In Egyptian Mythology,
Heret-Kau - A protective goddess whose name means "She Who is Above the Spirits". She was worshipped during the period of the Old Kingdom (c. 2613-2181 BCE) as a life-giving spirit who also protected the souls of the dead in the afterlife.
"Anubis is the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife as well as the patron god of lost souls and the helpless.
Ḥeḥ (ḥḥ, also Huh, Hah, Hauh, Huah, and Hehu) was the personification of infinity or eternity in the Ogdoad in ancient Egyptian religion.
Isis. The origins of Isis are obscure. Unlike many gods, she can't be tied to a specific town, and there are no certain mentions of her in the earliest Egyptian literature. Over time she grew in importance, though, eventually becoming the most important goddess in the pantheon.
This interpretation was driven largely by the erasure of Hatshepsut's memory after her death.
Who Was the Goddess Hathor? Hathor was the ancient Egyptian deity of many realms: mother to Horus, god of the sky, and Ra, the sun god; and goddess of beauty (including cosmetics), sensuality, music, dancing, and maternity.
This volume explores the earliest appearances and functions of the five major Egyptian goddesses Neith, Hathor, Nut, Isis and Nephthys.
This goddess, whose name means “she who loves silence,” combines the body of a cobra with the head of a woman. An animal with a human head is a common Egyptian artistic convention. As a local deity, Meretseger guarded the Valley of the Kings, where monarchs were entombed, and the village of craftsmen who worked there.
Lesson Summary. In ancient Egypt, the goddess of death and night, Nephthys, had a key role as protector of the dead, advisor to pharaohs, and guardian of the household. With her name meaning "Mistress of the House," Nephthys acted as a protector to the king of Egypt and then as a guide and friend to those who died.
Psyche is the ancient Greek goddess of the soul. Unusually, she began as a mortal before ascending to Mount Olympus after undergoing many brutal trials and tribulations set by Aphrodite and winning the favor of her son, Eros.
10- Ba – Represents Physical Soul & Rebirth
The symbol of Ba is a bird (particularly a hawk) with a human head leaving or entering a tomb. A better translation of “Ba” is “spiritual manifestation.” Because in Egyptian religion, Ba is a part of the soul.
Nephthys is the goddess of death, darkness, and the protector of souls. She is depicted with crown hieroglyph representing a house, usually with a basket, and sometimes she is represented by the hawk. Nephthys was the child of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky), and the sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set.
The Mahavidya (Sanskrit: महाविद्या, IAST: Mahāvidyā, lit. Great Wisdoms) are a group of ten Hindu Tantric goddesses. The 10 Mahavidyas are usually named in the following sequence: Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi , Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala.
Apep, also known as Apophis in Greek, was the Egyptian god of chaos.
Nephthys was considered the dark or negative side of Isis, as Seth was the dark side of his brother Osiris. Like Isis, Nephthys was believed to have great power through her knowledge of sacred words and magical spells. She knew charms that could raise the dead and keep them from harm.
Hel, in Norse mythology, originally the name of the world of the dead; it later came to mean the goddess of death. Hel was one of the children of the trickster god Loki, and her kingdom was said to lie downward and northward.
Set eventually confronts his former wife after destroying her kingdom, she tries using her wings to fly away but Set grabs on to them and throws her to the ground. He cuts off her wings as she screams in pain and kills her.
Legends. Sekhmet, the warrior goddess of Upper Egypt, was the wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertum. On the battlefield, Sekhmet embodied the strength and bravery of the lion, expressing unbounded delight in the prey that fell to her. She was believed to protect the Pharaoh in battle.
Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses and there are many tales of how she could encourage both Gods and humans to fall in love with her.
Aphrodite. Aphrodite was the goddess of love, sex, and beauty. Unsurprisingly for a love goddess, she was said to have emerged from the foam generated when the severed testicles of her father, Uranus, were thrown into the sea by his son, the Titan Cronus.
Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. She was known primarily as a goddess of love and fertility and occasionally presided over marriage.
Hatshepsut: Egypt's First Female Pharaoh.
The first queen, who may also have ruled alone, was Neithhotep of the Early Dynastic Period in Egypt (c. 3150 - c. 2613 BCE). Her dates are difficult to determine, as are any details of her life, but she lived in the early part of the First Dynasty (c.
Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh, ruling as a man would for over 20 years and portraying herself in statues and paintings with a male body and false beard. For many years, Hatshepsut (ca 1508– 1458 B.C.) appeared content with the traditional female role of supporting player among Egypt's royals.