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Thiebes: typo

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2005-03-07T22:12:32Z

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===The Ennead===

The [[Ennead]] were the nine most important gods and goddesses worshipped in the Egyptian city of [[Heliopolis]].

*[[Ra]] (also Atum), his children. Crowley incorporated Ra into [[Liber Resh]] in the dawn adoration of the Sun.
**[[Shu]]
**[[Tefnut]], their children
***[[Nut]]
***[[Geb]]
*[[Nebt-het]] (Gk: [[Nephthys]])
*[[Osiris|Asar]] (Gk: [[Osiris]])
*[[Aset]] (Gk: [[Isis]])
*[[Set]]

===The Ogdoad===

Many ancient Egyptian cities revered a principal set of eight deities, usually arranged in four male/female pairs. For example: the [[Ogdoad of Hermopolis]] was as follows:

*[[Nu]] | [[Naunet]] (primordial waters)
*[[Amoun]] | [[Amaunet]] (potential for creation)
*[[Kuk]] | [[Kauket]] (infinite darkness)
*[[Huh]] | [[Hauhet]] (vast empty space)

===Other Important Egyptian Godforms===

Egyptian and Greek names:

*[[Anpu]] (Gk: [[Anubis]])
*[[Antaios]]
*[[Anuket]]
*[[Apep]] (Gk: [[Apophis]])
*[[Apis]]
*[[Astarte]]
*[[Aten]]
*[[Bast]]
*[[Bes]]:
*[[Hapi]]
*[[Het-heru]] (Gk: [[Hathor]]): Crowley incorporated Hathor into [[Liber Resh]] in the noon adoration of the Sun.
*[[Heru]] (Gk: [[Horus]])
*[[Harpocrates|Hoor-par-Kraat]] (Gk: [[Harpocrates]])
*[[Kephra]] Crowley incorporated Khephera into [[Liber Resh]] in the midnight adoration of the Sun.
*[[Khonsu]]
*[[Khnum]]
*[[Maat]]
*[[Mentu]]
*[[Neith]]
*[[Nut]]
*[[Ptah]]
*[[Sebek]] Sebek/Sobek is associated with Key Number 32 in [[Liber 777]].
*[[Selket]]
*[[Sekhmet]]
*[[Serapis]]
*[[Tawaret]] (Gk: [[Thoueris]])
*[[Tahuti]] (Gk: [[Thoth]])
*[[Tum]]: Crowley incorporated Tum into [[Liber Resh]] in the evening adoration of the Sun.

==External Links==
http://www.kemet.org/glossary/ Listing of Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) god-names from the website of The Kemetic Orthodox Faith, a neo-Egyptian religion featuring a very well researched listing of Egyptian god-names (netjeru).

[[Category:Egyptian Culture]]
[[Category:Godforms]]

Ash at 05:49, 25 October 2004

2004-10-25T05:49:00Z

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===The Ennead===

The [[Ennead]] were the nine most important gods and goddesses worshipped in the Egyptian city of [[Heliopolis]].

*[[Ra]] (also Atum), his children
**[[Shu]]
**[[Tefnut]], their children
***[[Nut]]
***[[Geb]]
*[[Nebt-het]] (Gk: [[Nephthys]])
*[[Osiris|Asar]] (Gk: [[Osiris]])
*[[Aset]] (Gk: [[Isis]])
*[[Set]]

===The Ogdoad===

Many ancient Egyptian cities revered a principal set of eight deities, usually arranged in four male/female pairs. For example: the [[Ogdoad of Hermopolis]] was as follows:

*[[Nu]] | [[Naunet]] (primordial waters)
*[[Amoun]] | [[Amaunet]] (potential for creation)
*[[Kuk]] | [[Kauket]] (infinite darkness)
*[[Huh]] | [[Hauhet]] (vast empty space)

===Other Important Egyptian Godforms===

Egyptian and Greek names:

