Egyptian pantheon

The ancient Egyptians were god-fearing citizens. With more than 2000 gods, theirs was the largest and most complicated group of deities in the ancient world.

Who’s your favorite god/goddess? Do you speak to them regularly in life and maintain a relationship with them? How has this benefited you?…

Nut was the Egyptian goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe. Her headdress was the hieroglyphic of part of her name, a pot, which may also symbolize the uterus. Mostly depicted in nude human form with a starry body, Nut was also sometimes depicted in the form of a cow whose great body formed the sky and heavens, a sycamore tree, or as a giant sow, suckling many piglets (representing the stars). Nut is also the barrier separating the forces of chaos from the…

Pantheon Expansion

The pretentious title “Sanctuary of Thought” might ring a bell for some if you are familiar with ancient Egyptian history.

Ra (Egyptian God) Talon Abraxas Ra as Creator Ancient Egyptian mythology gives credit to a number of different gods for establishing order and making the world, but those most often featured in...

Meet the Gods: Nun The oldest of ancient Egyptian gods is Nun (also Nu), the father of Ra, the sun god. Nun means “primeval waters.” Although the Egyptians had many creation myths, all agreed the universe came from Nun’s primordial waters. The sun rising from the sea each morning was considered a reenactment of…