Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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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
The myth of Wadjet: the cobra-goddess of ancient Egypt, the fierce serpent-goddess and patron of Lower Egypt, the protector of the pharaoh whose image
The myth of Nekhbet: the vulture-goddess of ancient Egypt, the protective patron of Upper Egypt and the pharaoh, who spread her great wings over the king
The myth of Wepwawet: the wolf-headed Egyptian god whose name means "Opener of the Ways," the divine scout and guide who opened the paths for the army in
The myth of Min: the ancient Egyptian god of fertility, virility, the harvest and male sexual potency, one of the oldest gods of Egypt, the ithyphallic
The myth of Montu: the falcon-headed Egyptian god of war, the fierce warrior-god of Thebes, bringer of victory and embodiment of the conquering might of
The myth of Aten: the Egyptian god of the sun-disc, the visible disc of the sun elevated by the pharaoh Akhenaten into the single sole god of Egypt in