*[[Anpu]] (Gk: [[Anubis]])
*[[Antaios]]
*[[Anuket]]
*[[Apep]] (Gk: [[Apophis]])
*[[Apis]]
*[[Astarte]]
*[[Aten]]
*[[Bast]]
*[[Bes]]: An Egyptian godform usually depicted as a man of dwarf stature, facing forward (as opposed to the nearly universal canonical profile), wearing the mask and tail of a lion and carrying a large knife; also often holding a rattle. Bes is the name associated most strongly with protection of the household and specifically its children and pregnant women; he was also seen as the patron of laughter, dancing, happiness and fertility. Bes's masked face with lolling tongue can be seen on amulets and pieces of furniture throughout Egyptian history.

*[[Hapi]]
*[[Het-heru]] (Gk: [[Hathor]])
*[[Heru]] (Gk: [[Horus]])
*[[Harpocrates|Hoor-par-Kraat]] (Gk: [[Harpocrates]])

*[[Kephra]] (also Khepri, Khopri; Crowley Khephera): Khepra is the manifestation of the Sun in the form of a scarab beetle, who pushes the Sun across the heavens daily. The actual Egyptian [[scarab]] beetle lays an egg and rolls it into a ball of dung and mud to protect it until it hatches. The beetle was (and is) a common sight pushing its egg in the ball of mud and dung over the ground. It was from this natural fact that the Egyptians derived the idea of the sun rolled from horizon to horizon. Crowley incorporated Khephera into [[Liber Resh]] in the midnight adoration of the Sun.

*[[Khonsu]]
*[[Khnum]]
*[[Maat]]
*[[Mentu]]
*[[Neith]]
*[[Nut]]
*[[Ptah]]
*[[Sebek]] (Sobek; G/R Suchos) - "Watching over You" Son of Nit (and also, according to some myths, Set), Sebek is either depicted as a full crocodile, or, less often, as a crocodile-headed man. He is often given the epithets of Heru-sa-Aset as a Netjer of protection, healing and vengeance over the wrongdoer. In some mythologies Sebek is a powerful and awe-inspiring denizen of the underworld, and was invoked to do away with annoyances and negative situations, in the phrase "to Sebek with it(him)!," much as modern-day slang consigns bothersome things and persons "to Hell." Sebek/Sobek is associated with Key Number 32 in Liber 777.
*[[Selket]]
*[[Sekhmet]]: (''Sekhem'' = strength) Along with Hathor, also called the Eye of Ra. Interestingly, she is associated both with causing and curing disease and is often portrayed as a fierce goddess of war and bloodshed. One of her myths involves her being charged with the duty of slaughtering the most evil of the newly created humans at the behest of Ra. She gets carried away with the slaying and carnage and nearly destroys the entire human race in her zeal. Her rampage is ended when the gods fill hundreds of huge vessels with wine and color them to look like blood, so that she drinks them all and finally falls into a slumber, thus saving the human race from extinction.
*[[Serapis]]: a Late Period amalgam of Osiris and [[Zeus]]. Serapis embodied many of the qualities of the sky-father Zeus as well as the kingly aspects of Osiris. Ptolemaic Greeks were fond of merging Egyptian gods with their own [[Greek godforms|Greek pantheon]] to create hybrid deities with the qualities of both, one result being the names by which we commonly refer to the more well known Egyptian gods (Osiris, Isis, Anubis, etc.)
*[[Tawaret]] (Gk: [[Thoueris]])
*[[Tahuti]] (Gk: [[Thoth]])
*[[Tum]]

==Sources==
http://www.kemet.org/glossary/ Listing of Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) god-names from the website of The Kemetic Orthodox Faith, a neo-Egyptian religion featuring a very well researched listing of Egyptian god-names (netjeru).

