Category: Egyptian Mythology

Ammut : A mythical creature of the Netherworld with the head of a crocodile, front legs of a lion, and back legs of a hippopotamus.…

Aker : One of the early lion gods in Egyptian mythology, Aker, the god of land, is represented by two lions seated back to back…

Pharaoh of Egypt, c.1400–c.1350 BCE. The second son of Amenhotep III of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, the future Pharaoh Akhenaten was originally named Amenhotep. There may…

Rat In Egyptian mythology, wife of the sun god Ra. She was called “mother of the gods,” as Ra was called “father of the gods.”…

Seker (Sacharis, Seger, Sokar, Solare, Sokaris) In Egyptian mythology, death god of the necropolis of Memphis. Originally, Seker may have been a vegetation god. Later…

Ennead (nine) In Egyptian mythology, nine deities whose characteristics symbolize the elemental-primal forces in the universe. The Great Ennead revolved around the mythology of Heliopolis,…

Duat (Tuat) In Egyptian mythology, the underworld or other world. Originally, Duat signified the place through which the sun god Ra passed each evening after…

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,…