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nicodemuslily · 2 years

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New batch of Egyptian gods and goddesses! /o/

First line, we've got Shu (the lion), Tefnut (the lioness) and their grandchildren: Osiris, Isis, Haroëris and Nephtys. And as they don't like Set, they kick out this weird little fur ball far away from their precious grandsons and granddaughters. I see them as particularly severe, Shu more than Tefnut. For your knowledge, Shu is the god of the dry air when Tefnut is the goddess of the wet heat. With their children, Geb (the earth) and Nut (the sky), they are figuring out all the elements necessary for life. (I struggled so much with Shu. ^^; I did it three times before I found the good way to draw him.)

Second line, here is the real appearance of Tawaret and Ammit. Tawaret, goddess of pregnant women, children, childbirth... is half-hippo, half-lioness and half-crocodile. Ammit, the great devourer, is not a sexy crocodile like we saw in Moon Knight. She's just a kind of pet, eating the soul of the bad people. Actually, she only has a crocodile head. The other parts of her body are half-lioness and half-hippo. (Now, you understand why I facepalmed myself so much during the last episodes of MK even though I liked the show.)

[Yesterday, I facepalmed again reading a comics about Cleopatra. In her dreams, Anubis threatened her to be devour by a big reddish creature with an enormous non-human head and big boobs. That was clearly Tawaret... the most peaceful goddess of all the pantheon. Later, we see the same goddess taking care of a child. Obviously, the authors made a cross-over between the two goddesses who have nothing in common but the animals they take their appearance from.]

And, in the background, we've got Thot asking Nun:

_What about them?

_The glass of too much.

For you to understand, you've got to know that, for the Egyptian, the world started with nothing but a giant ocean, the Nun. And from this ocean, the life appeared with Ra, Thot, Ptah and many other gods (Old Egyptians knew nothing about evolution, but they were not that far from the reality actually). Later, some gods and goddesses appeared thanks to Ra/Atoum/Khepri (like Shu and Tefnut), then by the usual way (like Geb, Nout, their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren). Tawaret and Ammit were probably born from the Nun like many, aaand it seems that the old blue guy (his personification) drunk a little too much of palm tree wine. XD

One more to go and I would have drawn my 30 gods and goddesses from the Ancient Egypt. :)

(Yes, you read right: Tawaret is red (it's supposed to figure menstruations) and Nun is blue (he's an ocean, remember). :D)

#egyptian mythology #egyptian gods #shu #tefnut #ammit #tawaret #noun #thot #osiris #isis #nephtys #set #seth #sunday sketch time #sketchdump #sketches

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kemetickowboy · 1 year

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Im hotep y'all!

Been seeing 1111 a lot lately, especially in a dream last night. Bastet and Hathor are trying to reach out to me, so I'll be meditating with them for a while.

However, I need to cleanse the space I'll be using so I figured I'd write something. Feel free to use or modify to your liking!

Tefnut, weaver of rivers, please wash away that which seeks to poison my intentions.

Dua Tefnut!

Shu, supporter of the sky, please clear the toxic fog of my mind with your gracious winds.

Dua Shu!

Bastet and Hathor, I open my heart and mind to your wisdom and guidance.

Dua Bastet!

Dua Hathor!

Something a little shorter just in case:

There are no clouds, only clear skies.

There is no muddy river, only a clean stream.

Thank you for reading and blessed be!

#devotional poetry #cleansing #spells #kemetism #kemetic #Tefnut #Shu #Bastet #Hathor #witchcraft #baby witch #1111 #angel numbers

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lotusfeather-and-bone · 2 years

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Re and the Creation of the World

In the beginning, there was only the primordial waters, Nun, an infinite expanse of darkness within which only existed chaos, known as is/f/et. From the waters of Nun, a hill of earth rose. And from that hill, the sun god Re created himself. In his loneliness, Re created two children: Shu, the God of Air; and Tefnut, the Goddess of Moisture. These two children were sent out to explore the vastness of Nun and continue the work of building the universe and bringing order and balance, or ma’at.

