Nephthys

I am writing about God Seth. He is a known as the God of the desert. His head is a falcon and sun disk. Seth is one of the most ancient Egyptian Gods. He was storm God also he was blamed for strange events such as live eclipes, thunderstorms and earthquakes.. He reprepresented extention of the foreign lands beyond the desert. The gylph appears in Egyptian words for “turmoil, confusion, illness, storm and rage”. People did not see him as evil he was a friend of the dead. He also helps…

rest. Osiris was the husband and brother of Isis (goddess of health, wisdom, and marriage), father to Horus (god of the sky and kingship) and Anubis (Protector of the dead and god of funerals), and brother to Set (God of storms, chaos, and war) and Nephthys (goddess of death and rivers). Osiris, a distinct and recognizable figure, with his body completely wrapped like a mummy except…

During a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the most magnificent man-made structures in history were built—the pyramids. The pyramids were tombs built to hold the deceased bodies of the pharaohs of Egypt and to house their spirits in the afterlife. Inside these tombs, the walls were decorated in elaborate paintings. It was a custom for the Egyptians to decorate the walls and ceilings of tombs of the elite. Most of these were supposed to be…

Nut the Goddess The practice of religion and worship of gods and goddesses had a significant role on everyday life in Ancient Egypt. My goddess, Nut is the woman whose body arches across the sky, wearing a dress decorated with stars. She is the goddess of the sky and the heavens. It is believed that Nut the goddess was typically believed as a woman who wears on her head a vase of water. She wore dark blue, and no robes, but some Egyptians believe she wore a rainbow robe, with stars all over the…

While the Book of the Dead illustrates a myriad of incredibly vivid scenes to guide ones’ journey to the afterlife, the most iconic and perhaps important of all is the weighing of the heart scene. Upon the passing of a member of the Egyptian elite many important rituals would take place including purification, mummification, and the opening of the mouth ceremony . Once buried the deceased would commence a journey through the ancient Egyptian underworld named Duat and subsequently enter the hall…

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil” stated British philosophical poet James Allen. Since the dawn of time humanity has sought to find order in the world, to find means by which one could determine the future. In this endeavor many across time and culture have pointed their discerning minds to dreams. Dreams have been believed to hold the secret to future…

kingship or marriage to Isis. Seth cuts his body into pieces and throws them into the Nile to be scattered. In other variations, he drowns Osiris in the river. Upon hearing the news, Isis retrieves Osiris from the Nile with the help of her sister Nephthys and Thoth and mummifies him to make him whole again. Now brought back to life, Isis has intercourse with Osiris and is able to give birth to their child, Horus, a falcon-headed god also related to kingship. Osiris then prevails as the first…

goddess. She is the egyptian goddess of magic,giver of life, healing, wisdom, love, motherhood,renewal, power, and also marriage.The meaning behind her name is “ she of the throne”. Auset is the eldest sister of her three siblings, Osiris, Seth, and Nephthys. Their parents were Geb the god of Earth and Nut the goddess of sky. Isis (Auset) was not like the other goddesses, she would take time and sit amongst her people. She would teach them such things as how to weave cloth and make bread. Isis…

that dropped onto the dark, fertile earth of the hill men and women sprung to life (Nardo 54). Then Shu and Tefnu had their children Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). Consequently, Geb and Nut became parents to Osiris, Seth (the evil brother), Isis and Nephthys (lady of the house) (Powell 73). Homogeneous to the Akkadian creation myth life sprung from water be as it may the Nun’s waters were not chaotic as Mesopotamian Tiamat in contrast Nun’s waters were inert and featureless which brought stability…

Greek inscription, Anubis was holding a golden plate, as the protector of the graves associated with mummification .He was attending the mummy which lies on the lion shaped bier flanked by the goddesses. One of them is probably Isis .The other one is Nephthys .Lion symbolizes the strength and the protection depicted as a guardian of…