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Egyptian Gods Symbols
Discover information and interesting Egyptian Gods Symbols. The fast, fun facts about Egyptian Gods Symbols includes a list of the names of the gods and the symbols that were associated with them. The Egyptian gods symbols include the attributes that were associated with specific gods and goddesses. The Egyptian gods symbols also provides facts and information about the sacred animals that were linked to many of the deities, some of which were reflected in the depictions of the gods. The 'Human-Hybrids that had the body of a human and the heads of animals, the most famous of these gods was Anubis who was represented with the head of a jackal which was one of his symbols. |
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Egyptian Gods Symbols - Animals
The following Egyptian Gods Symbols were related to the animals and birds that were sacred to the deities of Egypt.
Egyptian Gods Symbols - Animals | | Ass | Symbol sacred to Set | | Ape / Baboon | Symbol sacred to Baba, Thoth & Hedjwer | | Bull | Symbol sacred to Menthu, Min & Ptah | | Cat | Symbol sacred to Bastet and Mau | | Cobra | Symbol sacred to Wadjet | | Cow | Bovine Symbol sacred to Hathor, Isis & Mut | | Crocodile | Symbol sacred to Sobek | | Dog / Jackal | Symbol sacred to Anubis | | Frog | Symbol sacred to Nun, Heh, Kek & Amun | | Goose | Symbol sacred to Geb | | Hawk | Symbol sacred to Horus | | Hippopotamus | Symbol sacred to Taweret, Opet, Ipy & Reret | | Ibis | Symbol sacred to Thoth | | Lion | Symbol sacred to Sekmet, Tefnut, Mau, Mut | | Lynx / Cheetah | Symbol sacred to Mafdet | | Pig | Evil Symbol sacred to Apep | | Ram | Symbol sacred to Khnum | | Scarab Beetle | Symbol sacred to Khepri | | Scorpion | Symbol sacred to Khepri | | Serpent | Symbol sacred to Apep | | Snake | Naunet, Keket, Hehet & Amaunet | | Swallow | Symbol sacred to Isis | | Vulture | Symbol sacred to Nekhebet, Mut & Neith | Egyptian Gods Symbols - Animals |
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Egyptian Gods Symbols
The following chart, or fact sheet, details interesting information about the names and facts about the Egyptian Gods Symbols. Egyptian Gods Symbols |
Ammit: |
The crocodile, lion and hippo. The Owl, a symbol of death
| | Amun: | The Amun crown of two, long feathers and the ram headed sphinx
| | Anhur: | Spear, Lance, War Chariot
| | Anubis: | Imiut fetish, the flail, the crook and a 'was' sceptre, the jackal dog
| | Anuket: | The gazelle, tall ostrich feather headdress
| | Aten: | The sun disk and the ankh
| | Atum: | The Pshent, the dual white and red crown, false plaited beard, crook and flail, snake, lion, bull, lizard and baboons
| | Baba: | The baboon, the moon, the phallus
| | Bastet: | The Ankh, the cat, the lioness and the sistrum
| | Hapi: | Androgynous representations, the papyrus reed and the lotus plant
| | Hathor: | The sistrum (rattle) the Ankh, the Was Scepter, mirrors and the blue lotus
| | Heka: | The side lock, Hemhem crown, ankh, flail and scepter
| | Horus: | The Wedjat, later called the Eye of Horus, the falcon
| | Isis: | The 'throne' headdress, the moon disk with cow's horns, the sycamore tree, the kite hawk
| | Khepri: | The Scarab, the Ankh, the Was Scepter
| | Khnum: | The potter's wheel, the ram, the Ankh, the 'Was Scepter'
| | Khonsu: | The crescent and full moon, the falcon, a crook, flail, and scepter
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Egyptian Gods Symbols
The following chart, or fact sheet, details interesting information about the names and facts about the Egyptian Gods Symbols. Egyptian Gods Symbols | | Ma'at: | The Feather of Truth, the Ankh, the Was Scepter
| | Mafdet: | Mafdet was ancient Egyptian lynx, lion or cheetah shaped war goddess, a cat goddess of protection, spitting fire at cobras.
| | Mau: | Mau, the ancient Egyptian word cat god
| | Menthu: | The Buchis bull, the Ankh, the Was Scepter and the double plumed crown
| | Menhit: | Menhit was depicted in the form of a lioness who sometimes wore the red crown of Lower Egypt
| | Mut: | Mut the great Mother Goddess was a warrior lioness goddess. Her symbols were the Vulture, crown with the Uraeus (rearing cobra)
| | Nefertum: | The Lotus Flower (water lily)
| | Neith: | The bow emblem and a shield bearing crossed arrows
| | Nekhbet: | The Vulture, White Atef crown of Upper Egypt, the lotus and the round Shen ring
| | Nephthys: | The house, meaning temple, the kite or Egyptian hawk
| | Osiris: | He was depicted as a Pharaoh wearing a crown with a crook, flail and beard. Distinguished by his green face
| | Pakhet: | Pakhet, "She Who Scratches", was a big cat goddess
| | Ptah: | The scepter of Dominion combining the Ankh, the Was and the Djed and the Apis Bull
| | Ra: | The Sun disk and the Falcon
| | Satet: | The white conical crown and antelope horns
| | Sekhmet: | The Sekhem scepter of power, the Ankh, the sun disk with the uraeus rearing cobra
| | Seshat: | The reed pen, papyrus scroll, palm stem, leopard skin robe
| | Set: | The mythical griffin, the hippopotamus, the crocodile, the tortoise, and above all the serpent
| | Shu: | Head of a lion, single ostrich feather
| | Sobek: | The Crocodile
| | Taweret: | The 'Sa' symbol of protection, hippopotamus, lion and crocodile
| | Tefnut: | Tefnut and her twin Shu were worshipped as a pair of lions at Leontopolis
| | Thoth: | The ibis, moon disk, reed pen, papyrus scroll, palm branch, baboon
| | Wadjet: | Wadjet was primarily a cobra goddess | Egyptian Gods Symbols |
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