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
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Isis – Mythopedia Thoth then asked for Horus’ semen to come out, and as Set had eaten some lettuce from his garden that morning, the semen emerged from Set’s belly via his ears [37] Isis’s trickery saved her son from an embarrassing legal defeat, and ultimately paved the way for Horus to claim his father’s throne
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
Nut - Mythopedia Thoth was quite enamored with Nut, and quickly came up with a solution: he challenged the moon to a game of draughts (checkers) and placed wagers throughout their match When Thoth’s winnings eventually added up, the moon gave him 1 70th of her illumination as payment
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
Osiris - Mythopedia Isis, Nephthys, Anubis, and Thoth then embalmed and mummified Osiris’s body before hiding it away Even in death, Osiris would find no peace Set discovered his body while on a moonlit boar hunt and tore it into 14 pieces
Horus – Mythopedia In one myth, Thoth was said to put Horus’s eye back together, suggesting that—like Osiris’s body—it had been torn apart The tale may have justified the use of the wedjat hieroglyph in representing the fractions of a standard grain measurement Each fraction was represented by a different portion of the eye Horus the Younger
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
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