After a time, Re grew lonely, and so the God of Sun sent his own two eyes out to bring his children back to his side. When Shu and Tefnut returned, Re wept with joy, and his tears fertilized the earth and created humans. After the humans came to be, Shu and Tefnut came together and created their own children: Geb, the God of Earth; and Nut, the Goddess of Sky. Geb and Nut fell in love, and after a time wished to create a family of their own, but their grandfather Re commanded Shu to separate them, thus separating the earth and the sky with a barrier of air. This separation was too late, as Nut was pregnant with the children of Geb. Re then commanded that Nut was not to give birth on any day of the year. And so it was.

Distraught, Nut sought out the God of Wisdom, Djehuty, who had sprung fully formed from the lips of Re at the time of creation. Djehuty concocted a plan and gambled with Khonsu, the Moon God. Once he won five days of light from the moon, Djehuty gave them to Nut, because these days did not belong to the year which only had 360 days.

On the first day, Nut bore a son called Ausar, who would rule the land of Kemet and bring order to all the souls of humanity. On the second day was born Heru-wer, the falcon-headed god. The third day saw Set, who ruled the desert and its many storms. Finally, on the fourth and fifth days came the twin goddesses, Auset and Nebt-het.

And so the world began.

*this is my own personal understanding of this particular Egyptian creation myth, and is in no way factual or completely true to the original depiction of this myth*

#kemetic mythology #Re #Ra #kemetic creation myth #Shu #Tefnut #Geb #Nut #Ausar #Auset #Heru-wer #Set #Nebt-het #epagomenal days

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ben-the-hyena · 2 years

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Geb to Tefnut when realizing Shu isn't home

#I AM SO SORRY FOR THIS POST I HAD TO #explanation : Shu the god of air ruled over men and at sope point left to some place which his son Geb god of earth used to usurp him #and didn't just want the throne but his wife and thus his own mother too Tefnut goddess of humidity and claimed her by raping her #don't worry it ends good Geb and his helpers are severely punished and he is locked under earth. earthquakes are his fits of rage #geb #shu #tefnut #parents and children #lol #reaction video #link #video #youtube #mythology #legends #egypt

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rudjedet · 1 year

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even beyond the whole thing where divine pairings aren’t at all comparable to western marriage constructs “THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS DID AN INCEST WITH THEIR SIBLINGS EW” is such a fucking moot point too because what, do you think divine fucking beings have like. chromosomes or some shit? no. shut up. you know nothing. Atum masturbated the universe into existence and you’re worried about Shu and Tefnut boning. come on now.

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milky-rozen · 11 months

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Ladies and Gentlemen: Shu and Tefnut, the very first lovers of the universe ✨

#my art #house of the sun #Shu #Tefnut #egyptian mythology #egyptian gods

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egypt-museum · 2 months

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Finger Ring of Akhenaten and Nefertiti

New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353-1336 BC. Petrie excavations, 1891-92. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 26.7.767

This gold ring of Akhenaten and Nefertiti was found at Tell el-Amarna. The hieroglyphs may be read as an ideogram. The two seated figures are probably Akhenaten (left) and Nefertiti (right) as the deities Shu (air as indicated by the feather he holds) and Tefnut (moisture).

They were father and mother of the earth and sky, which are symbolically represented by the earth hieroglyph (below) and by the sun disk flanked by two sacred cobras (above).

#ancient egypt #akhenaten #nefertiti #amarna #18th dynasty #new kingdom #ring #jewelry

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themodernwitchsguide · 8 months

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the egyptian gods

MA'AT: the essence of harmony and balance

in the beginning, well, there were a lot of different beginnings,

AMUN/AMUN-RA: god of the sun and air, supreme king of the gods in some periods. some stories say that he created himself and then everything else in the universe

ATUM: sometimes considered another name for Ra, but when separated he represents the evening sun. he was the first of the Ennead to emerge from Nu, and was the supreme ruler of the gods, and creator of the universe and human beings

