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  2. Rakshasa - Wikipedia

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    Brahmā, in a form composed of the quality of foulness, produced hunger, of whom anger was born: and the god put forth in darkness beings emaciate with hunger, of hideous aspects, and with long beards.

  3. Sobek - Wikipedia

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    The practice of preserving this aspect of the animal's behavior via mummification is likely intended to emphasize the protective and nurturing aspects of the fierce Sobek, as he protects the Egyptian people in the same manner that the crocodile protects its young. [20]

  4. File:The sculptures of two mythical giant demons, Thotsakan ...

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    Wikipedia This is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia (نگاره‌های برگزیده) and is considered one of the finest images.

  5. Ifrit - Wikipedia

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    Nizami Ganjavi (c. 1141–1209) narrates in his Haft Peykar the story of the Egyptian wayfarer Māhān (the "moonlike one") and his travels to a demon-infested desert. [31] Māhān's horse, presented to him by a demon in human disguise, gallops his rider into the desert, where it turns into a seven-headed monster.

  6. Gate deities of the underworld - Wikipedia

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    5th gate: this gate is the goddess "Lady Of Duration" while its guardian serpent is "Flame-Eyed"; this access is inhabited by the perfidious demon Apep — embodiment of evil and chaos , bitter enemy of Ra [7] — here called "Evil Of Face". 20 deities manage to stem his devastating power by continuing to dissect it, while the heads of those he ...

  7. Neith - Wikipedia

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    Neith illustration by Dubois in Champollion's Egyptian Pantheon As a deity, Neith is normally shown carrying the was scepter (symbol of rule and power) and the ankh (symbol of life). She is associated with Mehet-Weret , as a cow who gives birth to the sun daily, whose name means "Great Flood."

  8. Set (deity) - Wikipedia

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    In the Nightshade video game, its villain is not of Egyptian descent, but instead a man by the name of Waldo P. Schmeer who is a historian obsessed with Egyptian lore. Set is also a minor villain in other video games, including Killing Time (1995, 1996) [ 64 ] and PowerSlave (1996).

  9. I Am... Sasha Fierce - Wikipedia

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    Sasha Fierce was released in Australia on Beyoncé's twenty-eighth birthday on September 4, 2009, and in the United States on October 20, 2009; [61] [62] it included a cover version of Billy Joel's song "Honesty" (1979), as well as a DVD containing various music videos from the album's singles. [36]