Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Renenutet: the Egyptian cobra-goddess of the harvest, nourishment, nursing and protective fate, who watched over the granaries and crops,
The myth of Satet: the Egyptian goddess of the Nile flood, the southern frontier and the waters of the inundation, the archer-guardian of Egypt's southern
The myth of Anuket: the Egyptian goddess of the Nile cataracts, the flood and the nourishing waters of the south, the gazelle-crowned daughter of the
The myth of Hapi: the Egyptian god of the annual flooding of the Nile, the deity of the life-giving inundation that brought the fertile black silt to
The myth of Nefertum: the Egyptian god of the lotus, perfume, beauty and the dawn, the beautiful young god who emerged from the primordial lotus blossom
The myth of Serqet: the scorpion-goddess of ancient Egypt, the goddess of protection, healing, and the cure of venomous stings and bites, who guarded
The myth of Seshat: the Egyptian goddess of writing, measurement, record-keeping, architecture and knowledge, the divine scribe and librarian who recorded
The myth of Heqet: the frog-headed Egyptian goddess of fertility, childbirth and the quickening of life, who breathed life into the newly-formed bodies of
The myth of Khentiamentiu: an ancient Egyptian god of the dead whose name means "Foremost of the Westerners," the jackal-god who ruled over the dead at
The myth of Mafdet: one of the most ancient protective goddesses of Egypt, a fierce feline goddess of justice, execution and protection against venomous
