Egyptian Mythology

Khonsu was an ancient Egyptian moon god whose most prominent cult centre was Thebes. There he formed a divine family with Amun and Mut and received worship in the great Karnak temple complex. His lunar identity connected him with movement across the night sky, the measurement of time, protection, and healing, but these aspects developed

Ptah was the great god of Memphis, a creator associated with skilled making, and a patron of craftspeople and artists throughout ancient Egyptian history. The famous Memphite creation account says that divine realities came forth through Ptah’s heart and tongue—thought and authoritative speech—but this was one Egyptian theology among several, not a declaration that every

Sobek is the crocodile god of ancient Egypt, associated with the Nile’s fertility and with forms of divine and royal power. His animal form is immediately recognizable, but reducing him to a dangerous river monster misses the religious importance of the waters he inhabited. Temples, small divine images, and mummified crocodiles offer different kinds of

Sekhmet, also spelled Sakhmet, is an Egyptian goddess whose fierce power could be feared and sought for protection. Her lioness head signals danger, but the same figure could hold an ankh, the sign of life. Destruction and restoration were not necessarily separate divine jobs. Calling her only a war goddess misses that relationship. Her images

Nephthys was an Egyptian goddess of mourning, funerary protection, and divine guardianship. She often appears beside her sister Isis in rites and stories concerning Osiris, where the two goddesses protect the dead and help restore life. Family and funerary role Genealogies commonly name Nephthys as a daughter of Geb and Nut and a sister of

Set, also written Seth, was one of the most changeable figures in ancient Egyptian religion. He was associated with deserts, storms, disorder, force, and foreign lands, but calling him only an evil god erases important parts of his history. Set in Egyptian religion In royal and temple traditions, Set could represent dangerous strength placed in

Geb is the ancient Egyptian earth god, commonly paired with the sky goddess Nut. Unlike many later European personifications, Egyptian art often presents earth as male and sky as female. Geb in the surviving tradition In the Heliopolitan Ennead, Geb and Nut are children of Shu and Tefnut. Shu separates the embracing pair and holds