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
Discover Sophia (“Wisdom”), the central tragic figure of the Gnostic myth — the divine Aeon whose fall brought forth the blind Demiurge and the material
Discover the Demiurge, the false creator-god of Gnosticism — the ignorant, arrogant lower being born of Sophia who fashioned the flawed material world and
Discover Yaldabaoth, the Gnostic demiurge — the blind, lion-faced serpent-god (Saklas, Samael) born of the fallen Sophia, who created the material world
Discover the Archons, the malevolent cosmic powers of Gnosticism — the planetary rulers and servants of the false creator Yaldabaoth who jail the divine
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
