One of her most well known buildings was the temple of Deir el-Bahri where she had to be buried in her later years. Maatkare also was responsible for sponsoring a very successful trading expedition (some believed it was one of the most successful), since things such as gold, ivory, ebony, leopard skins and incense from another area. Although she had made very successful accomplishments when ruling, she had to work hard in order for people to gain her respect considering they hadn't had many females before her. She would order whenever sculptures of her were being made, she would be portrayed as a man (adding a beard with a muscular figure) but she always made sure that somewhere on it it would say something that showcased that she was a female.
Sphinx of Hatshepsut First association with the Egyptian culture for me is related to Sphinx. That’s why first what caught my eyes was Sphinx of Hatshepsut. No, of course, it is not that massive Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt but his history is also interesting. This item is a sphynx of Pharaoh Hatshepsut with a human head and lion’s body.
Isis was another goddess that the ancient Egyptians believed in. She was the patron of health, marriage, magic, commoners, nature, and wisdom to the ancient Egyptians. Her affiliation with these aspects of life, especially magic and health, made Isis pivotal to the ancient Egyptian religion and the ancient Egyptian culture. Isis is described as a woman who adorns a headdress shaped like a throne who holds a Ankh in her hand. An Ankh is an object which resembles a cross but having a loop at the top.
Hathor is an ancient egyptian goddess who was also identified as the venus goddess. Hathor is the daughter of Ra and Nut. It’s told that she’s the other eye of Ra. Hathor also has three forms a cow, a women, and a headrest with horns/ cow with horns. as a Goddess she has many roles the sky goddess, underworld, pleasure, joy, lust and alcohol.
Some of them was Inti and he was the most important to the Inca. Mama Quilla and she was the goddess of the moon. Pachamama and when was goddess of earth and she was responsible for farming and harvest. Viracocha and this was the first god who created the Earth. Supay was the god of death.
Ra, also known as Re, is worshipped as the creator of life. Thoth is the god of wisdom, justice, and writing, as well as the moon god. He is the Messenger of Ra, and the Patron of sciences. Isis is the goddess of fertility. She is the wife of Osiris, and the Mother of Horus.
In their artwork, they depicted the gods, often the goddess known as “Ma’at”. Ma’at, the goddess of law, order and truth, was a powerful source in the power industry, for people in the society would be comforted to know that their Pharaoh was being guided by such a great goddess.
Every Greek God but one. Because Gaea was the first god, she had to create her family, and then marry. The book, “Treasury of Greek Mythology” states, “She was the cause of all this wonder, yet none of it satisfied her.” and, “She loved them both, of course. But Uranus seemed soothing, while Pontus seemed raging.”
Isis was viewed by the Egyptians as a protector, most commonly of pregnant women, infants, and children. Isis was the wife of the god Osiris. His brother, Seth, was jealous of him and had wanted to take his throne. Seth cut Osiris into pieces and scattered them all over Egypt. Isis found all but one of the pieces of Osiris and put him back together.
In the tomb of Abydos a vase with Mafdet on it was found and she looked like a cheetah or leopard (“Welcome”). Mafdet was said to be the goddess of protection and was said to be able to spit fire. Mafdet could also be called “The Runner” at times. Other feline gods and goddess are listed here: Bastet the goddess of sexuality, home life, and childbirth had the head of a cat and the body of a woman; Mihos was the son of Bastet and was said to have a lion head; Sekhmet the warrior lion goddess, sometimes called the “Powerful One”; Nefertem was the son of Sekhmet and was sometimes depicted as a lion; Tefnut and Shu were twin sisters, they were depicted and worshipped as a pair of lions; Pakhet, “She Who Scratches”, was a big cat goddess who protected the living and dead from evil; Menhit was a war goddess who had the form of a lion, she sometimes wore the red crown of lower Egypt; Matit was the funerary cat goddess, she had her own cult center in the city of Thinis; Sesmu was the lioness goddess of slaughter and execution. Ra the sun god also once took the form of a cat to defeat the evil serpent Apep (Alchin).
These goddesses were Athena god of wisdom, Aphrodite god of beauty, and Hera goddess of marriage and birth Eris who happens to be goddess of strife and discord gave them a golden apple. This golden apple marked who was the fairest and just. Zeus ended up sending the goddesses to Paris. The goddesses all tempted Paris to make his decision. Hera offered a beautiful marriage.
Bast Egyptian goddess known as, cat goddess symbolizes playfulness, grace, affection and cunning of a cat, as well as the fierce power of a lioness. She is often shown holding the Ankh which represents the breath of life, she occasionally wears a scepter. A scepter is used as a symbol of sovereignty. Her cult was centered on her temple at Bubastis. Hers are the lion, cat and the sistrum.
For instance Lady Reason states, “Believe me, despite what you’ve read in books,you’ve never seen such a thing, because it’s all pack of outrageous lies” (785). Lady Justice is presented with a container of gold given for rewards to those who have remained loyal, and righteous. Not to mention, Lady Rectitude who holds the rule that separates right from wrong, in other words good from evil. Each tool is used to represent what was expected of women as well as to help build the kingdom of women. In the same manner, The goddess are the personification of wisdom, morality, and good behavior.
In Egypt, Isis was essentially the mother goddess who used magic spells to protect her son, Horus, while Osiris was the god of the dead, as well as ruler of the Underworld. In Egypt, Isis was worshipped simply for her magical powers which protected Horus, because people sought to use similar powers for themselves. “Soon the force of ‘magic’ comes to serve highly egoistic and aggressive purposes, especially in love charms, and the magician thinks nothing of threatening the
She is known as the Queen of Heaven, Mother of All Gods & The one who is all. 3. God Min Min was a highly powerful God. He could make men more masculine, potent & sexually more active than ever. He was the ultimate power of nature.
