2022年11月29日 · Egyptian gods and goddesses were incarnations of both natural phenomena, such as the sun, and social phenomena, like knowledge. Egypt itself was ruled by a pharaoh who claimed to be the gods’ representative on earth, and who acted as …

Egyptian gods and goddesses were incarnations of both natural phenomena, such as the sun, and social phenomena, like knowledge. Egypt itself was ruled by a pharaoh who claimed to be the gods’ representative on earth, and who acted as a mediator between mankind and the divine.

2022年11月29日 · Bastet has appeared frequently in literature. Neil Gaiman referenced the goddess in several of his works, including American Gods and comic series The Sandman. Paul Gallico’s 1957 novel Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God cast Bastet as its main character—a cat named Bast-Ra.

2022年11月29日 · Nikolaj Coster-Waldau portrayed Horus in the 2016 film Gods of Egypt. The film followed Horus as he attempted to oust the usurper Set from his throne. The tabletop game series Warhammer 40K featured a story arc called the Horus Heresy. Both the plot and antagonist Horus Lupercal were named after the god Horus, though neither had further ties to ...

2022年11月29日 · Atum-Ra was regarded as the god of Lower Egypt, while his counterpart Montu-Ra was regarded as the god of Upper Egypt. Aten-Ra. When King Amenhotep IV took power (Either 1351BCE or 1353BCE), Amun or Amun-Ra was the central deity of the Egyptians. This could be seen in Amenhotep’s name, which meant “Amun is Satisfied.”

2022年11月29日 · Geb was part of the third generation of Egyptian gods. His parents, Shu and Tefnut, were the offspring of Ra. As was common amongst the Egyptian gods, Geb married his sister, Nut. Together they had Osiris, Horus the Elder, Set, …

2022年11月29日 · Amun’s omnipresence was radically different from the presence of other Egyptian gods, though such a trait is often associated with the gods of the Abrahamic tradition. Amun’s omnipresence was also paired with an uncommon omnipotence. He was frequently referred to as the “hidden” god, a term with a very specific meaning.

2022年11月29日 · Thoth was the vitally important Egyptian god of the moon, medicine, science, wisdom, and magic. Depicted with the head of an ibis, he invented writing, was the divine healer, and acted as advisor to the rest of the pantheon.

2022年11月29日 · Set was mentioned in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. In the book, Ibis (Thoth by another name) mentioned that the last time any of the gods had heard from Set was 1905 or 1906 via a postcard from San Francisco. Set served as the inspiration for Sutekh, an antagonist in Pyramids of Mars, the 3rd serial of the 13th series of Doctor Who. The serial ...

2022年11月29日 · The Egypt of Osiris’s time was barbarous, and cannibalism was widely practiced. Osiris put a stop to such practices and introduced the Egyptians to wheat, barley, grapes, wine, and copper tools. After civilizing Egypt, Osiris embarked on an expedition to introduce the world to wheat, barely and agriculture.