Egypt
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Wepwawet (Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wep-waut, Wepuat, Ophois in Greek), Who I have written about briefly before on this blog, is an ancient canid-formed Deity from the Old Kingdom of Egypt. It seems He may have been worshipped as early as the third dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Abydos, located in Upper Egypt, is His most sacred
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The sky and the stars make music to You. The sun and the moon praise You. The Gods exalt You. The Goddesses sing to You. The Temple of Dendera, Ptolemaic Period The Egyptian Gods are collectively referred to as the Neteru, Netjeru or Netjer. Kemet is the real name for Egypt, which means “the
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Although Ptolemy II later married his sister Arsinoe in the Egyptian tradition, his first wife is also named Arsinoe (It’s nearly impossible to keep them all separate!). Historians call his first wife Arsinoe I and his sister Arsinoe II in an effort to differentiate them. It was his first wife who bore him his
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I hail holy Apis, the bull-formed God The fertile one, Whose throaty bellow heralds the spring’s awakening He Who brings all good things to the Two Lands Fierce and powerful, He drives off the invaders And gorges them on His horns Great Apis, soul of Ptah, You are solid and firm None may sway You
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First posted in 2o11. — Khnum (also Chnum, Knum, or Khnemu), the ram-headed creator God of Egypt, is one of the oldest Gods of Egypt, worshiped from the 1st dynasty ( 2925–2775 BCE) into the early centuries CE. He was originally thought to preside over the unknown source of the Nile River. Hapi was considered
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I already had this one written, thought I share it to kick off the April God of the Month Club. — Lady of Beauty I sing Goddess of love and joy She Who intoxicates All the world with love Hathor, cow-formed Lady Hwt-Hwrt, “House of Horus” The endless horizon Which contains and embraces The glorious
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The Gods of the Month for April are Khnum, Hathor, and Oya, a Yoruba Orisha. Two Egyptian Gods came up in the same month again, which is interesting. I guess the Gods think I need to spend more time on the Kemetic side of my spirituality instead of just the Greek. Should be another interesting
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First published at Neos Alexandria, here. — Who is Sobek? His image is striking, standing tall, staff in hand. His face is in profile, the long snout of the crocodile immediately apparent, sharp teeth crooked but noticeable. His crown extends upwards, in two large plumed feathers. Fierce Sobek was the guardian of the Nile and
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First published on the Neos Alexandria website, here, in 2011. While I love and support Neos Alexandria, I’m in the process of trying to get most of my writing in one place (this blog) so I (and others, I suppose) don’t have to go all over to find it. [Excepted from “Olympos in Egypt”, the author’s
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Glorious Ma’at, Pure and Divine Crowned with the ostrich feather Goddess of all virtue and goodness Lady of Justice, Queen of Truth Tangible force of harmony Enforcer of right order Ma’at, Queen amongst Goddesses Overseer of the right and just order Of both Gods and men She holds at bay chaotic Isfet And reigns over
Temple of Athena the Savior 