3 0 Amun was one of Thebes’ most significant gods, and it was during this period of Theban control that Amun transitioned from being a relatively obscure local god to one of great prominence
Egyptian God Names - Mythopedia Typically, Egyptian gods had singular names, though some compounds (like Amun-Ra) would later attempt to unify the Egyptian pantheon 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
Thoth – Mythopedia Amun and Amunet: secrecy Collectively known as the Ogdoad, the eight deities built an island in the infinite sea of Nun It was on this island that the ibis Thoth laid an egg When it hatched, this egg would become the sun Thoth Plays Draughts with the Moon Even outside of Hermopolis, Thoth played an important role in the creation of the cosmos
Ptah – Mythopedia Ptah was the Egyptian god of craftsmen and the arts, patron of artists and metalworkers The divine sculptor who shaped humanity out of mud and clay, his words were said to have inspired Amun to create the universe
Anubis - Mythopedia 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
Hathor – Mythopedia The Egyptian creation myth centered around a creator god (usually Ra, but possibly Ptah, Atum, or Amun, depending on the tale) who brought the world into being by ejaculating and created the first gods through his seed Hathor’s cult held that the goddess was both the hand that aroused the creator and the vital force of his seed The Coffin
Ancient Egyptian Names - Mythopedia “Living Image of Amun” Ancient Egyptian Male Cleopatra “Her Father's Renown” Ancient Egyptian Female Ptahhotep “Peace of Ptah” Ancient Egyptian Male Meritamun Amun’s beloved Ancient Egyptian Female Seti “He of the god Seth” Ancient Egyptian Male Bastet Cat Ancient Egyptian Female Ramesses “Born of Ra
Olorun – Mythopedia Olorun (or Olodumare) is the supreme god of the Yoruba pantheon As the omnipotent creator of the universe, he is the leader of all other Yoruba gods
Bastet – Mythopedia Bastet was the cat-headed Egyptian goddess who guarded pregnant women and served as a manifestation of the Eye of Ra Originally a ferocious lioness, her image softened over time, although she retained her fierce protectiveness