Author: Lux Ferre

Harpokrates (Horus the child, the infant Horus) In Egyptian mythology, Greek name for the Egyptian Heru-p-khart, a form of the god Horus. He was often…

Haroeris (Horus the elder, Horus the great) In Egyptian mythology, Greek name for Har Wer, who was worshipped at Letopolis. Some texts say he was…

Harmachis (Horus who is on the horizon) In Egyptian mythology, the Greek form of the Egyptian god Rehoarakhty. According to legend, the Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV,…

Hapi (Hap, Hapy) In Egyptian mythology, god of the Nile, who became identified in some myths with all of the great primeval creative deities and…

Buto (Bouto) In Egyptian mythology, Greek name for the cobra, or uraeus, goddess Utachet (Wadjet, Inadjet, Edjo), protector of Lower Egypt. Her twin sister, Nekhebet…

Buchis (Bacis, Bkha) In Egyptian mythology, the sacred bull worshipped at Hermonthis, believed to be an incarnation of the war god Menthu. SEE ALSO: Egyptian…

Book of the Dead, The Popular title given to a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts composed for the benefit of the dead. The collection…

Benu (rise and shine) In Egyptian mythology, bird identified by the Greeks with the phoenix. The benu was said to be the oldest living creature.…

Behdety (he [i.e., Horus] of Behdet) In Egyptian mythology, the winged sun disk, combining the sun with the falcon as the two highest soaring bodies…