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Hermanubis – A Greco-Egyptian god who was a syncretism from Hermes and Anubis [97] Hermes Trismegistus – A Greco-Egyptian god who was a syncretism from Hermes and Thoth [98] Heru-Khu – A god in the fifth division of Duat [38] Hery-sha-duat – A Duat god in charge of the fields of Duat [38] Heryshaf – Ram god worshiped at Herakleopolis ...
Anubis (/ ə ˈ nj uː b ɪ s /; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ, romanized: Anoup), is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head. [4]
The Duat (Ancient Egyptian: dwꜣt, Egyptological pronunciation "do-aht"), also called Amenthes (Ancient Greek: Ἀμένθης, romanized: Aménthēs) or Te (Coptic: Ⲧⲏ, romanized: Tē), is the underworld in ancient Egyptian mythology. It has been represented in hieroglyphs as a star-in-circle: 𓇽.
The Cavern deities of the underworld were ancient Egyptian minor deities charged with punishing the damned souls by beheading and devouring them. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Description and partition
Aker (Egyptian mythology) Andjety, an old Egyptian god; Anubis, guardian of the dead, [1] mummification, and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion; Aqen, a rarely mentioned deity in the Book of the Dead; Assessors of Maat, charged with judging the souls of the dead in the afterlife; Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus
Wooden statue of a ram-headed creature of the underworld — from the tomb of Horemheb. British Museum, London. The gate deities of the underworld were ancient Egyptian minor deities charged with guarding the gates of the Egyptian underworld. [2] [3] [4]
Because the sky goddess—either Nut or Hathor—assisted Ra in his daily rebirth, she had an important part in ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs, according to which deceased humans were reborn like the sun god. [86] Coffins, tombs, and the underworld itself were interpreted as the womb of this goddess, from which the deceased soul would be ...
Imentet (Ament, Amentet or Imentit, meaning "She of the West" [1]) was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion representing the necropolises west of the Nile. She was the consort of Aqen , a god who guided Ra through parts of the underworld.