Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Ma'at: the Egyptian goddess and personification of truth, justice, balance, order and cosmic harmony, the fundamental principle on which the
The myth of Nephthys: the Egyptian goddess of death, mourning, night and the protection of the dead, sister of Isis and Osiris, wife of Set, who despite
The myth of Anubis: the jackal-headed Egyptian god of embalming, mummification and the dead, guardian of the tombs, inventor of embalming who made Osiris
The myth of Thoth: the ibis-headed Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, magic, the moon and knowledge, the divine scribe who invented writing, recorded the
The myth of Geb: the Egyptian god of the earth whose body was the land itself, husband of the sky-goddess Nut and father of Osiris, Isis, Set and
The myth of Nut: the Egyptian goddess of the sky whose star-spangled body arched over the world as the vault of heaven, who swallowed the sun each evening
The myth of Shu: the Egyptian god of the air, wind and light, the firstborn of the creator Atum and the breath of life, who holds apart the sky-goddess
The myth of Tefnut: the Egyptian goddess of moisture, rain and dew, the lioness-headed twin sister and consort of Shu the air, one of the first two beings
The myth of Horus: the falcon-headed god of kingship, the sky and vengeance in ancient Egypt, the son of Osiris and Isis who avenged his murdered father
The myth of Set: the Egyptian god of chaos, the desert, storms and disorder, the murderer of his brother Osiris and adversary of Horus, yet also the