RA/RE: when separated from Atum, he represents the midday sun, but other stories say that his aspect changes as he advances his sun barge across the sky. also considered the supreme ruler and creator of the universe. later merged with Amun as he rose in popularity

PTAH: another creator of the universe, Ptah was lord of truth, and the patron god of sculptors and craftsmen (since he was considered to have sculpted the earth). he created the first mound of earth from Nu by imagining it in his heart and breathed life into things with his voice

KHNUM: said to have created everything on his potter's wheel. in a different story he created humans on his potter's wheel then raised them up to the sun so that Ra could breathe life into them

NEITH: a war and funerary goddess, she created all things from her innards. she invented birth, therefore considered the "mother goddess" and closely associated with life and living things

MUT: emerged from Nu and gave birth to the world on her own, or in other stories was the wife of Amun. she was a goddess of protection, guarding humans in life, and against demons in death

MEHET-WERET: celestial cow goddess that emerged from Nu and gave birth to Ra at the beginning of time. goddess of water, creation, and rebirth

then under Atum/Ra creation stories, there were the first gods, called the Ennead,

SHU: the primordial god of air, he was born from Atum/Ra with his sister Tefnut to create the world. it's said that after bein gone for so long, Atum/Ra sent the eye of Ra to search for them, and his tears of happiness at having them returned became humans

TEFNUT: the sister and wife of Shu, she was the primordial god of moisture and rainfall

NUT: child of Shu and Tefnut, she represented the sky, but her relationship with her brother Geb disturbed Atum/Ra so he pushed her high above Geb, decreeing that she could not give birth on any day of the year. however, Thoth then gambled with Iah (or Khonsu) winning five days of moonlight he transformed into days. On those five days, her five children were born

GEB: god of the earth and growing things

OSIRIS: child of Nut and Geb, he was lord and god of the underworld and afterlife. he was said to be the first god to die, after being killed by his brother Set, wherein Isis then resurrected him and they bore Horus.

ISIS: child of Nut and Geb, she was the goddess of the moon, healing, fertility, and magic

NEPHTHYS: child of Nut and Geb, she is the twin sister of Isis and wife of Set. she is considered a goddess of funeral rites, darkness (not in an evil sense), and protector of women.

SET/SETH: child of Nut and Geb god of war, chaos, and storms. although he was the first murderer, he was considered a necessary balance to the good of Osiris. he killed Osiris to usurp his throne, only to later be usurped by Horus.

However, sometimes Set was replaced with Horus in the Ennead, HORUS: technically there were two Horuses, Horus the Elder, who was a child of Nut and Geb, and Horus the younger, who was the better known Horus. however, they ended up merging into one deity, a god of the sun, sky, and kingship

under the Amun (and sometimes Ptah) creation myth(s) there was the group called the Ogdoad, including Amun and

AMUNET: the female counterpart of Amun, together they represented forces unseen, including the wind and air

KEK: the god of the hours before dawn, he guided the sun barge of Ra from the underworld to earth

KAUKET: the female aspect of Kek, she represented the hours after sunset, and guided the sun barge of Ra into the underworld. Together these gods represent darkness (but not in an evil way)

HEH AND HAUHET: often not separated in any meaningful way, these two were the gods of infinity, eternity, and time

NUN AND NAUNET: personification of the primordial waters, from which everything was created. Naunet is only ever referenced when it comes to the Ogdoad

However, when Amun became revered as a god of creation, him and Amunet were sometimes replaced by NIA AND NIAT: gods of the void

so then the rest of the gods,

THOTH: advisor of Atum/Ra, he was the god of wisdom, writing, and truth, and was associated with the moon. sometimes he is the child of Atum/Ra, other times he is the son of Horus. he gave humanity the gift of language and marked the passage of time

SESHAT: consort of Thoth, she was the goddess of writing, books, and measurements

ANUBIS: son of Nephthys and Osiris, he was the god of the dead and associated with embalming. he leads the souls of the dead to the Hall of Truth and weighs their heart to determine if they were good or evil

