Aker
Aker is the ancient Egyptian earth and horizon deity represented by paired lions, guarding the passage of the sun and…
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Culture or Region: Ancient Egyptian tradition
Beset
Beset is an ancient Egyptian protective female deity closely related to Bes, associated with childbirth, children, household safety, sexuality and…
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Sheut is the ancient Egyptian shadow aspect of personhood, understood as an inseparable yet spiritually significant component capable of continuing…
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Set is remembered as an ancient Egyptian god of desert, storm, force, foreign lands, royal power and violent disruption whose…
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Decans are the thirty-six star groups or stellar powers used in ancient Egypt to organize night hours, calendars, ritual time…
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A fierce household protector whose leonine face, dwarf body and frontal stare drove hostile forces from childbirth, sleep, music and…
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The scorpion goddess whose venomous emblem guarded the living from poison and watched over the dead where breath, decay and…
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The Great One, a pregnant hippopotamus guardian armed with lion and crocodile traits, who defended childbirth and the household from…
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