Ptah – Mythopedia Ptah-Paitakos was a form of Ptah depicted as an achondroplastic dwarf This link between dwarfism and metalsmithing (jewelry production, in particular) was likely a result of chronic exposure to heavy metals, such as arsenic and lead
Ra - Mythopedia With Ptah, the god who “represented the transformative force that turns a creative thought into action and material reality,” Amun created an egg which floated through Nun Before long, Ra emerged from the egg
Thoth – Mythopedia Thoth was the vitally important Egyptian god of the moon, medicine, science, wisdom, and magic Depicted with the head of an ibis, he invented writing, was the divine healer, and acted as advisor to the rest of the pantheon
Set – Mythopedia 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
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
Egyptian God Names - Mythopedia Egyptian god names: Origin, structure, and meaning Travel through the centuries and arrive in the world of Egyptian gods, where a non-traditional pantheon and an emphasis on life after death give Egyptian mythology both a spooky and mysterious quality to fiction and gaming
Eros – Mythopedia Eros, loveliest of the Greek gods, was the personification of passion and procreation who emerged at the beginning of the cosmos He was often imagined as Aphrodite’s companion Later authors sometimes multiplied him into a collection of mischievous gods known as “Erotes ”
Ancient Egyptian Names - Mythopedia Ancient Egyptian names: History, structure, and meaning Ancient Egypt straddles the line between prehistory and history, including a distinct culture, garb, and national identity that still reverberates to this day
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
Egyptian Gods - Mythopedia 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 a mediator between mankind and the divine