KABECHET/QEBEHT: daughter of Anubis and a funerary deity. she provides cool, pure water to the souls awaiting judgement in the Hall of Truth

BASTET: daughter of Ra, although her image has tempered over time, Bastet was often considered a defender of pharaohs and the hearth. goddess of cats, women, and fertility

SEKHMET: sister of Bastet, she was goddess of destruction, justice, and desert winds. after Ra became tired of the sins of humanity, he sent Sekhmet to destroy them. she ravaged the land until the other gods implored Ra to stop her, where he took beer dyed red (to emulate blood) and left it at Dendera. when she drank it, she fell asleep and woke as the benevolent goddess Hathor

MAAHES: solar god and protector of the innocent, sometimes the son of Bastet, sometimes Sekhmet

HATHOR: goddess of joy, celebration, love, women, drunkenness, and sometimes animals. in some stories she is the wife of Horus the elder, in some Horus the younger, and in some Ra

MA'AT: embodiment of the principle of ma'at, she was the goddess of truth, justice, and harmony

KHONSU: the son of Amun and Mut, god of the moon and healing

MONTU: a god of war and the vitality of pharaohs, he was later replaced by Khonsu as a child of Amun and Mut

TENENIT: goddess of beer and brewing, consort of Montu

HEKA: patron god of magic and medicine, but was also said to be present at the creation of the universe

HU: god of the spoken word, personification of the first word Atum/Ra ever spoke. represented the tongue

SIA: personification of perception and thoughtfulness who represented the heart

ANAT: goddess of fertility, sexuality, love, and war. sometimes she is a virgin goddess, others she is sensuous and erotic

APEP/APOPHIS: the celestial serpent that would assault the sun barge of Ra every night as it travels through the underworld

BA-PEF: god of terror

BES/BISU/AHA: god of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humor, and war. he protected women and children, fended off evil, and fought for divine justice

TAWERET/TAURET: considered a consort of Set, goddess of childbirth and fertility. guarded children and invoked to help with pregnancy and birth

HRAF-HAF: the ferryman of the dead, he would carry good souls across the Lily Lake to the shores of paradise in the Field of Reeds

AMENET: consort of the divine ferryman, she welcomed souls of the dead to afterlife with food and drink

FETKET: cupbearer of Ra, patron of bartenders

MAFDET: goddess of justice, protected people from venomous bites, later replaced by Serket

SERKET: goddess of protection and funerals, protected people against venom

HEDET: goddess of scorpions and protector against their venom

IHY: son of Hathor and Horus the elder, he was the god of music and joy

IMHOTEP: the deified vizier of the king Djoser, god of wisdom and medicine

MESKHENIT: goddess of childbirth, created a person's ka (life force) and breathed it into them, creating their destiny

NEHEBKAU: joined a persons ka to their body at birth, and with the ba (winged aspect of the soul) at death. has always existed, and swam in the primordial waters before Atum rose

NEFERTUM: god of perfume and beauty, said to be born from the bud of a blue lotus flower at the beginning of creation. associated with rebirth and transformation due to his association with Atum

RENENUTET: goddess of nursing children and the harvest. she determined the length of a person's life and the important events that would occur, sometimes considered the mother of Osiris as consort of Atum

NEPER: son of Renenutet, god of grain and fertility

ONURIS/ANHUR: a son of Ra, god of war and hunting

SHAY: personification of fate, no one could alter her decisions

SHED: god who protected against wild animals and mortal enemies

SHEZMU: god of wine, perfume and plenty

SOBEK: god of water and medicine, namely surgery. lord of marshes and wetlands

SOTHIS: astral form of Isis, represented the star Sirius

SAH: astral form of Osiris, represented the constellation Orion

SOPDU: son of Sothis and Sah, astral form of Horus, guarded over outposts and soldiers on the frontier

TAYET/TAIT: goddess of weaving and associated with embalming

WENEG: held up the sky and maintained balance between the heavens and earth

and the sons of Horus, who get their own special spot,