Egyptian
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"To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again,
it restores the breath of life to him who has vanished,"
funerary inscriptions.
Innumerable prayers exhort the pilgrim to perform the rites when passing
near a tomb-
The IDEA of servicing a cult image (KA
statue or god statue) by
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awakening,
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cleansing,
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anointing,
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dressing,
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even applying cosmetics,
was a summoning, inviting the spirit to inhabit it. A ritual interaction,
with spells and offering formulas, to make it fit as a suitable abode for
the Ka of the King, the Ka of the God.
Offerings were essential, or gods, kings, etc., would not work for
Egypt! Neglect of these offerings could and would spell catastrophe. (It
was kinda like paying the gods, kings and their priests to work for Egypt)
Temple offerings, starting with the chief god, were taken on to successive
gods and goddesses, kings, etc., nobles, etc., mortuary temples, etc.,
ending with the living priests. the offerings were 'passed' around, so
that the whole community benefited, as priests were local residents who
took turns serving in local temples. Often these posts were hereditary.
Priests served for two months, then the next set would come in. |
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| Gods |
| Amen |
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Patron God of Thebes, the Hidden One |
| AmenRe |
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Amen and the Sun God Combined |
| Aten |
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The Sun God as Disc, the Face of God |
| Re, Ra |
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The Sun God |
| Horus |
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Falcon god of Sun, Son of Osiris |
| Osiris |
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Lord of the Dead |
| Anubis |
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Jackal Guide |
| Seth, Set |
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Brother & Slayer of Osiris |
| Thoth |
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God of wisdom, writing, Scribes |
| Ptah |
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The Great Artificer |
| Shu |
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God of the Sky |
| Hapi |
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God of the Nile |
| Min |
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God of Sky and Storms |
| Geb |
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God of the Earth |
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| Goddesses |
| Isis |
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Sister-Wife of Osiris
Mother of Horus |
| Maet |
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Goddess of Truth and Order, sails with Re on Boat
of a Million Years |
| Nut |
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Goddess of the Heavens and stars, gives
birth to Re every morning |
| Mut |
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Consort of AmenRe |
| Selket |
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Scorpion goddess, control of magic and treater of scorpion stings. |
| Nepthys |
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Sister of Isis, Osiris, and Seth, wife of Seth,
protrectress of the dead. |
| Hathor |
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Goddess of Love, Consort of Horus |
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| Pharaoh |
The Living God, The Good God: Son of the Sun,
Living Horus, Lord of the Two Lands, Everything
was always done in twos, one for Upper and one for
Lower Egypt. Pharaoh come from the words for
Great House, Per Aa. The Heir-Aparent, or "Crown
Prince" was called the Horus-in-the Nest. |
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| Royal Protectors |
Cobra:The Great Enchantress
Buto or Wadjet,
goddess of Lower Egypt,
part of Royal headdresss,
gave the power to read minds
and to slay souls. |
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Vulture: Nekhbet,
goddess of Upper Egypt,
queens wore a vulture headdress,
associated with Mut,
consort of AmenRe,
or mother of the Good God. |
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