Category: Egyptian Mythology

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…

Aten (Aton, Adon, Eton) In Egyptian mythology, the sun disk worshipped by Akhenaton (1372–1355 b.c.e.). Surviving hymns to Aten emphasize his role as a benevolent…

Atchet (the nurse?) In Egyptian mythology, goddess associated with the sun god Ra and in some texts considered the female counterpart of the sun god.…

Apophis In Egyptian mythology, Greek name of the Egyptian Apep, or Aaapef, giant serpent, sometimes a crocodile, and night demon. According to some ancient accounts,…

Apis In Egyptian mythology, Greek name for the sacred bull, Hapi, associated with the god Ptah of Memphis and regarded as his earthly manifestation during…