World Mythology

The Egyptian goddess of Hermonthis.

The Egyptian protector goddess of the young.

The ancient Egyptian jackal god of war and the funerary cult. He was a cemetary god at Asyut (Siut). His name means “opener of the ways”; he opened the ways for the armies of the Pharaos and for the spirits of the dead. He was depicted on the shedshed, the standard which led the armies [...]

An Egyptian plant-god.

An old-Egyptian hippopotamus goddess.

The Egyptian goddess of beer. She is mentioned in texts dating from the Ptolemaic period as well as in the Book of the Dead.

The personified goddess of moisture in Egyptian mythology. Together with her consort Shu (Air) she was produced by Re from his own body by masturbation. By Shu she became the mother of Seb (Earth) and Nut (Sky).

“The Great One”. A very popular Egyptian hippopotamus goddess of childbirth. She is a domestic deity who is portrayed on beds and on pillows. Pregnant women commonly wore amulets bearing the goddess’s image. Taweret assists women in labor and wards off demons (hence her scary appearance). She was often found in the company of the [...]

In Egyptian mythology, Taurt was the Goddess of Good Fortune and Childbirth. She was shown as a mixture of a hippopotamus’ body, a crocodile’s head, and a lion’s feet. This goddess was popular with the ordinary men and women. She was responsible for fertility and protecting women before, during, and after childbirth. Her husband was [...]

“Exalted Earth”. A primeval Egyptian earth-god who represents the mound (or hill) that arose from the primordial water. He is represented with the horns of a ram and wearing a crown with feathers. At Memphis he was connected to Ptah (Ptah-Tenen) in his aspect as a creator god, and also with Horus. As a vegetation [...]