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Egyptian goddesses

  • IsisAn inscription from the reign of Nyuserre Ini during Egypt's Fifth Dynasty marks the first known mention of Isis by name.
  • Nut (goddess)The name Nut appears in hieroglyphs as a symbol for sky, though ancient Egyptian vowels remain uncertain to modern ears.
  • Eye of RaThe right eye of the god Ra-Horus, merged into the figure known as Ra-Horakhty, was equated with the sun in ancient Egyptian belief.
  • HathorImages of cattle appear frequently in the artwork of Predynastic Egypt before 3100 BC. These images often show women with upraised, curved arms that resemble…
  • AnatScholars trace the goddess Anat to the Amorite culture of Bronze Age upper Mesopotamia. Her earliest known forerunner is a deity named Hanat, attested in…