Category: Egyptian Mythology

Sekhmet : The Mighty One; Great of Magic; Lady of Terror; Lady of Action; The One Before Whom Evil Flees; Mistress Dread; Lady of Flame;…

Serqet (Selket, Selqet, Selquet) In Egyptian mythology, scorpion goddess. Serqet protected the body of the dead. She was often seen on the walls of tombs…

Seshet, Queen of Construction and Goddess of Writing, competes with Ptah for title of founder of architecture. Seshet supervises the construction of r…

Set (Seth, Sethi, Sit, Sut, Sutekh) In Egyptian mythology, the evil god; brother of Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys; called Typhon by the Greeks. He murdered…

Thoth : Lord of Divine Words; Lord of Books Thoth is primeval: he is from before Creation. In some Egyptian myths, Thoth is the supreme…

Serapis In Egyptian mythology, Greek name for the composite god made up of the god Osiris, called Ser in Egyptian, and the sacred bull of…

Osiris Lord of the Far World Osiris, ancient deity, is a culture hero. He invented agriculture: the sacred rites of grain. He taught people to…

Renenet She Who Rears; The Nourishing Snake; Lady of the Double Granary ALSO KNOWN AS: Renenutet ORIGIN: Egypt Renenet is an Egyptian goddess of childbirth.…

Bast (Bastet, Pasht) In Egyptian mythology, cat goddess worshipped at Bubastis in the eastern delta. She was looked upon as a manifestation of the solar…

Mut Lady of Heaven; Queen of Deities; Mother of the Mothers ORIGIN: Egypt Her name means “Mom.” Mut, the vulture goddess, is the spirit of…