Egyptian Mythology

#16 Apep and Isfet

#16 Apep and Isfet

Apep (known to the Greeks as Apophis) is the Egypt god of chaos (Isfet). As the embodiment of Isfet, Apep was thus the opponent of light and Ma'at (the goddess...

#16 Apep and Isfet

Apep (known to the Greeks as Apophis) is the Egypt god of chaos (Isfet). As the embodiment of Isfet, Apep was thus the opponent of light and Ma'at (the goddess...

#15 Ma’at

#15 Ma’at

Ma'at, wife of Thoth and daughter of Ra was the goddess of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. She is an important goddess to the Egyptians because the...

#15 Ma’at

Ma'at, wife of Thoth and daughter of Ra was the goddess of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. She is an important goddess to the Egyptians because the...

#14 Thoth

#14 Thoth

Thoth is the arbitrator of disputes between the gods, a god of magic, writing, scientific discovery and judge of the dead. His feminine counterpart was Seshat, and he was married...

#14 Thoth

Thoth is the arbitrator of disputes between the gods, a god of magic, writing, scientific discovery and judge of the dead. His feminine counterpart was Seshat, and he was married...

#13 Ra

#13 Ra

Ra is one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the noon sun. In art Ra was represented as a man with the head of...

#13 Ra

Ra is one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the noon sun. In art Ra was represented as a man with the head of...

#12 Anubis (Anpu)

#12 Anubis (Anpu)

Anubis is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian god originally known as Anpu, which means “royal child”. In early mythology, he is a son of Ra, but intermediate texts...

#12 Anubis (Anpu)

Anubis is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian god originally known as Anpu, which means “royal child”. In early mythology, he is a son of Ra, but intermediate texts...

#11 Nephthys

#11 Nephthys

Nephthys was regarded as the sister-wife companion of Set in Heliopolis. Although Nephthys's marriage to Set is part of Egyptian mythology, it was not included in the murder and resurrection...

#11 Nephthys

Nephthys was regarded as the sister-wife companion of Set in Heliopolis. Although Nephthys's marriage to Set is part of Egyptian mythology, it was not included in the murder and resurrection...