The Apis ox: Osiris’ soul was believed to be in the body of an ox, so they worshipped him. Bennu was a mythological bird and was related to creation, death and sun, according to legend, it emerged from a burst of the heart of Osiris. Apophis was an enormous, indestructible and malignant serpent that wanted to break the cosmic order. Rá: he was considered the creator of all gods and men.Ĭreatures and monsters of Egyptian mythologyĪmong the most common creatures of Egyptian mythology we can mention the Sphinx, which had a lion’s body and a man’s head Amenait who was a strong and ferocious creature that lived in the Nile, had a hippopotamus torso and a reptile’s tail, with lion’s claws and crocodile’s jaws.He was also seen as a civilizing god his main temple was in Heliopolis. Osiris: was the fourth divine pharaoh, had a role as cosmic god and sun personification, vegetation and life, and the dead.She was the vulture goddess who reigned in the capital of Upper Egypt and was represented flying and holding a ring or a royal emblem. Nekbet: goddess who represented water.She represented heaven as wife and mother of the sun and stars. She taught women how to grind grain, spin, instituted marriage and family, and taught how to heal diseases. Isis: she was the first daughter of Geb and Nut.He was represented as a man with a jackal head and dark skin.
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