[[Category:Godforms]]

Fr. Zabed: added link to harpocrates

2004-10-02T20:12:58Z

added link to harpocrates

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	*Het-heru (Gk: Hathor)		*Het-heru (Gk: Hathor)
	*Heru (Gk: Horus)		*Heru (Gk: Horus)
	*Hoor-par-Kraat (Gk: Harpocrates)		*[[Harpocrates\|Hoor-par-Kraat]] (Gk: Harpocrates)

	*Kephra (also Khepri, Khopri; Crowley <i>Khephera</i>): Khepra is the manifestation of the Sun in the form of a scarab beetle, who pushes the Sun across the heavens daily. The actual Egyptian scarab beetle lays an egg and rolls it into a ball of dung and mud to protect it until it hatches. The beetle was (and is) a common sight pushing its egg in the ball of mud and dung over the ground. It was from this natural fact that the Egyptians derived the idea of the sun rolled from horizon to horizon. Crowley incorporated Khephera into [[Liber Resh]] in the midnight adoration of the Sun.		*Kephra (also Khepri, Khopri; Crowley <i>Khephera</i>): Khepra is the manifestation of the Sun in the form of a scarab beetle, who pushes the Sun across the heavens daily. The actual Egyptian scarab beetle lays an egg and rolls it into a ball of dung and mud to protect it until it hatches. The beetle was (and is) a common sight pushing its egg in the ball of mud and dung over the ground. It was from this natural fact that the Egyptians derived the idea of the sun rolled from horizon to horizon. Crowley incorporated Khephera into [[Liber Resh]] in the midnight adoration of the Sun.

Kaote: /* Other Important Egyptian Godforms */

2004-10-02T15:47:50Z

Other Important Egyptian Godforms

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	*<b>Sebek</b> (Sobek; G/R Suchos) - "Watching over You" Son of Nit (and also, according to some myths, Set), Sebek is either depicted as a full crocodile, or, less often, as a crocodile-headed man. He is often given the epithets of Heru-sa-Aset as a Netjer of protection, healing and vengeance over the wrongdoer. In some mythologies Sebek is a powerful and awe-inspiring denizen of the underworld, and was invoked to do away with annoyances and negative situations, in the phrase "to Sebek with it(him)!," much as modern-day slang consigns bothersome things and persons "to Hell." Sebek/Sobek is associated with Key Number 32 in Liber 777.		*<b>Sebek</b> (Sobek; G/R Suchos) - "Watching over You" Son of Nit (and also, according to some myths, Set), Sebek is either depicted as a full crocodile, or, less often, as a crocodile-headed man. He is often given the epithets of Heru-sa-Aset as a Netjer of protection, healing and vengeance over the wrongdoer. In some mythologies Sebek is a powerful and awe-inspiring denizen of the underworld, and was invoked to do away with annoyances and negative situations, in the phrase "to Sebek with it(him)!," much as modern-day slang consigns bothersome things and persons "to Hell." Sebek/Sobek is associated with Key Number 32 in Liber 777.
	*Selket		*Selket
	*Sekhmet		*<b>Sekhmet</b>: (Sekhem = strength) Along with Hathor, also called the Eye of Ra. Interestingly, she is associated both with causing and curing disease and is often portrayed as a fierce goddess of war and bloodshed. One of her myths involves her being charged with the duty of slaughtering the most evil of the newly created humans at the behest of Ra. She gets carried away with the slaying and carnage and nearly destroys the entire human race in her zeal. Her rampage is ended when the gods fill hundreds of huge vessels with wine and color them to look like blood, so that she drinks them all and finally falls into a slumber, thus saving the human race from extinction. <i>(Suprisingly, I could find no references to Sekhmet's relevance to Thelema within Crowley's writings. As she is a goddess of war, this is somewhat striking in its absence and perhaps could be a fruitful avenue for future magickal developements.)</i>
	*Serapis		*<b>Serapis</b>: a Late Period amalgam of Osiris and Zeus. Serapis embodied many of the qualities of the sky-father Zeus as well as the kingly aspects of Osiris. Ptolemaic Greeks were fond of merging Egyptian gods with their own Greek pantheon to create hybrid deities with the qualities of both, one result being the names by which we commonly refer to the more well known Egyptian gods (Osiris, Isis, Anubis, etc.)
	*Tawaret (Gk: Thoueris)		*Tawaret (Gk: Thoueris)
	*Tehuti (Gk: Thoth)		*Tehuti (Gk: Thoth)

