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 Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:54 am
Would anyone care to list which animals each Deity is related to?
Ra - Falcon
Bast - Domesticated Cat
Horus - Eagle(?)
Anubis - Jackel
Wadjet - Cobra
Nekhbet - Vulture
There are several others that I'm aware of that I just do not wish to look up, however I was wondering if these deities even though represented with an animal head actually 'protect' so to speak these specific animals or what not?
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:22 am
Horus - Falcon
Hathor - Lion, human and there is something else too which I can't remember
Thoth - He is some sort of bird, the one with the long beak
Seth - A monster
Bastet - Cat
I don't think they protected the animals, I think it was what They were represented and recognised as.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:58 am
Yeah, i thought so too. I dont think they are some kind of protectors of the specific animal. But... The animal who represent the God has usually something to do with it.
Jackal= you can find them at graveyards
Falcons= flying, therefor related to the air and the sun
By the way, is'nt Hathor sometimes represented by a cow? Or a women with horns of a cow?
I think the bird is called "ibis".
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:29 pm
Lokun By the way, is'nt Hathor sometimes represented by a cow? Or a women with horns of a cow? That was it!! Lol I knew she had three forms, a lion, human and a cow. I couldn't remember the last one, lol thankies.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:51 am
Lokun I think the bird is called "ibis". Ahh, yes the ibis, that's it. Of course I alway thought he kinda looked like an ant-eater. lol.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:11 am
.Curiously.Fruity. Would anyone care to list which animals each Deity is related to? Ra - Falcon Bast - Domesticated Cat Horus - Eagle(?) Anubis - Jackel Wadjet - Cobra Nekhbet - Vulture There are several others that I'm aware of that I just do not wish to look up, however I was wondering if these deities even though represented with an animal head actually 'protect' so to speak these specific animals or what not? That's a great list you've already got going, but I thought I'd mention that in Her earliest forms, Bast was depicted as a lioness, and then later as a desert cat, and then just after that was She depicted as a domesticated cat. Even then She could also be depicted as one of the others, depending on the heka(magic) and preferences involved. Here are some more for the list: Aset(Isis): Kite(the bird) Nebthet(Nephthys): Kite, vulture Amun and Amun-Ra: Ram, goose, bull Serqet(Selket): Scorpion, spiders Geb: Goose Khnum: Ram Mut: Vulture, cobra, lioness Sobek: Crocodile Wepwawet(Upuat): Jackel, wolf
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:20 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:25 pm
Sekhmet - Lioness.
How could anyone forget about Sekhmet eek
And Heru's was the hawk. Eagles don't live in africa or the middle-east
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:08 am
King Robert Silvermyst Sekhmet - Lioness. How could anyone forget about Sekhmet eek And Heru's was the hawk. Eagles don't live in africa or the middle-east Yes! Also, did you guys know that Bastet/Bast and Sekhmet were actually thought to sometimes be the same goddess? Bastet was the more subdued, daily life aspect and Sekhmet was the passionate side who sought vengeance.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:58 am
Hellenistic Wisdom King Robert Silvermyst Sekhmet - Lioness. How could anyone forget about Sekhmet eek And Heru's was the hawk. Eagles don't live in africa or the middle-east Yes! Also, did you guys know that Bastet/Bast and Sekhmet were actually thought to sometimes be the same goddess? Bastet was the more subdued, daily life aspect and Sekhmet was the passionate side who sought vengeance. If I remember correctly, Sekhmet was actually a war goddess too.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:41 pm
.Curiously.Fruity. Hellenistic Wisdom King Robert Silvermyst Sekhmet - Lioness. How could anyone forget about Sekhmet eek And Heru's was the hawk. Eagles don't live in africa or the middle-east Yes! Also, did you guys know that Bastet/Bast and Sekhmet were actually thought to sometimes be the same goddess? Bastet was the more subdued, daily life aspect and Sekhmet was the passionate side who sought vengeance. If I remember correctly, Sekhmet was actually a war goddess too. Not so much a war goddess, but one Who stood agianst the rebellion that rose agianst Ra. More accurately, She is a protectress, just like Bast, and She is the enforcer of Ma'at (punishing the wicked and protecting the just)., as well as a Goddess of Healing and Lady of Plague, in both turning away and inflicting. Although She was involved in some wars as the protector of Her people, She never started or caused wars, which is what a war-based deity is usually defined as.
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:27 am
Set: donkies, hippos, pigs and some fish heart
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:27 pm
King Robert Silvermyst .Curiously.Fruity. Hellenistic Wisdom King Robert Silvermyst Sekhmet - Lioness. How could anyone forget about Sekhmet eek And Heru's was the hawk. Eagles don't live in africa or the middle-east Yes! Also, did you guys know that Bastet/Bast and Sekhmet were actually thought to sometimes be the same goddess? Bastet was the more subdued, daily life aspect and Sekhmet was the passionate side who sought vengeance. If I remember correctly, Sekhmet was actually a war goddess too. Not so much a war goddess, but one Who stood agianst the rebellion that rose agianst Ra. More accurately, She is a protectress, just like Bast, and She is the enforcer of Ma'at (punishing the wicked and protecting the just)., as well as a Goddess of Healing and Lady of Plague, in both turning away and inflicting. Although She was involved in some wars as the protector of Her people, She never started or caused wars, which is what a war-based deity is usually defined as. Thank the Gods I'm in a guild like this, or else I'd have all my information wrong. Stupid incorrect website sources... Who's the god of the internet, I need to complain! D:< (lol, kidding)
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:54 pm
Ra-- Paragon Falcon
Osiris-- Heron
Horus-- Falcon
Hathor-- Cow or Hippopotamus
Sobek-- Crocodile
Seth-- a Donkey-like imaginary (or extinct...) creature
Wadjet-- Cobra
Nekhbet-- Vulture
Anubis-- Jackal
Thoth-- Ibis
Bast-- Cat
Isis-- Human with Throne attribute
Nepthys-- Human with Castle attribute
Amemmit-- part Lion, part Crocodile, part Hippopotamus
Apep-- Fire Serpant
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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:02 am
Mortiferia .Curiously.Fruity. Would anyone care to list which animals each Deity is related to? Ra - Falcon Bast - Domesticated Cat Horus - Eagle(?) Anubis - Jackel Wadjet - Cobra Nekhbet - Vulture There are several others that I'm aware of that I just do not wish to look up, however I was wondering if these deities even though represented with an animal head actually 'protect' so to speak these specific animals or what not? That's a great list you've already got going, but I thought I'd mention that in Her earliest forms, Bast was depicted as a lioness, and then later as a desert cat, and then just after that was She depicted as a domesticated cat. Even then She could also be depicted as one of the others, depending on the heka(magic) and preferences involved. Here are some more for the list: Aset(Isis): Kite(the bird) Nebthet(Nephthys): Kite, vulture Amun and Amun-Ra: Ram, goose, bull Serqet(Selket): Scorpion, spiders Geb: Goose Khnum: Ram Mut: Vulture, cobra, lioness Sobek: Crocodile Wepwawet(Upuat): Jackel, wolf While a domesticated cat was Bast/Bastet's animal of choice she actually had a specific breed of cat she favored. This breed is still around and is fairly rare. The breed is the Egyptian-go figure-Mau. Isis/Aset was also known for her preference of the hawk shape.
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