Serapis was an ancient Egyptian god that combined the underworld god Osiris with the Apis Bull, a god associated with fertility, like Osiris. The god was adopted as a patron and heavily Hellenized by the Ptolemaic dynasty to create a patron that was acceptable both to the ancient Egyptian population and the new Greek residents... Continue Reading →

According to some records of ancient Egyptian mythology, Atum was the primordial god from which all existence arose. He created himself, and then created the divine couple Shu and Tefnut, the ancestors of all the other gods. But according to Spell 261 of the Coffin Text, before he created this "duality", Atum created Sia (perception),... Continue Reading →

Hathor was one of the most important Egyptian goddesses at certain periods in Egypt’s long history. She was a cow goddess, often depicted as a cow or as a woman with a headdress made from cow horns and a sun disk. Cows are generated in many cultures and are associated with fertility. Hathor was also... Continue Reading →

When the Egyptians were introduced to our familiar signs of the Zodiac by the Macedonians in the 3rd century BCE, they quickly became some of the most prolific astrologers in the ancient world. But before the arrival of the Greeks, the Egyptians had their own astrology. The Egyptians identified 36 small star constellations that divided... Continue Reading →

Khonsu is the Egyptian god of the moon. Khonsu name means traveler in ancient Egyptian, as the moon appears to travel across the night sky. The moon god is also a protector, a healer, and a patron of moon magic. He created all living things and has absolute control over both animals and evil spirits.... Continue Reading →

Khepri is the famous scarab beetle god of ancient Egypt who brings the sun into existence every day at dawn and pushes the sun across the sky. He represents the dawn sun and the creative forces in the universe. The sun scarab beetle was also commonly used as a symbol of protection and helped a... Continue Reading →

Osiris is best known as the Egyptian god of the underworld. Killed by his brother Seth and resurrected by his sister-wife Isis, this episode created the underworld and gave the Egyptian people the ability to continue to live on after death. The death and rebirth of Osiris also stabilized the fertility cycle that dominated Egyptian... Continue Reading →

While Isis started out as a relatively obscure goddess in ancient Egypt, she soon became the most popular deity in the Egyptian pantheon and absorbed many of the characteristics and domains of the other Egyptian gods. At the height of her importance, the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis was worshipped across the world from England to... Continue Reading →

Nephthys is one of the Egyptian goddesses in the Ennead of Heliopolis, a group of nine ancient Egyptian deities believed to be responsible for creation in one of the most popular Egyptian creation myths. The sister of the popular goddess Isis, she was in many ways her dark mirror image. Nephthys is the goddess of... Continue Reading →