Frater DVV: /* Other Important Egyptian Godforms */

2004-09-27T07:52:56Z

Other Important Egyptian Godforms

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	*Nut		*Nut
	*Ptah		*Ptah
	*Sebek		*<b>Sebek</b> (Sobek; G/R Suchos) - "Watching over You" Son of Nit (and also, according to some myths, Set), Sebek is either depicted as a full crocodile, or, less often, as a crocodile-headed man. He is often given the epithets of Heru-sa-Aset as a Netjer of protection, healing and vengeance over the wrongdoer. In some mythologies Sebek is a powerful and awe-inspiring denizen of the underworld, and was invoked to do away with annoyances and negative situations, in the phrase "to Sebek with it(him)!," much as modern-day slang consigns bothersome things and persons "to Hell." Sebek/Sobek is associated with Key Number 32 in Liber 777.
	*Selket		*Selket
	*Sekhmet		*Sekhmet

Frater DVV at 11:29, 23 September 2004

2004-09-23T11:29:13Z

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	*Heru (Gk: Horus)		*Heru (Gk: Horus)
	*Hoor-par-Kraat (Gk: Harpocrates)		*Hoor-par-Kraat (Gk: Harpocrates)
	*Kephra
			*Kephra (also Khepri, Khopri; Crowley <i>Khephera</i>): Khepra is the manifestation of the Sun in the form of a scarab beetle, who pushes the Sun across the heavens daily. The actual Egyptian scarab beetle lays an egg and rolls it into a ball of dung and mud to protect it until it hatches. The beetle was (and is) a common sight pushing its egg in the ball of mud and dung over the ground. It was from this natural fact that the Egyptians derived the idea of the sun rolled from horizon to horizon. Crowley incorporated Khephera into [[Liber Resh]] in the midnight adoration of the Sun.

	*Khonsu		*Khonsu
	*Khnum		*Khnum

Frater DVV at 11:20, 23 September 2004

2004-09-23T11:20:02Z

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	*Aten		*Aten
	*Bast		*Bast
	*Bes		*Bes: An Egyptian godform usually depicted as a man of dwarf stature, facing forward (as opposed to the nearly universal canonical profile), wearing the mask and tail of a lion and carrying a large knife; also often holding a rattle. Bes is the Name associated most strongly with protection of the household and specifically its children and pregnant women; he was also seen as the patron of laughter, dancing, happiness and fertility. Bes's masked face with lolling tongue can be seen on amulets and pieces of furniture throughout Egyptian history.

	*Hapi		*Hapi
	*Het-heru (Gk: Hathor)		*Het-heru (Gk: Hathor)
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	*Tehuti (Gk: Thoth)		*Tehuti (Gk: Thoth)
	*Tum		*Tum

			==Sources==
			http://www.kemet.org/glossary/ Listing of Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) god-names from the website of The Kemetic Orthodox Faith, a neo-Egyptian religion featuring a very well researched listing of Egyptian god-names (<i>netjeru</i>).

Fr. Zabed: added links to osiris and amoun

2004-09-22T03:29:15Z

added links to osiris and amoun

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	***Geb		***Geb
	*Nebt-het (Gk: Nephthys)		*Nebt-het (Gk: Nephthys)
	*Asar (Gk: Osiris)		*[[Osiris\|Asar]] (Gk: Osiris)
	*Aset (Gk: Isis)		*Aset (Gk: Isis)
	*Set		*Set
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	*Nu \| Naunet (primordial waters)		*Nu \| Naunet (primordial waters)
	*Amoun \| Amaunet (potential for creation)		*[[Amoun]] \| Amaunet (potential for creation)
	*Kuk \| Kauket (infinite darkness)		*Kuk \| Kauket (infinite darkness)
	*Huh \| Hauhet (vast empty space)		*Huh \| Hauhet (vast empty space)