Thoth was one of the most powerful beings in the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, and played a hand in the adventures and stories of many other gods. Named Djehuty in Egyptian (or something similar), Thoth was revered for his knowledge and wisdom. He was never a king of gods, but rather …
Amun, whose name is also spelled Amon, Amen, and Ammon, was one of the original eight gods of Hermopolis. He ruled there as king alongside his wife and queen, Amunet. Both of them were sky deities and associated with the sun. In the 16th century BCE, Amun became an important …
Many Egyptian deities are depicted with animal heads, one of which is Ra. This ‘unique’ feature has led many people to ask: Why does Ra have the head of a falcon? Ra has a falcon head because the falcon was the traditional symbol for sun-gods. The bird, which is known …
People know a lot about ancient Greek and Roman mythology, and thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Norse mythology is gaining in popularity, as well. However, most people aren’t as well versed in Egyptian mythology. The Egyptians, too, have plenty of interesting myths, such as the one concerning Ra and …
Osiris is an ancient Egyptian god associated with death, resurrection, the afterlife, fertility, agriculture, and vegetation. His connections with death and the afterlife may lead some to wonder, is Osiris good or evil? Osiris is not evil. Although he may be perceived as evil, due to his associations with death …
Osiris is best known as the Egyptian god of the underworld. So why was the ruler of the dead always portrayed with green skin? Osiris had green skin because he was also the Egyptian god of agriculture and resurrection in addition to ruling the underworld. Osiris’ green skin was a …
The ancient Egyptians had an interesting system of gods and goddesses. There were many different types of animals that humans would worship, but the most common was an animal with a human head. One such god is Anubis, but why did he have a jackal head? Anubis had the head …
The ancient Egyptians had all sorts of beliefs that may seem strange to us today. For example, they believed that when you died, Anubis would weigh your heart against a feather to determine your path in the afterlife. Anubis, the Ancient Egyptian god of the dead, weighed the hearts of …
Ra and Horus both royalty and gods of the sun, and they were even combined and conflated with one another in later Egyptian myth. But how did these two entities compare? While there are many, many similarities between these two gods, who shared many things from their major domains (the …
Ra and Anubis were two of the most famous deities in Ancient Egyptian myth. The former was a sun god while the latter was a guardian of the Duat, the Egyptian afterlife. But how did these two gods compare? Ra’s many aspects are very different from Anubis, who is generally …